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Which wing do u think i should put on my car?

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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 11:14 PM
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Which wing do u think i should put on my car?

The factory formula wing or the Z28 hi rise wing. Right now i have the aero wing but i need to replace it. I have a brand new Z28 wing in my garage. Just trying to decide. Heres a current pic with the aero wing. I will be doing something with the wing in the month or so.

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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 11:27 PM
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A bird is kinda "aero" right? Done deal then.
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 11:29 PM
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aero for sure!

so whats it say on that shirt,got any close ups of it so i can read it a little better
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 11:39 PM
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 11:41 PM
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Go aero,The high rise only looks good from certain angles.Btw,that is sick *** trans am you have there.:hail:

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Old Jan 3, 2005 | 08:52 AM
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Aero wing. If you are looking for something a little different, get the 91/92 firebird aero wing. It looks killer!
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Old Jan 3, 2005 | 09:29 AM
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Go with the aero wing. It will look the best. Your car is absolutely beautiful.
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Old Jan 3, 2005 | 06:43 PM
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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I have the 91-92 aero wingon my Formula. I'd post a pic but they are way too large. I can email it if you like. Either stay with the style you have or go with the aero, just say no to the high rise.
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 06:23 PM
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I use to want to be different and go with something that wasn't oem, but I like the aerowing 85-90 style, I just cant swing the $400 fiberglass one nor put on heavy rubber one. So I say go with aero wing if can afford it.
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 06:39 PM
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aero. Plz don't do the high-rise. They look bad on birds.
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 07:13 PM
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Omg leave it alone, things gorgeous the way it is
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 10:33 AM
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Aero looks better on the 'bird in my opinion... The hi-rise just screams Camaro...

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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 11:47 AM
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aero. Plz don't do the high-rise. They look bad on birds.
Ouch!

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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 11:51 AM
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 12:04 PM
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Old Jan 6, 2005 | 04:32 AM
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no spoiler! join the club.........
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 02:43 PM
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try a 4th gen spoiler its taller than a an aero and better fitting then a hi-rise plus if you get a repro fibeglass from gt fiberglass they have a different style 3rd brake light

I'm a little partial thou I just had one put on
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 02:51 PM
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What's wrong with your current aero? Is it torn up?

(I ask because I have no spoiler and I want an aero )
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 05:41 PM
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Originally posted by vejatabul
no spoiler! join the club.........
Wow, that looks very good. I don't think it would work with f355's car though because of his RA2 hood.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 09:36 PM
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My spoiler is not to bad it has a couple of cracks on the back corners and it needs to be sanded some i could fix it pretty easily. As for checking out different spoilers there were 2 things that bothered me about my stock one. One from what i have been told the stock rubber spoiler is fairly heavy. Two i saw a couple of thirdgen firebirds that the spoiler just didtn look right when it was all painted maybe it was because they had no visual mods done. The factory wing is starting to grow on me with my car. I looked at the 4th gen spoilers and to me they look really good at every angle except from directly behind the car. I liked the look of the mecham spoiler nolan t/a has its like a wild version of the aero wing. I think i might try to fix the stock one up and see how i like it fixed up and painted. The paint has been chipped on the stock one every since i bought the car so i havent really gotten a feel for it painted to match the car. But i appreciate all the replies.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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hey hows it going, im new to the site, well kinda. got registered awhile ago, just didnt post anything.

nice car man, looks great! for spoilers id go with the factory areo wing, or the 4th gen wing.

also i noticed u have an 87. what rear end do u have? obviously not a borq warner 9 bolt since u have 3.73's.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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its the stock 7.5 10 bolt i just had 3.73 put in it along with a rebuild kit and thanks for the compliment
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 10:50 PM
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Originally posted by vejatabul
no spoiler! join the club.........
You have any other pics with out the spoiler? Like say, on a camaro? :-) I like the way that looks. I have a stock Z28 (87) on mine now. Nothings wrong with it just really like the way yours looks.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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I don't really like either, I vote for the 4th gen wing.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 11:31 PM
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You have any other pics with out the spoiler? Like say, on a camaro? :-) I like the way that looks. I have a stock Z28 (87) on mine now. Nothings wrong with it just really like the way yours looks.
do a quick search for "california irocs" and see what you come up with, they were available spoilerless. personally, i think it looks great without the spoiler on the right car, but i haven't gotten the guts up to go outside and take mine off of the car yet.
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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Originally posted by ws6jim
try a 4th gen spoiler its taller than a an aero and better fitting then a hi-rise plus if you get a repro fibeglass from gt fiberglass they have a different style 3rd brake light

I'm a little partial thou I just had one put on
I was thinking the 4th gen styled TA spoiler too. Though I like the high rise on Birds!
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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Originally posted by vejatabul
no spoiler! join the club.........
my car's got no spoiler right now cuz it got damaged from the hurricanes. lot of my friends have said it looks way better without it but i dont like it. should have pics tomorrow.
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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hey i took my stock 3 piece spoiler off and junked it, i bought a aftermarket high rise from jcwhitney and it looks like crap! (The sides are about 4 inches from touching the body, way too high up) So if you want to sell your real Z28 High Rise, LET ME KNOW!
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 11:50 AM
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aerowing looks best. 2nd pic would be the 4thgen spoiler...stay away from the z28 spoiler though - I've never seen a bird I liked it on.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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Originally posted by redraif
I was thinking the 4th gen styled TA spoiler too. Though I like the high rise on Birds!
I third the 4th gen spoiler. Kinda partial though.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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1St design aero... but try to get the 'glas replacement if you can afford. IMO the 1st design looks tons better, but construction is well... crap.
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