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is this cheap for a reason?? roof spoiler

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Old 06-16-09, 05:03 PM
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Does anyone have the fibreglass version and can confirm its quality?
Old 06-16-09, 06:18 PM
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i bought one for my friend for like 90. fits perfectly fine IMO. i emailed the company i bought it from. says that the spoiler is the same manufacturer as JUN TW. its no replica. hell my jun tw looks identical to the one i bought my friends. but his doesnt have the juntw logo.. not like anyone can see it anyways
Old 06-16-09, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mIStaboi
i bought one for my friend for like 90. fits perfectly fine IMO. i emailed the company i bought it from. says that the spoiler is the same manufacturer as JUN TW. its no replica. hell my jun tw looks identical to the one i bought my friends. but his doesnt have the juntw logo.. not like anyone can see it anyways
Is this a fibreglass one or abs plastic?
Old 06-16-09, 10:28 PM
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it's abs plastic. the juntw comes primered. the ebay ones aren't.
Old 06-17-09, 12:08 AM
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my fd just bought a roof spoiler(not an IS) and it said it's ABS plastic in ebay but when he got it and went to a body shop and they said it's just plastic, and they can't just put the paint on because the paint will come off very easy, so they have to do something on it first then paint it, and it costs more. so the price is going to be not much different than the real one.
Old 06-17-09, 01:03 AM
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Well if it breaks it'll only be $40.
Old 06-17-09, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by love67
my fd just bought a roof spoiler(not an IS) and it said it's ABS plastic in ebay but when he got it and went to a body shop and they said it's just plastic, and they can't just put the paint on because the paint will come off very easy, so they have to do something on it first then paint it, and it costs more. so the price is going to be not much different than the real one.
Don't you just have to primer it first? i mean, out bumpers are plastic... and they painted those lol.
Old 06-17-09, 11:50 AM
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Its just a coat of primer first, then painted over.
Old 06-17-09, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by gemini1
LOL..you get what you pay for..
Or TOFTT...LOL....
LOL as long as they are reported for excellent fitment, might as well try



ummm not sure about that particular product on ebay. I haven't seen reviews for the $40 dollar ones.

I bought the $160 dollar shipped painted one from ebay. Here is an example link.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Paint...Q5fAccessories


One down side, the shipping process took me a good 2-3 weeks to get them since they had to paint, and let it "breathe" for a bit.

Here are some of my fitment pictures.




As of color and fitment, 10/10. couldn't ask for more.
hope this helps.
Old 06-17-09, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by love67
my fd just bought a roof spoiler(not an IS) and it said it's ABS plastic in ebay but when he got it and went to a body shop and they said it's just plastic, and they can't just put the paint on because the paint will come off very easy, so they have to do something on it first then paint it, and it costs more. so the price is going to be not much different than the real one.
Not sure what they did for it to cost more but should be the basic steps. Sand, prime (but with adhesion promoter primer instead) and paint. Painted my engine cover and grill bezel like that.
Old 06-18-09, 08:34 AM
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A copy of a copy? lol I just bought mine pre-painted for like $160 shipped. Looks great.
Old 07-28-09, 06:48 PM
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any one have the is f roof spoiler from lexus of westminister??
Old 08-04-09, 10:10 AM
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Good spoiler! Nice price also
Old 08-04-09, 12:22 PM
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its cheap because its not really a big piece of work...just fiberglass. I think its a good deal. My friend got one thats painted for 60 as well not sure if it was this seller though. It came out really nice.
Old 08-04-09, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by GiantsFan
Don't you just have to primer it first? i mean, out bumpers are plastic... and they painted those lol.
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