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      01-07-2013, 08:39 PM   #23
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$200. wow looks great
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Looks great! Overall thoughts/impressions? Do you think it sticks too far off the back of the car?
Thanks, I think it looks great too! It was either CF or black to go with the rear diffuser.

I like the style. It does stick out, but not too much. The old e92/e90 M spoilers are far too subtle and easily overlooked for me. Anything bigger is just too noticable. I want style but not rice style!

It actually doesn't stick out too much. It might look like that from the top view, but the actual overhang isn't that great. If you look at the profile view, it doesn't stick out too far over the edge of the trunk.

My only problem when taking the picts is there's tons of finger prints on the trunk and spoiler, which thankfully weren't captured very well.

As for the fit of the product it's pretty darn good. I would say there's only about 2mm of spare space on each side and it cups the edge of the trunk. I test fitted it, and used some painter's tape as guide markers for the actual placement. Its pretty near even on both sides.

If you are worried that it might come off, its pretty stuck on there. The left and right 1/3rd of the spoiler has 2 strips of double sided 3m tape. I took these all the way out to the inner groved point ( had to it cut to shape ). The middle third has a single strip of tape.
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$200. wow looks great
Thanks John. It was actually $170 with free shipping.
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Thanks for the pics and explanation. It does look great but I think I want something a little more subtle. That Doesn't stick out far at all and also doesn't stuck 'up' much. It's funny b/c the first 6 pics you posted are spot on for me but the last two pictures show angles that make me scared. Ha.
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Fitment looks pretty good. Can you take a closeup shot to show how the gap tolerances are between the trunk and spoiler? I'm assuming 3M tape was already applied by the seller?
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looks great... nice buy..
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Very nice bro!

In fact, some of the pics looked like you were at the Bell HQ parking lot on dixie and eglinton?
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Thanks for the pics and explanation. It does look great but I think I want something a little more subtle. That Doesn't stick out far at all and also doesn't stuck 'up' much. It's funny b/c the first 6 pics you posted are spot on for me but the last two pictures show angles that make me scared. Ha.
Hey mikew2069, here are some sunny shots. I took them standing back a bit, so its probably more representative of what it would look like from another car.

Hope this helps your decision making.

Pic 1 and 4 in this batch show how much it sticks out. But in the rest of the pics, it doesn't look like it juts out much. Bit deceptive eh?
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Fitment looks pretty good. Can you take a closeup shot to show how the gap tolerances are between the trunk and spoiler? I'm assuming 3M tape was already applied by the seller?
If you look at pic 3 and 4, in my reply to mikew2069, you can see how close it is. Actually 3 and 4 are confusing, because in one pic it looks like a gap ( larger shadow ) and in the other it looks like no gap. I think its a shadow play thing going on. Seriously, I noticed it too and when I went to inspect it, I found no gap or raised portion.

Here are some more pics - close up or specifically at the mating point. Its pretty snug. There is no sunlight or anything between materials. This is my first time attaching anything to my car, so its good you are asking all these questions. I don't necessarily know what to highlight or look at, but I'm happy with it.

Also to answer your tape question, the 3M was not installed, but a roll was provided.

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Very nice bro!

In fact, some of the pics looked like you were at the Bell HQ parking lot on dixie and eglinton?
Hey Maz, NOPE! I don't know where that is... Its probably the same developers for office units.

From the new pics I've added, can you now guess where this was taken?
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Thanks for all the nice pics. I think it looks great... I'm actually wondering if they used the Mperformance grill to make a mold...
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Hey Maz, NOPE! I don't know where that is... Its probably the same developers for office units.

From the new pics I've added, can you now guess where this was taken?
Boy, I'm not good at this at all.

Is that the York building in the back (talking about the new pics)?
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Boy, I'm not good at this at all.

Is that the York building in the back (talking about the new pics)?
It's up in Markham!
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