Standard rear spoiler
 

The standard rear spoiler on my silvia looks a bit knackered and i was thinking of taking it off, whats peoples opinions?

It's that foamy like spoiler and mine has gone a little green and got some little chunks missing, if i was to take it off a). how do i take it off? b). is it likely to be hiding big rust holes? as i know rusty tailgates are common on S13's.

Any advice would be great.

Thanks!

Silviagod does plastic copy ones. To get it off you need to undo/snap off the 10mm bolts underneath and peel back the double sided tape

Ah so i can be expecting holes then.

Ok might wait for a bit until i spray the lot then.

Thanks

TBH, I think they look better without the standard rear spoiler, even with the mounting holes still showing. I`ve never seen a car with the original spoiler that`s still in good shape ;) .
Regards,
Ian.

mines got the fibre glass replacement and think it gives the back end a much better shape with the spoiler on! each to their own though hey:rolleyes:

ask rpettafor for a look at the spoiler on the s12 that i sold him, its like new.;)

i'am quite liking the stock one, but i wonder if someone could use one of the fiberglass ones and extend it by a couple of inches.

Yeah, I know what you mean, the cars would be boring if they all looked the same ;) . I`ve got a shogun style spoiler for mine, originally for a 200sx, but with a little modding it will fit okay.
TBH I think the aftermarket spoilers always look better than the standard rear spoiler :D . All the standard ones I`ve seen tend to have a wavy look where they are fixed to the car, that`s if they are still in one piece...LOL...
Regards,
Ian.

Yeah im not quite sure what the thought process was behind fitting a rubbery/foamy spoiler, maybe the poodle perms effected their brain activity back then.

I think i will take it off actually, just stick a 2p coin underneath to cover the whole up for the time being, im going to spray the tailgate and bonnet black i think, eventually the whole thing will be black anyway.

i was once told it was an attempt at imitating porche's design for a foam spoiler, the idea being that at high speed the increased airflow would alter the shape of the wing and therefor also downforce. i suspect this is a load of breeze though, as the weight gain from using a rubber lump must offset any gain it gave:confused: