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Old 03-09-2012, 12:26 PM
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Old 03-09-2012, 05:34 PM
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Wow, looks good. After seeing that, I'd say go for it.
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Old 03-10-2012, 06:31 AM
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For the ideas about making your own front splitter and talk of the $500 price tag being steep... I suggest learning about aerodynamics first. $500 for that is a good price.

It's not something you go to Home Depot and make. At speed, a good front splitter will be taking several hundred pounds of downforce. If you do it wrong, you rip it off and it wedges under your car.

For the Terminator spoiler, ABC Exclusive does make a cheap version. Just remember because you are deleting the third brake light you won't pass a state inspection (if you have one) and any cop in any state can nail you for not having it (since it's a federal safety law to have the 3rd brake light).
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Old 03-10-2012, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by LilRoush
For the ideas about making your own front splitter and talk of the $500 price tag being steep... I suggest learning about aerodynamics first. $500 for that is a good price.

It's not something you go to Home Depot and make. At speed, a good front splitter will be taking several hundred pounds of downforce. If you do it wrong, you rip it off and it wedges under your car.

For the Terminator spoiler, ABC Exclusive does make a cheap version. Just remember because you are deleting the third brake light you won't pass a state inspection (if you have one) and any cop in any state can nail you for not having it (since it's a federal safety law to have the 3rd brake light).
I'm doing it mainly for looks, but yeah I do know it needs to with stand the force.

I totally forgot about deleting the brake, thanks for reminding. But it's funny because ABC is like 10 minutes from my house, and I live in Texas, and we have to have a state inspection...you would think ABC would make sure it has the third brake light.
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Old 03-10-2012, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by eagle19
I'm doing it mainly for looks, but yeah I do know it needs to with stand the force.

I totally forgot about deleting the brake, thanks for reminding. But it's funny because ABC is like 10 minutes from my house, and I live in Texas, and we have to have a state inspection...you would think ABC would make sure it has the third brake light.
ABC makes one with the 3rd brake light as well, outa stock right now, but the still make them
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Old 03-10-2012, 02:44 PM
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Yeah, I used to live in Grapevine and just drive over to pick up my stuff from ABC Exclusive. Good stuff for the $$.
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Old 03-10-2012, 03:23 PM
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If You know enough about working with fiberglass to make the spoiler, it doesn't seem that it would be all that much more work to mount a brake light in it.
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Old 03-11-2012, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by FlamingoGT
If You know enough about working with fiberglass to make the spoiler, it doesn't seem that it would be all that much more work to mount a brake light in it.
Or just cut a hole for the old break light.
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Old 03-11-2012, 02:10 PM
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its 199 without, and 399 with it. thats quite a difference
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Old 03-11-2012, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by MCxQubed
its 199 without, and 399 with it. thats quite a difference
Yeah I just saw that too, Doesn't make sense because their Saleen style spoiler has lights in them and they are only $190.
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