I'm about to get a new spoiler for my 91 Firebird and I'm split on which I should get.
I can't decide between the original Trans Am wrap around spoiler or 4th gen replication spoiler.

Which do you guys prefer?

 

I would prefer a reproduction as the replicator aboard my starship is currently under repair

 

I have a 4th gen spoiler, but in retrospect, I think I would have rather gone with the 91-92 style wrap around wing.

 

Why do you say that?

 

I like the wrap around look.

 

The 1991-1992 spoilers on the Formula and Trans Am was a different design that you don't see that often. I would go with the factory look.

 

I dunno, I think its a little much sometimes. Like it looks cool, but the outer edge is round and the car is square, it sticks out kinda far, etc. I dont think you can go wrong either way, either one will look better than the stock base spoiler.

 

I see what you mean. The rounded edges of the spoiler don't really mesh well with the squared contours of the car.
It looks amazing from a side view but from the back it seems to look a little off.
I think I may just go with the original wrap around spoiler.

 

I have a real 4th gen spoiler too. I love mine. Personally, I think it looks awesome from every angle. It has the same angle as the GFX on the door. I'm not a fan of the 4th gen reproduction though...it looks too small and a little out of place. Everybody always wants to mention something about squareness...really look at a 91-92 bird with the GFX and try to see how many sharp square lines there are. These cars are covered in curves unlike the 82-90's and the Camaros.










The best thing about going this route is that it's about 1/4 of the price or less of the stock piece or the repro piece.

 

Do a 4th gen spoiler...still looks somewhat stock and grabs more attention

 

How much extra work does it take to attach the original 4th gen spoiler to the 3rd gen? Is it seamless or require a bit of work on your part?

 

Winner winner chicken dinner

 

It's not hard. Here's a thread on my local board that covers everything I did to install mine:

http://www.austinthirdgen.org/forum/...c=2898&hl=wing

We will be meeting up in Killeen on 4/18/10 if you want to come see it in person. Here's the thread on that:

http://www.austinthirdgen.org/forum/...showtopic=4524

 

I'd love to meet up but college is keeping me pretty busy... not to mention a bit out of touch (I'm going to OU currently). Now when summer rolls around and I'm back in my home of Killeen, I can swing anything. How often do you guys meet up?

And the spoiler doesn't look too extensive to get on there; I might try this out. Thankfully, no junkyards are short on 4th gens.

 

We meet up once a month...minimum (in Austin). In the warmer weather we usually get together a few times a month and there are a whole lot of times where we have 3-4 people getting together to do different things.