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Old 01-29-2010, 09:36 AM   #21 (permalink)
 
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speechless

I knew i've seen that wing before
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Old 01-29-2010, 09:41 AM   #22 (permalink)
 
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I like the wing, I would not go any bigger or set off the car any further.. thats park bench territory! but as you have it I think it balances well between one for styles sake and one that is all function. I'd love to see close ups of the support points and a roof line view from the front...( flying bug's perspective)
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Did you do anything to your headlights at all?
They look slightly darker chrome than stock.
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Old 01-29-2010, 02:49 PM   #24 (permalink)
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I knew i've seen that wing before
Now that's not offensive, That's FUNNY

My lights are stock, the fronts have an eyebrow, the rears are stock.

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Old 01-29-2010, 02:51 PM   #25 (permalink)
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So I may be selling the "ready to Install" SMann rear upper spoiler.
PM if you decide to....I would really like one of those.....
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PM if you decide to....I would really like one of those.....
If you look at the previous posts, I sold it already to Mighty Mini.
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tiger: sorry if you took offense.

I don't really have pictures.... but i see the same car on the way to work all the time. Not sure right now what make/model car it is... but it has a wing with a similar design (slightly larger, and bare/brushed aluminum), on supports that are maybe a foot and a half high, bolted to the trunk (or the general area).

I'm not saying that it's bad and you shouldn't use it. Like it's been said.... to each his own....... it's just that wings that have that style to them (with the pieces on the side to make it seem more F1/Sprint car style) are generally seen on the whole lineup of riced-out beater cars people try to make look cool, but fail miserably at doing so. I live close to a town where such ricers are rather common..... not so much the oversized wing, but the oversized "performance" mufflers are. I've even seen such mufflers on Jeeps. It's freakin ridiculous. It's even worse when i see such things on what look like brand spanking new cars. Yes, i put a cold air intake on my silver brabus..... but that only affects noise when accelerating or climbing hills and such.... and i don't believe it's nearly as noticable on the outside as it is on the inside.... but never had the opportunity to ask someone who may have been standing around if it seems quite loud. I don't see myself putting a different muffler on it.... because it seems like a lot of mufflers out there where people recorded video's of what it sounds like.... make them WAY too loud. Loudness on a classic muscle car with a beefy 8-cylinder engine is nice. deafeningly loud mufflers on anything below a 6-cylinder is just wrong.

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tiger: sorry if you took offense.

I don't really have pictures.... but i see the same car on the way to work all the time. Not sure right now what make/model car it is... but it has a wing with a similar design (slightly larger, and bare/brushed aluminum), on supports that are maybe a foot and a half high, bolted to the trunk (or the general area).

I'm not saying that it's bad and you shouldn't use it. Like it's been said.... to each his own....... it's just that wings that have that style to them (with the pieces on the side to make it seem more F1/Sprint car style) are generally seen on the whole lineup of riced-out beater cars people try to make look cool, but fail miserably at doing so. I live close to a town where such ricers are rather common..... not so much the oversized wing, but the oversized "performance" mufflers are. I've even seen such mufflers on Jeeps. It's freakin ridiculous. It's even worse when i see such things on what look like brand spanking new cars. Yes, i put a cold air intake on my silver brabus..... but that only affects noise when accelerating or climbing hills and such.... and i don't believe it's nearly as noticable on the outside as it is on the inside.... but never had the opportunity to ask someone who may have been standing around if it seems quite loud. I don't see myself putting a different muffler on it.... because it seems like a lot of mufflers out there where people recorded video's of what it sounds like.... make them WAY too loud. Loudness on a classic muscle car with a beefy 8-cylinder engine is nice. deafeningly loud mufflers on anything below a 6-cylinder is just wrong.
ElementDragon, Thanks for your response it clears up alot of your thoughts, it's ok, Dragons and Tigers always have conflict
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Wong... Nice custom touch...<:-))

~You will have to give us the Details of your inspiration for that wing... Like where you ordered it from (link) and the mods you did to put it on your car with Details, and close-up pics of your attachment points... I think there is some interest in a "How Did You Do That" on your Wing Mod...

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did you find that the wing improved the handling?
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