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Old 08-06-04, 07:35 PM
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What Material is tha S5 Spoiler??? , it feels kinda soft...
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After mine broke apart it looks like it's made outta some kinda hard foam product. like the "Great stuff" product.
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its good though ryt???
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umm urthane, like the bumper? maybe?, but i highly doubt they would sell something on a profuction vehicle that wasn't good quality, there were over 20,000 cars now with this wing on, mazda couldn't afford to go cheap here
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I've cracked mine, it's definately not metal. It does seem to be of a simlar material to the front bumper though.
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Originally Posted by Aesop Rock
but i highly doubt they would sell something on a profuction vehicle that wasn't good quality
*cough*electricalsystem*cough*
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i have a s5 n/a and the wing is kinda spongy i can push it down some and mine has some kind of cracks going the whole way across is does anyone else have them to if i remember ill take a pic of it tomorrow and post it
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I've never seen a metal spoiler (aluminum wings are mostly gaay, so they don't count). They are almost always a foam core with fiberglass laid over it. Some are injection molded and filled with foam afterwards. They're basically the same composition as your bumpers.
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Originally Posted by 91mazdarx7
i have a s5 n/a and the wing is kinda spongy i can push it down some and mine has some kind of cracks going the whole way across is does anyone else have them to if i remember ill take a pic of it tomorrow and post it
I bought my 90 GTU in November 1995. The factory spoiler developed about a 1" crack on the leading edge of the passenger side in about 1997. The crack grew to about 8" before I replaced the wing with another one from a boneyard that was already painted the right color (Blaze Red). This one has been fine so far.
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most of them are a hard foam, but the other ones are the tough plastic like most factory wings.

my 1990 300zx had a hard foam spoiler as well. it wasnt uncommon in the late 80's early 90's
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heres some pics of my spoiler sorry they aint that great
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Originally Posted by Gene
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Guess thats what happens when you get Lucas engineers to help design electrical systems for a japanese sports car...
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Originally Posted by Gene
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Sorry i meant things the unexpecting buyer can't see
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