F type rear spoiler
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I know I am likely to be in the small minority with my question, but I really don't care to see the rear spoiler popping up at 71 mph and then detracting at 50 mph. I'm simply a senior citizen who owns a '21 F type R and enjoys driving it on sunny days and putting about 3000 miles a year on the car. I don't track the car and rarely "race" this car, only just for kicks when the road conditions and safety allow for it. I just find the spoiler popping up, then down, when the speed dictates. Is there a relatively easy (or simple) way, like pulling a fuse, that would just leave the spoiler in the down position. Thanks!
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I know I am likely to be in the small minority with my question, but I really don't care to see the rear spoiler popping up at 71 mph and then detracting at 50 mph. I'm simply a senior citizen who owns a '21 F type R and enjoys driving it on sunny days and putting about 3000 miles a year on the car. I don't track the car and rarely "race" this car, only just for kicks when the road conditions and safety allow for it. I just find the spoiler popping up, then down, when the speed dictates. Is there a relatively easy (or simple) way, like pulling a fuse, that would just leave the spoiler in the down position. Thanks!
Bottom line - there is no quick, simple and easy way to disable the spoiler such as pulling a fuse, but there is a way that involves a little wrenching, see this post: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...2/#post1614196
Yes there is a fuse for the spoiler motor but the same fuse is also used for the Dynamic/Snow mode switch so pulling that fuse is a no go. You can also disable the spoiler by cutting the two rods which operate it but that was too drastic for my liking.
Like you I was not a fan of the auto up / auto down function at certain speeds so I searched for a way to permanently disable the spoiler and after a few months I finally worked it out as per the post linked above.
All relatively easy to do just a bit tedious/time consuming, and only one "special" tool needed - a TS27 "star security" 5 point bit/driver.
Only one downside - when you hit exactly 100 mph (162 km/h) you get a warning message on the dash, something like "spoiler inoperative" IIRC, and your top speed is limited to something like 125 mph. Then you have to stop the car and turn the ignition off to get rid of that message.
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I know I am likely to be in the small minority with my question, but I really don't care to see the rear spoiler popping up at 71 mph and then detracting at 50 mph. I'm simply a senior citizen who owns a '21 F type R and enjoys driving it on sunny days and putting about 3000 miles a year on the car. I don't track the car and rarely "race" this car, only just for kicks when the road conditions and safety allow for it. I just find the spoiler popping up, then down, when the speed dictates. Is there a relatively easy (or simple) way, like pulling a fuse, that would just leave the spoiler in the down position. Thanks!
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