To spoiler or not not spoiler....?
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To spoiler or not not spoiler....?
I ordered the Aero package rear and front lip spoilers for my 10G37xS Lakeshore Slate and am wondering if I will REALLY like them when installed esp on the Lakeshore Slate.... I'm having 2nd thoughts now. The more I look at the Sport front bumper, the more I like it....I dunno what it is..It's the way the little lip meets the sides by the fog lights..It has a Je ne sais quoi..and I think with the Aero lip I'll lose that interface area...Now I'm also 2nd guessing the rear spoiler..again b/c it's Lakeshore Slate...It's not a really "sporty" color...And I do like the chrome bonnet piece...I actually like the chrome on this color, esp with the lux wood trim...My thinking is If I install the front lip then I'll have to install the rear spoiler or it'll look a little lopsided front-to-back. But I'm hesitant to install the rear spoiler b/c you have to drill thru the bonnet. It's no going back with that one....
So what do y'all think? Stuff is on backorder so I can cancel if I don't wanan pull the trigger...Or maybe when I get the peices I can dry fit them and see what I think...
So what do y'all think? Stuff is on backorder so I can cancel if I don't wanan pull the trigger...Or maybe when I get the peices I can dry fit them and see what I think...
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I agree with you on the sport chin. It makes a great first impression. But the longer you stare at it, the more little design considerations get under your skin. For example, unless the car is dropped, the lip looks very strange that high off the ground. It adds lines to the car that weren't there before, making the overall presence needlessly busy. And the corner perspective is bulbous.
Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad design. It's just... unnecessary.
The trunk lid spoiler, on the other hand. You need that on the car. So much better than otherwise.
The OP has "stone" in his sig, as in "stone leather".
Getting a 2010 6MT Sedan in LS/Stone was my perfect, ideal choice when looking for my G37 a few years ago. I got close, but still pine after LS.
Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad design. It's just... unnecessary.
The trunk lid spoiler, on the other hand. You need that on the car. So much better than otherwise.
Getting a 2010 6MT Sedan in LS/Stone was my perfect, ideal choice when looking for my G37 a few years ago. I got close, but still pine after LS.
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I was hesitant about both as well, but after having them on for about 10 months now I absolutely love them. The front took a bit to grow on me, the rear looks a lot better. It looks even better in person, if you can try and find one on the dealer lot with the package installed and make judgement yourself if you like it or not.
This is my car at stock height:
This is my car at stock height:
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Can't comment on the front but for the rear spoiler; it's a definite must do. I was also hesitant on getting the rear spoiler but after having it installed for 6 months now, I was silly not to have done it sooner - much better than with that chrome piece on the rear trunk.
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I have my rear spoiler shipped to me as I type actually ( shipped today) and hopefully gets here by friday/saturday , and just can't wait to install it and get rid of that HIDEOUS chrome piece finally ! and I'm planning on getting the front lip aswell eventually, these two definitely add more character to the car and make it stand out , out of all other non-enthusiast owned G37's out there.
Love to see the sedan in the same color with the front and rear lip installed ! it's ... it's just beautiful ! can't wait till this weekend to get my rear installed !
I was hesitant about both as well, but after having them on for about 10 months now I absolutely love them. The front took a bit to grow on me, the rear looks a lot better. It looks even better in person, if you can try and find one on the dealer lot with the package installed and make judgement yourself if you like it or not.
This is my car at stock height:
This is my car at stock height:
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Looks good to me. I've been looking and looking at spoilers trying to figure out which way to go and was very undecided. I like the CarbonSignal spoilers a lot but by the time I'm done shipping, molding and painting... So, I'm going with the duckbill trunk DieselX was selling. Hopefully by the end of next week lady g will have undergone a full face lift.
No idea what I'll do with my current trunk but let's take one thing at a time...
No idea what I'll do with my current trunk but let's take one thing at a time...
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Front chin spoiler looks awesome, but when you're dropped... it gets the sh*t beat out of it from curbs and being so low that anything on the road is high enough to slap it around.
I am as careful as possible and the underside of my front chin spoiler is still scraped up and it even has a crack in the middle of it. *insert head banging emoticon here*
I am as careful as possible and the underside of my front chin spoiler is still scraped up and it even has a crack in the middle of it. *insert head banging emoticon here*
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Looks good to me. I've been looking and looking at spoilers trying to figure out which way to go and was very undecided. I like the CarbonSignal spoilers a lot but by the time I'm done shipping, molding and painting... So, I'm going with the duckbill trunk DieselX was selling. Hopefully by the end of next week lady g will have undergone a full face lift.
No idea what I'll do with my current trunk but let's take one thing at a time...
No idea what I'll do with my current trunk but let's take one thing at a time...
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I was hesitant about both as well, but after having them on for about 10 months now I absolutely love them. The front took a bit to grow on me, the rear looks a lot better. It looks even better in person, if you can try and find one on the dealer lot with the package installed and make judgement yourself if you like it or not.
This is my car at stock height:
This is my car at stock height:
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Thanks for the pics...It's does look awesome with the Areo Package and Black-out grill (another thing that I don't think will look good on Lakeshore Slate, but I like on other colors)...I was looking at a '10G37S Limited Edition in your color, but the dealer was pretty sketchy about it..and after I pointed out some odd things about the car (i.e. the rear wheels were repainted and body panels looked a little "off") they wouldn't budge on the price, basically making me not want the car anymore...then suddenly the car was "sold" after I left (I was there till almost closing) and disappeared off the website. Anyway, that car was the reason I wanted the front lip and rear spoilers....My thing is with the color...there are certain colors that are "sportier" looking than others..and I don't think Lakeshore Slate (and Sand Stone(?)), esp with the lux wood trim interior, is very "sporty." And I'm worried it might look, and for a lack of a better word, "wrong." I can say if I do pull the trigger I'll definitely have a unique G. Still on the fence. I just wish they'd hurry and get the parts to me already! Winter is knocking at the door!!!!
haha I wish they'd hurry up for me too ! I had to wait 2 days for them to ship my spoiler because it was back ordered and now they shipped it yesterday and it's going to arrive next tuesday
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BTW, I shold be installing my RSB this Saturday if the weather's nice...I'll be up at my dad's in Cranford...I'll be the guy trapped under my car in the driveway on Walnut Ave...LOL!
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And I get that. Where I live, it's a notable thing to spot another G37 Sedan with the Sport Package, decked out with chin and trunk spoiler. But even then, it's almost always a G37xS. The number of actual sport sedan sightings around here (other than me )... I can count those on one hand.
You're going to like the parts, OP. I'm convinced you'll install the rear spoiler. And someone would have to give me good odds to bet against you not installing the front chin.