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:

yeah thats y i didn't really wanna go for the se front spoiler, but then when i spun up a grass verge and bent the standard one it was the easiest option:D but then i had to get bigger wheel coz the 15's looked tiny with the skirts and spoiler :furious But i got cool oldskool advans and i love it:D

I had the same poblem when I first lowered mine the wheels didn`t look the way I wanted in the arches, so I got a set of five TSW 5 spokes made up, or rather I ordered them and the missus paid for them for my birthday ;) .
Regards,
Ian.

i liked the look of mine standard just lowered on 15" s13 wheels
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...388c09ba1d.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...9087544529.jpg

How much was that lowered by Beany? What springs? That sits really nice!

is the fiberglass spoiler slightley larger ? or does it look larger because its colour coded :confused: . i liked the look of your s12 at jae mate.

its on avo -35 or 40mm! on the 15's it was running slightly lower profile tyres which helped! and the 17's fill the rear arch up nice up that height too;)

i'm pretty sure its the same size! i think its a silviagod one! i know when andy who i got it off fitted it he had to shave it down a bit to fit it so it seens to lean back and stick out a bit more by the look of it! but it has been a while since i saw a dood original one to compare it against

it did look like this lol
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...y-s12/shit.jpg
i don't know if there was something makind it sit high or the lower profile rear tyres but it looked shockingly bad

Those rear wheels look tiny lol thats probably it.

I'm looking forward to lowering mine, gotta be chopped springs for now tho