Custom wing... group buy?
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Honestly its a Celica wing. I used to own a Celica and thats the wing that came with the car.
That 350z may be from japan and it does an ings n spec body kit . The wing is from a Toyota Celica, I put money on it.
I know the 350z aftermarket better then most people. I run a own resource site www.350zonline.com .
I also heavy in the import scene. Ive seen it done.
No one maufactures this wing becase its made by Toyota. Thats why you guys are stumped on the manufacter.
If someone wants to have a bodyshop make a wing it will be a waste of time and money.
You can pay alot of money to have a group buy or you buy it for like 100 buck from a celica owner or a OEM knock off site.
That 350z may be from japan and it does an ings n spec body kit . The wing is from a Toyota Celica, I put money on it.
I know the 350z aftermarket better then most people. I run a own resource site www.350zonline.com .
I also heavy in the import scene. Ive seen it done.
No one maufactures this wing becase its made by Toyota. Thats why you guys are stumped on the manufacter.
If someone wants to have a bodyshop make a wing it will be a waste of time and money.
You can pay alot of money to have a group buy or you buy it for like 100 buck from a celica owner or a OEM knock off site.
Last edited by Crase Z; Feb 17, 2004 at 12:40 PM.
ok, i spoke to my body shop today, and also told them to look at the thread i posted here...
it took me a while to twist the shop owner's arm, but he finally explained to me why custom making the wing is only going to cost a few hundred bucks (which, as ares mentioned above, is pretty cheap)
the answer? his shop already has a mold built to make a replica of the mazdaspeed rx8 rear wing
... if i wanted one for my Z to the one in the pic, he would then need to print a pair of legs for me to go along with it, which is much less expensive than the wing itself since he already has some templates available for wing-legs
his price for a single, custom made wing is 800 cdn.. his offer to knock this down to about 400-500 (or less depending on the number of orders) still stands.
here's a pic of the mazdaspeed rx8 wing he currently has a mold for:
it took me a while to twist the shop owner's arm, but he finally explained to me why custom making the wing is only going to cost a few hundred bucks (which, as ares mentioned above, is pretty cheap)
the answer? his shop already has a mold built to make a replica of the mazdaspeed rx8 rear wing
... if i wanted one for my Z to the one in the pic, he would then need to print a pair of legs for me to go along with it, which is much less expensive than the wing itself since he already has some templates available for wing-legshis price for a single, custom made wing is 800 cdn.. his offer to knock this down to about 400-500 (or less depending on the number of orders) still stands.
here's a pic of the mazdaspeed rx8 wing he currently has a mold for:
Right now, i'm not sure whether the wing in the pic from japan is a celica wing or not, and i'm not sure i want to buy one to test out esp. if it's not going to give me the look i want (the pic from the red car just doesn't look the same to me IMO)
I'm going to stick to my original plan to get the shop to print this for me... with the group-buy discount, i think i'd be pretty happy getting a wing that looks exactly the way i want it to for a pretty reasonable price (300 USD or less depending on the number of orders)... so if people are interested, please post here and let me know! (people who said they are interested please PM me AGAIN to confirm - in case you changed your mind and want to try and get a celica wing instead)
I'm going to stick to my original plan to get the shop to print this for me... with the group-buy discount, i think i'd be pretty happy getting a wing that looks exactly the way i want it to for a pretty reasonable price (300 USD or less depending on the number of orders)... so if people are interested, please post here and let me know! (people who said they are interested please PM me AGAIN to confirm - in case you changed your mind and want to try and get a celica wing instead)
btw, the mazdaspeed wing looks like a MUCH closer match, even without tweaking the mold, which the shop said they'd do... (to confirm though, if someone wants to order the mazdaspeed and put it on their Z, please post pics 
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Last edited by Strife350z; Feb 17, 2004 at 03:06 PM.
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Originally posted by Strife350z
btw, the mazdaspeed wing looks like a MUCH closer match, even without tweaking the mold, which the shop said they'd do... (to confirm though, if someone wants to order the mazdaspeed and put it on their Z, please post pics)
btw, the mazdaspeed wing looks like a MUCH closer match, even without tweaking the mold, which the shop said they'd do... (to confirm though, if someone wants to order the mazdaspeed and put it on their Z, please post pics
)
Your PM box is full. I'm interested as I think the Mazda Speed wing looks great. I wish someone could do that shape in Carbon Fiber for less than $1000. Please keep me posted, my email address is jdegracia1@nc.rr.com.
