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Old 18 November 2015, 05:11 PM
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Default Fins? Yes? No? Whats your opinions?

What do you guys and girls think? Im not sure my friend sells them and im considering having some.

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Old 18 November 2015, 05:13 PM
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If your off to buy a Evo get some
Old 18 November 2015, 05:15 PM
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Just another cheap tacky modification, same as wing stiffies and these front canards. Avoid!

Proper aero is one thing, stuff like this is cheap tat

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Old 18 November 2015, 05:16 PM
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i guess thats a no then haha
Old 18 November 2015, 05:20 PM
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Yeah lol
Old 18 November 2015, 05:22 PM
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Point taken
Old 18 November 2015, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by joe v3sti
Just another cheap tacky modification, same as wing stiffies and these front canards. Avoid!

Proper aero is one thing, stuff like this is cheap tat
Agree with all above apart from wing stiffies as there holes etc on the sti spoiler for them and they stop the flex which you get on the motorway if the spoiler is on a genuine sti and in my opinion a great modification but theses stick on bits are and do make car tacky I had a roof vent stuck on my bugeye I reckon it looked mint but that's just my opinion dude good luck






Wing stiffies look good
Old 18 November 2015, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ZANY
Agree with all above apart from wing stiffies as there holes etc on the sti spoiler for them and they stop the flex which you get on the motorway if the spoiler is on a genuine sti and in my opinion a great modification but theses stick on bits are and do make car tacky I had a roof vent stuck on my bugeye I reckon it looked mint but that's just my opinion dude good luck






Wing stiffies look good
Roof scoop is the least of your worries...Get an STi 7 bonnet scoop please!!!


Then throw the roof scoop in the bin :P


So NO, no fins
Old 18 November 2015, 06:08 PM
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The only fins on a car can only be on a car from the fifties
Old 18 November 2015, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by wrx300scooby
The only fins on a car can only be on a car from the fifties
Any pics dude??
Old 18 November 2015, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ZANY
Any pics dude??
Google 1959 Cadillac to start off with Zany(sorry but I'm crap at the putting pics up thing)
Also 1957 Chevrolet then work from there.
Old 18 November 2015, 08:15 PM
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nice one
Old 18 November 2015, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by The Pink Ninja
Roof scoop is the least of your worries...Get an STi 7 bonnet scoop please!!!


Then throw the roof scoop in the bin :P


So NO, no fins
Long gone that one but each to their own I liked it mate
Old 18 November 2015, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ZANY
Long gone that one but each to their own I liked it mate
Hey i had decals back in the day but it was 10 years back
Old 18 November 2015, 08:36 PM
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Not for me
Old 18 November 2015, 08:41 PM
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Ive never seen holes for the stiffies. I have an 03 blob sti spoiler and defo no holes.
Old 18 November 2015, 09:10 PM
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Nope as above, chav tat, don't like wing stiffies either, but then again I also dont like the STI spoiler.
Old 18 November 2015, 09:14 PM
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have another look lol
If it's genuine, it will have holes in the underside of the top that have bungs in. The stiffies screw into them and stick to the bottom with adhesive
Old 18 November 2015, 09:45 PM
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Hate them, tacky bits of ill shaped fake or cheap carbon glued to the roof!

Same goes for fake roof scoops !

