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porsche986spyder · 03-07-2007, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by demonz

I like it!

Now would one of you guys or gals with a broken/cracked aftermarket wing want to sell or donate this to me

I would figure a way and document how to fasten it to the stock spoiler. Maybe I can even make a mold of the cappy and dupe it.
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I still have my cracked one. Make me an offer and I may ship it to you.

Thumper · 03-07-2007, 06:57 AM

demonz,

If you don't give it a try, let me know and I might. I'm in the DFW area, so shipping wouldn't be necessary.

porsche986spyder · 03-07-2007, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Thumper

demonz,

If you don't give it a try, let me know and I might. I'm in the DFW area, so shipping wouldn't be necessary.

Cool, we should meet up and I can tell you what part to buy at Home depot that will help improve the mounting of the turbo spoiler. I used 2 rubber washers, one on each side between the contact of the fiberglass and the seating of the holes where the screws go inside. Also, you can have the plastic plugs I used instead of the black rubber ones provided to plug up the gaping holes that you would normally see. These plastic ones fit inside the same holes and are easily paintable to match the spoiler. How come you did not meet us when a group of us got together last month for drinks? It was at Snuffer's.

Thumper · 03-07-2007, 08:37 AM

I went for a while without checking in on the forum and missed the whole get-together, but I'd be up for another meet & greet.

I wondered if you had painted the rubber plugs or if you had found a different plug that paint would adhere to. I wasn't thrilled to find black rubber plugs when I first opened the box.

I'm out of town this weekend, but could meet up next week sometime (that is if demonz hasn't raised his hand that he wants it. He did pipe in first)

porsche986spyder · 03-07-2007, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Thumper

I went for a while without checking in on the forum and missed the whole get-together, but I'd be up for another meet & greet.

I wondered if you had painted the rubber plugs or if you had found a different plug that paint would adhere to. I wasn't thrilled to find black rubber plugs when I first opened the box.

I'm out of town this weekend, but could meet up next week sometime (that is if demonz hasn't raised his hand that he wants it. He did pipe in first)

Oh, sorry I see that was him who made that post. I thought it was you. I will ask him since he made the first post.

porsche986spyder · 03-07-2007, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by demonz

I like it!

Now would one of you guys or gals with a broken/cracked aftermarket wing want to sell or donate this to me

I would figure a way and document how to fasten it to the stock spoiler. Maybe I can even make a mold of the cappy and dupe it.

Or spend the 300 bucks for the bridge type spoiler and be done with it...decisions, decisions... Out of the box sure sounds appealing.

I did not realize you made this post. I have my cracked spoiler still if you are interested in cutting and reshapping it to fit the stock one some how. Send me a personal mesage and we can talk about shipping and cost.

demonz · 03-07-2007, 09:13 AM

porsche986spyder, PM sent.

Thumper,

Thanks for giving me first shot.

Thumper · 03-07-2007, 10:20 AM

No problem, if I'm anything it's fair.

NickCats · 03-08-2007, 06:21 AM

I have a wing on my Boxster. I'm pretty sure it is for looks only and doesn't serve any practical purpose, but I'm glad it doesn't interfere with the stock spoiler ( and yes, it bolts to the trunk )

Nick

porsche986spyder · 03-08-2007, 06:42 AM

Okay, these are a little out of focus, but you can still see where the cracks started. I tried to fix them by filling them in and then resanding them back down smooth. After that, I just painted the lower bottom section flat black to cover up my work. About 2 months later it started to come through again in the same area on both sides. Before I re-installed it the second time, I even used 2 sets of rubber washers, 1 inside and 1 outside the wing between the contact of the metal shafts. That's 2 per side! They act like shock absorbers for the vibrations. But none of that still helped. It can still be fixed with some effort, but at this point, I just don't like any thing that bolts directly to fiber glass. This stuff is way to brittle. So buyer beware!

CJ_Boxster · 03-08-2007, 06:57 AM

I wonder if someone made a spoiler wing kit like the on for the porsche cayman, if that would be equivalent to 1 Goodman worth of down force, maybe even 1 1/4 Goodmans.

CJ_Boxster · 03-08-2007, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by porsche986spyder

See that worries me cause fiberglass can break to easily, probably not strong enough to with stand 1/8th John Goodman.

porsche986spyder · 03-08-2007, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

See that worries me cause fiberglass can break to easily, probably not strong enough to with stand 1/8th John Goodman.

Exactly, I don't like buying anything made of fiberglass uless I absolutely have to. If you hit a bump at say, 75mph and the spoiler is raised it may break off completely like that other guys did. Down force equal to 1 John Goodman and 1 Rosane Bar.

CJ_Boxster · 03-08-2007, 07:12 AM

1 Goodman and 1 bar... thats like 1 Star Jones (pre-Surgery neck fat intact)

demonz · 03-08-2007, 09:26 PM

Can you post a pic of the top and rear view so we can see what model it is.
Tried to PM you, your mailbox is full.

porsche986spyder · 03-09-2007, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by demonz

Can you post a pic of the top and rear view so we can see what model it is.
Tried to PM you, your mailbox is full.

I'm not sure what you mean by Model. There is only ONE TYPE that is being sold as a turbo style. If you scrool down and look at my earlier post, there is a complete back view of it. And I'm not talking about the current one on my car's rear. It was posted on page 2 of this thread. There is only one "Model" that looks like this spoiler/wing. But here it is again.

porsche986spyder · 03-12-2007, 03:04 PM

Found these today. These pictures were taken right after it started to crack and split. I removed it and tried to fix it, but it still came back. The fiber glass is just to thin there. You can clearly see how close it is to the bottom.

thomschoon · 03-18-2007, 01:13 PM

I was wondering if anybody ever got a price for the Gemballa style spoiler?

atmorrisjr · 04-27-2007, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by thomschoon

I was wondering if anybody ever got a price for the Gemballa style spoiler?

I saw something on another web site that said it was over $3000 new. The guy was selling a used one for $2500 I'm not certain, but am pretty sure it was this spoiler.

I-N-S-A-N-E !

jhandy · 04-27-2007, 07:10 PM

I called today to get a price from gemballa usa. 895$, unpainted.
James