Sti 5 spoiler genuine?
15 November 2011, 05:52 PM
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Sti 5 spoiler genuine?
Bought an sti5 spoiler which I'm happy with but how can you tell if it's genuine or copy. It also has a Colin McRae saying on side.
15 November 2011, 05:58 PM
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Not sure what you mean by the colin McRae saying, but as far as genuine is concerned:
It MUST be moulded from ABS, NOT fibreglass or PU. And just saying ABS on it isn't good enough: they are all taken from a mould, so will say that in all probability, mine did and it was f/glass until I got a genuine one.
It will have the required number of fixings under it, but Im not sure if they are captive nuts or captive bolts.
Most importantly, the brakelight will be clear LED and will be fastened in by undoing two, (could be three), MACHINE screws, (not pointed, or self tappers, but properly threaded), which releases a cover UNDER the spoiler, then two more screws release the brakelight.
It MUST be moulded from ABS, NOT fibreglass or PU. And just saying ABS on it isn't good enough: they are all taken from a mould, so will say that in all probability, mine did and it was f/glass until I got a genuine one.
It will have the required number of fixings under it, but Im not sure if they are captive nuts or captive bolts.
Most importantly, the brakelight will be clear LED and will be fastened in by undoing two, (could be three), MACHINE screws, (not pointed, or self tappers, but properly threaded), which releases a cover UNDER the spoiler, then two more screws release the brakelight.
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15 November 2011, 06:11 PM
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15 November 2011, 07:14 PM
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V5/6 had the clear LED Brake light.
"If in doubt....flat out" stickers can be bought from numerous places.
V6
http://www.japperformanceparts.co.uk...p?ID=100873845
V5 - note the rubber grommet in the second picture.
http://www.japperformanceparts.co.uk...p?ID=100873907
"If in doubt....flat out" stickers can be bought from numerous places.
V6
http://www.japperformanceparts.co.uk...p?ID=100873845
V5 - note the rubber grommet in the second picture.
http://www.japperformanceparts.co.uk...p?ID=100873907
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you coudl get areal one for that money i woudl take this guy to pay pal if you got it of ebay and get your dosh back but thne if it is a well made copy it may be ok
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Hi guys this is the reply i e had from the seller can anyone shed some light????
Sorry for not getting back to u sooner I was waiting for a reply from guy I bought it from, he says spoiler is real and comes fitted only on import models, and only genuine haveABS made in Japan stamp, no aftermarket ones use original mould so dont have this stamp look up on sn CHEAP genuine sti v6 spoiler it'll back that up, here is two pics of different imports both with same spoiler,
Sorry for not getting back to u sooner I was waiting for a reply from guy I bought it from, he says spoiler is real and comes fitted only on import models, and only genuine haveABS made in Japan stamp, no aftermarket ones use original mould so dont have this stamp look up on sn CHEAP genuine sti v6 spoiler it'll back that up, here is two pics of different imports both with same spoiler,
18 November 2011, 01:38 PM
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Mate, NO genuine ones were fibreglass, NONE! They are ALL made from ABS.
As I said earlier, the spoilers are made from a mould taken from a genuine one, so since the genuine one says "ABS", so will the copy.
If you can see "strings" it's f/glass.
Plus he's trying to muddy the waters by talking about genuine and import.
The GENUINE high spoilers were only available on imports, STi version 5 and 6, so to talk about Imports being fibreglass is bullcr@p, sorry.
He's trying to put one over on you.
As I said earlier, the spoilers are made from a mould taken from a genuine one, so since the genuine one says "ABS", so will the copy.
If you can see "strings" it's f/glass.
Plus he's trying to muddy the waters by talking about genuine and import.
The GENUINE high spoilers were only available on imports, STi version 5 and 6, so to talk about Imports being fibreglass is bullcr@p, sorry.
He's trying to put one over on you.
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