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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 07:53 PM
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molding a lip spoiler to the trunk

Anyone attempted molding a lip spoiler to the coupe trunk? if so what spoiler did you use? I know they are some options from strafe but I want to keep my oem trunk. I would want to go for the strafe v1 look but I don't want to spend a fortune. anyone ever attempted fabricating a spoiler?

this is what I want but molded

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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 08:29 PM
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I'm not gonna be much help in answering your question, but what spoiler is the one in the picture?
 
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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I believe it's Strafe that makes an add on to be molded to the OEM trunk as well. Hasn't been out all that long.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by rajun asian
I'm not gonna be much help in answering your question, but what spoiler is the one in the picture?
its a gailla lip it sell for 500
 
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 10:41 PM
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Why not buy a strafe trunk?
 
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 10:44 PM
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with all the money spent on buying the spoiler, molding products, time, paint; it might not come out the way id like....it might be better to buy a strafe trunk
 
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 10:45 PM
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thats not a strafe spoiler.. thats a gialla spoiler, which is what the stafe trunk is based off. the strafe spoiler looks more like something off a bmw...
 
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by VA 04 g35
with all the money spent on buying the spoiler, molding products, time, paint; it might not come out the way id like....it might be better to buy a strafe trunk
+1, it would be cheaper and quicker..
 
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 11:53 PM
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OP, Strafe sells the trunk but they also sell just the spoiler piece for molding or what have you. If you want to mold a spoiler your gonna need a lot of bondo,prep work,sanding,buffing, paint all in all if you don't or have ever done this it be best to leave it up to the pros
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 04:17 AM
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+1 on the strafe trunk. It's like less then $500 shipped for the CF one now I think. By the time you do all the work on a molded lip you're going to be in it for the same price as a shipped CF Strafe trunk which technically doesn't need to be painted according to your preference.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 05:02 AM
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If you were in NorCal I would tell you to go to TNT, they took my stock trunk and welded metal piece. I think is better than the aftermarket one, because it is your OEM trunk with OEM fitment and you can choose how far out and the angle of the lip. Since you don't have that option I would mold the lip to your OEM trunk because I have noticed alot of after market trunks with fitment issue. Here is a pic of how my trunk came out.

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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 05:21 AM
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^Dude that's sick. I like the idea of the metal weld on the oem! Haha TNT come to socal.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by lsmooth81
If you were in NorCal I would tell you to go to TNT, they took my stock trunk and welded metal piece. I think is better than the aftermarket one, because it is your OEM trunk with OEM fitment and you can choose how far out and the angle of the lip. Since you don't have that option I would mold the lip to your OEM trunk because I have noticed alot of after market trunks with fitment issue. Here is a pic of how my trunk came out.

this is exactily what I want to do..

I want my oem trunk.

I dont want a fiberglass trunk (even tho thr thought crossed my mind several times)

lsmooth81 I need more pic of your car in diffrent angles so i could get a better idea of how it looks. how much did this cost you? I would love to send my trunk to TNT to do this is that possible?
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 10:41 AM
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TNT did mine too.




Originally Posted by lsmooth81
If you were in NorCal I would tell you to go to TNT, they took my stock trunk and welded metal piece. I think is better than the aftermarket one, because it is your OEM trunk with OEM fitment and you can choose how far out and the angle of the lip. Since you don't have that option I would mold the lip to your OEM trunk because I have noticed alot of after market trunks with fitment issue. Here is a pic of how my trunk came out.

 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by lsmooth81
If you want a lip on your rear deck lid this cool....^....you need to find a bodyshop that does that kinda work....Good Luck with that!
Gary
 
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