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Old 05-27-2013, 06:29 PM   #1
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My modified GM high-wing spoiler

Here it is folks, the idea we all thought would make it look better. Don't try this at home it was a big job. The kind of job once you start there is no turning back. I did not damage or require any paint work for this, it was all done in my garage over the last week. I think it looks better and rear vision is increased as well. I left an 1/8" to 1/4" gap between the top of the quarter panel and the spoiler because the countour does not match exactly. I decided I would use foam tape to solve the issue of what it will do if you close the trunk too hard.





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Old 05-27-2013, 06:33 PM   #2
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Here's a before pic for comparison

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Old 05-27-2013, 06:34 PM   #3
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Here's a before pic for comparison

Do you have an after pic from this angle?
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Old 05-27-2013, 06:36 PM   #4
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Definitely an improvement. Still too big for my tastes but I'm quite conservative when it comes to these things. How much did you take off?


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Old 05-27-2013, 06:37 PM   #5
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Nice detail work.
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Old 05-27-2013, 06:37 PM   #6
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Old 05-27-2013, 06:39 PM   #7
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Definitely an improvement. Still too big for my tastes but I'm quite conservative when it comes to these things. How much did you take off?


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It ended up being about an inch lowered. I was just thinking "what can I do to this butt ugly spoiler to make it look better without spending $1000"
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Old 05-27-2013, 07:05 PM   #8
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much cleaner
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Old 05-27-2013, 07:28 PM   #9
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It ended up being about an inch lowered. I was just thinking "what can I do to this butt ugly spoiler to make it look better without spending $1000"

I feel you on that. The SS I test drove before I ordered my 1LE had that wing. I quickly established that I would not get a Camaro with one of those...

What you did is a major improvement.
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Old 05-27-2013, 07:32 PM   #10
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Old 05-27-2013, 07:36 PM   #11
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so did you just cut down the pedistals? moe info ... i like it alot. flows with the cars lines better.
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Old 05-27-2013, 07:41 PM   #12
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Much better..
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Old 05-27-2013, 07:55 PM   #13
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Looks much much better
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Old 05-27-2013, 07:58 PM   #14
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Wow! I thought about doing this a while back. Looks great!
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