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Old 03-01-2017, 06:03 PM
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Just putting something out there, has anyone seen a rear spoiler for sale that is close to that on the XKRS GT, non carbon fibre which has the same fitment and curve.
Don't think i would be going for the price on the genuine item even in carbon fiber.. wow.
 
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Holy Crap, that picture was taken just around the corner from my business.... Alberta Plates...


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I doubt you'll find one that's an exact match, I know some people who have been looking for the same thing, and even contemplating getting them made.

I'm very skeptical of these sort of wings that are "cheap" and from eBay/Ali-Express/etc

Some of the keen racers down here in Australia have tried out cheap ones from ebay/AliExpress/etc, and had problems with them collapsing at speed, the uprights bending/warping, and creating more drag than downforce.

Just about everyone has had to reinforce or re-work the cheap ones in one way or another to make them functional.

And you really need to reinforce the mounting points in the boot lid with backing plates to spread the load, several people found that out the hard way, with them tearing out of the boot lid or bending the metal, and that was with steel panels, aluminium would need even more reinforcement I think.
 
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If I wanted one, I'd go buy a pile of alumin(i)um panels, a couple small blocks of of same then spend a week in my garage with the bandsaw, grinder and drill press and get myself a pretty reasonable facsimile. A nice sturdy one at that.
Of course, I'm retired so I have a bunch of spare time.
 
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Originally Posted by Cee Jay
If I wanted one, I'd go buy a pile of alumin(i)um panels, a couple small blocks of of same then spend a week in my garage with the bandsaw, grinder and drill press and get myself a pretty reasonable facsimile. A nice sturdy one at that.
Of course, I'm retired so I have a bunch of spare time.

So you been retired, are you going to give it a go.
 
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Old 03-03-2017, 10:13 AM
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Cambo i Haven't seen any with the lower bracket the same as the GT version, would anyone have a pic of the nearest looking spoiler they could find.
 
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Originally Posted by Cee Jay
If I wanted one, I'd go buy a pile of alumin(i)um panels, a couple small blocks of of same then spend a week in my garage with the bandsaw, grinder and drill press and get myself a pretty reasonable facsimile. A nice sturdy one at that.
Of course, I'm retired so I have a bunch of spare time.
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So you been retired, are you going to give it a go?
Naw, I think they are a bit gaudy for a 100% street driven car especially since mine has no other aero-type accoutrements. Now if I took mine to the track at least 10% of the time I may consider it, but not for now. I have two other major automotive projects underway right now anyway.
 
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Start looking at the touring sedan race group. https://www.google.com/search?q=tour...KRS3FckYNNwjM:
 
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Spoilers Here are a few more.
 

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