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BIGJake111 03-20-2014 12:01 PM

How often does your spoiler come up on secondary roads?
 
Title says it all:cheers:

Mark_T 03-20-2014 12:49 PM

Gravel, never. Pavement, frequently. But I pick my roads carefully.

rocartfe2 03-20-2014 03:40 PM

when I'm passing

WhipE350 03-20-2014 04:15 PM

When I push the button :) ...well that's probably a big fib...but it does put one in my area at 20 over and that might mean a tow and the ride in back of a police car.

ekam 03-21-2014 04:52 AM

Mine comes up all the time mostly when I'm in the city.

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amitmishra4 08-08-2014 09:32 AM

Old topic I know, not sure if this was originally a rhetorical question but I have been wanting to figure out a way to see my spoiler come up... how do you guys know when your spoiler comes up? I know the spoiler light only comes on when the spoiler fails to come up, and you cant really see the spoiler in the rear view mirror. The only way I have figured is to have my wife follow me or set up an external camera on a mount to test if the spoiler is working. :-)

Amit

Timco 08-08-2014 09:49 AM

The correct answer is only at the track or at Bonneville, officer....

kjc2050 08-08-2014 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amitmishra4 (Post 413696)
Old topic I know, not sure if this was originally a rhetorical question but I have been wanting to figure out a way to see my spoiler come up... how do you guys know when your spoiler comes up? I know the spoiler light only comes on when the spoiler fails to come up, and you cant really see the spoiler in the rear view mirror. The only way I have figured is to have my wife follow me or set up an external camera on a mount to test if the spoiler is working. :-)

Amit

It's a little overkill, I suppose, but you can install a spoiler activation light in the dash. Sold on eBay.

JayG 08-08-2014 09:56 AM

I find myself often standing up and looking back to see. The only problem is every time my hat keeps flying off

BIGJake111 08-08-2014 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amitmishra4 (Post 413696)
Old topic I know, not sure if this was originally a rhetorical question but I have been wanting to figure out a way to see my spoiler come up... how do you guys know when your spoiler comes up? I know the spoiler light only comes on when the spoiler fails to come up, and you cant really see the spoiler in the rear view mirror. The only way I have figured is to have my wife follow me or set up an external camera on a mount to test if the spoiler is working. :-)

Amit


Put an offensive phrase on your spoiler and it will be easy to tell as people pass you. They tend to let you know with one of their fingers.


On a serious note just trust that it works, and know that It will be up once you pass 75 then will go down once you drop beneath 55. (Correct me if I am wrong)

BYprodriver 08-08-2014 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BIGJake111 (Post 413711)
Put an offensive phrase on your spoiler and it will be easy to tell as people pass you. They tend to let you know with one of their fingers.


On a serious note just trust that it works, and know that It will be up once you pass 75 then will go down once you drop beneath 55. (Correct me if I am wrong)

I believe it's 50mph on the down-stroke. Mine goes up at 75mph on the speedo which is actually 73mph. If I rise up in my seat till my head almost touches the roof, I can see the rear spoiler is up.

818BoxsterS 08-08-2014 11:42 AM

Sorry to take this thread off its path but does anyone like how the spoiler looks? I for one don't like it at all. I feel like it should have came like this from factory.
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1407526914.jpg

epapp 08-08-2014 01:18 PM

Shehadehd couldn't help but to satisfy his tuner background when it came to the CF wing. He probably has different angles, but I think he enjoys the wing

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1407532665.jpg

Joe B 08-08-2014 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Timco (Post 413699)
The correct answer is only at the track or at Bonneville, officer....

Or on I-84 in Idaho, or I-15 or I-80 in Utah :D!

sixpack4spd 08-08-2014 05:05 PM

I really don't care for it at all. It's nobody's business how fast I was driving before. I think it looks stupid when it's up. I'd like to remove the mechanism and make my car lighter. :cool: Does anyone make a delete bracket?

JayG 08-09-2014 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by BYprodriver (Post 413717)
I believe it's 50mph on the down-stroke. Mine goes up at 75mph on the speedo which is actually 73mph. If I rise up in my seat till my head almost touches the roof, I can see the rear spoiler is up.

Wow, I was just kidding trying to do that

I see you speedo is off about the same as mine. I kind of like having a 2-3 MPH buffer

peterbrown77 08-09-2014 11:26 AM

I hold up my cell phone and take a picture. Honestly, I wish it would stay down until I hit about 90; spoils the fluidity of the car's silhouette. My top's down all the time anyway so I figure that windshield is enough of a "spoiler"!


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