Thanks!
Jeffrey
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From: Tempe, AZ
Originally posted by Crase Z
Honestly its a Celica wing. I used to own a Celica and thats the wing that came with the car.
That 350z may be from japan and it does an ings n spec body kit . The wing is from a Toyota Celica, I put money on it.
I know the 350z aftermarket better then most people. I run a own resource site www.350zonline.com .
I also heavy in the import scene. Ive seen it done.
No one maufactures this wing becase its made by Toyota. Thats why you guys are stumped on the manufacter.
If someone wants to have a bodyshop make a wing it will be a waste of time and money.
You can pay alot of money to have a group buy or you buy it for like 100 buck from a celica owner or a OEM knock off site.
Honestly its a Celica wing. I used to own a Celica and thats the wing that came with the car.
That 350z may be from japan and it does an ings n spec body kit . The wing is from a Toyota Celica, I put money on it.
I know the 350z aftermarket better then most people. I run a own resource site www.350zonline.com .
I also heavy in the import scene. Ive seen it done.
No one maufactures this wing becase its made by Toyota. Thats why you guys are stumped on the manufacter.
If someone wants to have a bodyshop make a wing it will be a waste of time and money.
You can pay alot of money to have a group buy or you buy it for like 100 buck from a celica owner or a OEM knock off site.
Originally posted by JFritz
I too am interested, as I at first preffer 'low-profile' wings such as INGS+1. This spoiler however is MUCH nicer than the Nismo IMO.
Keep me updated... My only concern(s) are "Fit & Finish" and "Dimension Matching".
Why are the plates blurred out? Is someone planning to go to Japan and jack this guy....
Also, what website did you locate this on? That may hold some answers too. I must admit, the Ceica wing looks pretty similar, I'd have to see more pics.
Also, what website did you locate this on? That may hold some answers too. I must admit, the Ceica wing looks pretty similar, I'd have to see more pics.
Re: Asian tuners in T-dot
Originally posted by jhau
Strife
Can you recommend a few tuners in Toronto - i also live in Toronto and am looking for parts to install in time for the spring-melt
Strife
Can you recommend a few tuners in Toronto - i also live in Toronto and am looking for parts to install in time for the spring-melt
Here are my favourite tuner shops:
BC-autodesign (TONS of replica stuff available)
Kennedy HiFi (Great owner, he drives a c-west Z)
Pacific Art Auto (The shop I'm working with for this)
JDM Motorsports (Smaller shop, mail orders from japan but gives awesome prices)
Eurosports (Out of Calgary - the owner, surfs on nissan350z.ca under the alias "bigh" - great prices for just about anything)
My favourite install shops are:
Car Magic
Pacific Art Auto (subcontacts)
BC-autodesign (also subcontracts - don't know to who though but they did good work on my wing on my previous car)
Hope this helps...
Originally posted by TXSTYLE
Why are the plates blurred out? Is someone planning to go to Japan and jack this guy....
Also, what website did you locate this on? That may hold some answers too. I must admit, the Ceica wing looks pretty similar, I'd have to see more pics.
Why are the plates blurred out? Is someone planning to go to Japan and jack this guy....
Also, what website did you locate this on? That may hold some answers too. I must admit, the Ceica wing looks pretty similar, I'd have to see more pics.
Hey everyone, FYI on the current status of the custom wing:
I made the order last thursday to start modification of the mold. I also called the shop this morning to get a status update; If all goes well, a prototype should be ready for us by early next week!
I made the order last thursday to start modification of the mold. I also called the shop this morning to get a status update; If all goes well, a prototype should be ready for us by early next week!
sigh... i borrowed my gf's camera after work today to take pics, and shot about a half dozen, but I left the data cable at home 
... anyone know how to transfer files from a fuji digicam (w/ an XD card) without the data cable?
... anyone know how to transfer files from a fuji digicam (w/ an XD card) without the data cable?