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Old 11-01-2009, 09:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Rear Wing On Or Off?

I have been looking for the right rear wing for my Coupe for a long time now but I cannot find the right one. I did want a carbon fibre one, but it also had to have the right look to it. However, after looking around and not finding much, I have been thinking about having the current rear wing removed instead. This will give the Coupe a smooth look on the back end. Another point is that if I did the find the right rear wing, then the current one would need removing anyway.

Here's what it currently looks like:


Here's an idea of what it could look like:


(The body kit above is the body kit I'm going to have fitted).

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Old 11-01-2009, 11:54 PM   #2 (permalink)
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On, nic eand subtle that spoiler, the bottom one looks incomplete.
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Old 12-01-2009, 11:36 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I'd keep the rear wing. The kit looks good. It looks like you might lose your front wing repeater though with that kit.
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Old 12-01-2009, 12:03 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Keep the spoiler mate it'll look out of place without it...
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Old 12-01-2009, 12:21 PM   #5 (permalink)
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if i was u i would keep the wing on coz it will give it a better look
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yep keep it
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Old 12-01-2009, 02:06 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: Rear Wing On Or Off?

As the existing wing won't have any noticeable affect on handling/performance, it is purely down to personal aesthetic preference. You are the one who will have to look at it every day, not us
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Old 12-01-2009, 03:06 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Thanks for the responses guys! I was waiting for that one OG! Maybe I'll see what it looks like with the body kit on first.
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Old 12-01-2009, 11:47 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Thanks for the responses guys! I was waiting for that one OG! Maybe I'll see what it looks like with the body kit on first.
Don't want to disappoint
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keep the spoiler ....get rid of the car tee hee
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keep the spoiler.. !!
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keep the origanal spoiler mate
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Old 06-02-2009, 05:33 PM   #13 (permalink)
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It's a flippin' wing!!! (albeit a useless one).

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not its just a normal one not a flipping one
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Old 06-02-2009, 06:51 PM   #15 (permalink)
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not its just a normal one not a flipping one
Ok, it's a fornicating wing!
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now a flipping one would look good at the traffic lights
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Lose the wing, you can always refit it later on if you think it needs it.
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now a flipping one would look good at the traffic lights
Or used as an air brake, probably be better at that than as a downforcwe generator.
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Lose the wing, you can always refit it later on if you think it needs it.
I was thinking that too. I'm leaning more towards taking it off. I've seen a lot of Coupes without one and they all look good.
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I'll admit that I'm guilty of liking the wings on the black Civics in Fast and the Furious. I can't help it. You know the ones - they could have come from a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V or indeed the VI(!!).

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I'll admit that I'm guilty of liking the wings on the black Civics in Fast and the Furious. I can't help it. You know the ones - they could have come off a Evo V or VI.

While you were correcting the 'rubbish grammer', shouldn't you have changed a Evo to an Evo?
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While you were correcting the 'rubbish grammer', shouldn't you have changed a Evo to an Evo?
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thats alright then OG i thought you were just picking on people
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thats alright then OG i thought you were just picking on people
Only one particular person
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