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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 03:19 PM
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Any issues with spoilers

I just bought the Evo spoiler and it is getting painted...
anyway they told me they didn't wanna attempt to put it together cause they are afraid they will break it!!

anyone else have the same problem?

cause it is annoying!
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 03:30 PM
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let me guess you paid no more than $150 on it and it's fiberglass, they are made very thin if this is the one i speak of your better off doing it yourself anyway cause you'd take more care than they would w/ it. but also consider yourself fortunate cause my body guy said he wouldn't even paint it cause it was so poor. but if their are no stress cracks or any other pressure dings be fortunate that yes it's thin fiberglass but that's all i can''t remember who posted (nd i'm too lazy to go find it)it but someone
had pics of all the stress cracks and wat not, not good.
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 04:08 PM
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I am gonna not even bother with it then.. I will just sell it.. It is already primed.. so..

thank you for the info... that sucks dick!!
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 04:14 PM
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www.makotoautotrends.com

try thier for a thicker spoiler you'll be fine then, where did you get the wing from anyway.
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 04:23 PM
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i just bought one too and its cracked and the ends do not even fit properly damn ebay
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 04:28 PM
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oh no! Another Calvin Victim!


Don't worry man, at the end the wing doesn't look so bad!

Check my pix on my profile
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 04:29 PM
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Originally posted by DJPhattRoc
i just bought one too and its cracked and the ends do not even fit properly damn ebay
Was the seller eautoperformance.com??? If it is then you bought it from Calvin. Here's the link to my parts review:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...threadid=16537
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 04:34 PM
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pisetup's FG wing cracked. The MAT one is apparently 7 layers thick and very sturdy.

EDIT: He beat me to it.
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 04:38 PM
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the inserts do not stay in the side of it, and the cross member does not fit into the slots in the side of the wing i will take pics when i get home
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 04:39 PM
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You can definitely tell the difference between the two wings. MAT spoiler is a bit heavier, WAY smoother and WAY sturdier than Calvins spoiler. FYI, MATs' wing is ADJUSTABLE and the inserts for the sides have screws so you can remove them and adjust the wing.
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 05:07 PM
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Hey Pisetup,
Remember you talked to me before you bought that wing from Ebay.
Well, can I see some pix man! ?

My EVO wing is cracked and I have the same problem as DJPhattRoc, however I went ahead and painted the wing and installed and it doesn't look that bad, however I don't know how long is it going to be before the wing falls apart

Anyway, I wanna see pix of your wing pisetup!
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 05:14 PM
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Originally posted by pisetup
You can definitely tell the difference between the two wings. MAT spoiler is a bit heavier, WAY smoother and WAY sturdier than Calvins spoiler. FYI, MATs' wing is ADJUSTABLE and the inserts for the sides have screws so you can remove them and adjust the wing.
so i should just sacrifice the extra loot and get the MAT one instead? u positive it'll last longer than calvin's?
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 06:11 PM
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My wing is being painted @ the moment. I will pick it up tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully the Auto Hobby Shop is still open tomorrow so I can install it. But yes I promise you that MATs' wing is FAR better than Calvins.
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 06:32 PM
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Just to let you know, i bought the evo wing from mat auto trends and i am completly satisfied with their product. The only problem with it is that when you hit 85-90mph the center bar moves up and down, maybe i just don't have it in tight enough? Also be careful when you attach the cross brace, because on my pillar i cracked through the fiberglass. now that that is fix it looks great.
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 08:01 PM
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It shouldn't be moving...so I think you should tighten it. But we'll see when I install it hopefully tomorrow afternoon.
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