A review of the spoilers sold by the guy on ebay - I got one
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A review of the spoilers sold by the guy on ebay - I got one
My girlfriend surprised me with a gift. A spoiler. The spoiler is the small stock one. Its sold by a guy called "ProGear2000" on ebay.
here's a link to one of the auctions
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33638
It's a reproduction and not the official Nissan one. Finish quality was very nice. No pinholes and the surface is not wavy or deformed. Fitment was excellent. It hugs the hatch very nicely. There are no gaps anywhere. Color match is not 100% ( at least not on DB) but it's VERY VERY close. Mine had a tad too much metallic in it, but the shade of blue is dead on.
Only problem I had was the studs were not in the same spot as the Nissan spoiler studs so finding out where the holes go was a *****. Plus the two inner holes are exactly where some inner supports are in between the outer sheetmetal and inner sheetmetal. I had to carefully cut a hole in the supports to allow a socket to go through. I don't think the integrity of the supports is affected much as it's a large support and the holes only need to be about 5/8" for the socket to pass through.
IMO this wing is a good alternative to the Nissan one if you wanna save money, but the Nissan one would be an easier installation. You'll need a bit of patience to install this one, but once it's on I doubt anyone would ever know you only paid $235 for it and that it's not an official Nissan unit.
pics....
here's a link to one of the auctions
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33638
It's a reproduction and not the official Nissan one. Finish quality was very nice. No pinholes and the surface is not wavy or deformed. Fitment was excellent. It hugs the hatch very nicely. There are no gaps anywhere. Color match is not 100% ( at least not on DB) but it's VERY VERY close. Mine had a tad too much metallic in it, but the shade of blue is dead on.
Only problem I had was the studs were not in the same spot as the Nissan spoiler studs so finding out where the holes go was a *****. Plus the two inner holes are exactly where some inner supports are in between the outer sheetmetal and inner sheetmetal. I had to carefully cut a hole in the supports to allow a socket to go through. I don't think the integrity of the supports is affected much as it's a large support and the holes only need to be about 5/8" for the socket to pass through.
IMO this wing is a good alternative to the Nissan one if you wanna save money, but the Nissan one would be an easier installation. You'll need a bit of patience to install this one, but once it's on I doubt anyone would ever know you only paid $235 for it and that it's not an official Nissan unit.
pics....
Last edited by N74DV; Mar 19, 2003 at 05:39 AM.
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