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Cheap carbon, that's one I missed off the list. Anything that's made from "real" carbon, basically fibreglass/grp mixed with carbon overlay that often weighs more than the standard item that it replaced. Gash!
Old 18 November 2015, 11:43 PM
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Fake roof scoops are pretty horrendous IMO. Wing stiffies are fine. Ive got a V6 spoiler on my classic and I've got the holes in place should I feel the need to do it. But I don't think it looks right on a classic...
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Originally Posted by The Pink Ninja
Hey i had decals back in the day but it was 10 years back
What bout them skinny fanny flaps you got on the spec c, or the tatty number plate holder you got stuck on the rear bumper I'd rather go for proper flaps as the mini ones don't do anything in terms of protection or looks if you want to be subtle just rip them off dude and the rear plate holder does what exactly?? You see it's all about opinions and not taking **** out of others for what they think is right but respecting and accepting others opinions, and practise what you preach in terms of stick on bits ermmm no offence intended intentionally....
Old 19 November 2015, 10:34 AM
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Hell no!
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Originally Posted by ZANY
What bout them skinny fanny flaps you got on the spec c, or the tatty number plate holder you got stuck on the rear bumper I'd rather go for proper flaps as the mini ones don't do anything in terms of protection or looks if you want to be subtle just rip them off dude and the rear plate holder does what exactly?? You see it's all about opinions and not taking **** out of others for what they think is right but respecting and accepting others opinions, and practise what you preach in terms of stick on bits ermmm no offence intended intentionally....
the rear proper carbon fibre bumper insert is for a jap style plate to look nice... And mini flaps Do protect stone chips on the Spec-C as they don't have plastic side skirts, It is nice to see you took the time out of your busy day to search my pics though to see what you could try and wind me up on...better luck next time

It's not taking the **** it's called having an opinion like you say and any one who knows me will tell you I'm not shy to give it...everyone feels the need to be offended by something these days...Not me tho even though I have 'Skinny Fanny Flaps' and 'a Tatty Number Plate Holder'

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Old 19 November 2015, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by joe v3sti
Just another cheap tacky modification, same as wing stiffies and these front canards. Avoid!

Proper aero is one thing, stuff like this is cheap tat
Hate to say it but vortex generators are proper aero.

http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article...art-2&A=113217
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Originally Posted by The Pink Ninja
the rear proper carbon fibre bumper insert is for a jap style plate to look nice... And mini flaps Do protect stone chips on the Spec-C as they don't have plastic side skirts, It is nice to see you took the time out of your busy day to search my pics though to see what you could try and wind me up on...better luck next time

It's not taking the **** it's called having an opinion like you say and any one who knows me will tell you I'm not shy to give it...everyone feels the need to be offended by something these days...Not me tho even though I have 'Skinny Fanny Flaps' and 'a Tatty Number Plate Holder'
Dude I've met you b4 and your a top chap and seen your car before you had it and it is mint apart from the fanny flaps the carbon fibre insert is after market as my carbon fibre charge speed bonnet vent was so put the number plate holder in the bin and we are even and rip them flaps off as they don't do anything as I've tried and tested them on mine
Dude opinions are one thing telling someone to put their parts in the bin is sumat else
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Originally Posted by ZANY
Dude I've met you b4 and your a top chap and seen your car before you had it and it is mint apart from the fanny flaps the carbon fibre insert is after market as my carbon fibre charge speed bonnet vent was so put the number plate holder in the bin and we are even and rip them flaps off as they don't do anything as I've tried and tested them on mine
Dude opinions are one thing telling someone to put their parts in the bin is sumat else
You should know what I'm like then if you've met me, It's all irrelevant anyway as you dont have those parts anymore :P
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Originally Posted by neil-h
Hate to say it but vortex generators are proper aero.

http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article...art-2&A=113217
Hate to say it but no one person on this forum who owns a vortex generator, took thier car out and thought "hell this things lively I need aero"
Then added the vortex generator and thought "yep that's what it was, my aero is now noticeably improved

They have them because they think it looks cool.

Same type of people who love monster energy decals!

All this stuff is tacky and generally lowers the tone of the marque, thus why a lot of people look down their nose at subarus

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Not forgetting the " if in doubt, flat out" sticker club
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Originally Posted by joe v3sti
Hate to say it but no one person on this forum who owns a vortex generator, took thier car out and thought "hell this things lively I need aero"
Then added the vortex generator and thought "yep that's what it was, my aero is now noticeably improved

They have them because they think it looks cool.

Same type of people who love monster energy decals!

All this stuff is tacky and generally lowers the tone of the marque, thus why a lot of people look down their nose at subarus
I purchased my Perrin Wing stiffi on exactly that priciple....

At speed in the rear view mirror I could see the wing flexing up and down.

Purchased the stiffies fitted them, now I can't see any flex.

I do appolgise for lowering the marques tone by doing this to MY car



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