Why would you do this?

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Why would you do this?

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the centre section of a rev1,2??? jesus! that's a shame that :( he could have at least glued on the side parts as well (rather than drill the quarters) :shock: :shock:
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Strange decision!
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Doesnt look great but then again it wouldnt take much to sort that out.
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For that price it's a bargain even without the REV 5 spoiler.
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Well that's an interesting look.

I was mad for the rev 5 spoiler for ages. Now I have a genuine rev5 I'm not sure the spoiler suits the car that much...
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I prefer the look of the REV1/2 especially with the Autopista spoiler.
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Rev5 looks great for hard parking, chased one for years and found one...

It waggles around at 'motorway' speeds, (Yes, its genuine)

I still prefer the look over rev3 which is solid as a rock - really dislike three piece rev1.

But for this car - why would that be done, leads one to suspect that something untoward has happened to the car.

It may be something as simple as looks cool but waggly rev5 was pinched, but without explanation could mean car was massively ar$e ended.
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Could have had a damaged boot, and just thrown a rev1/2 on there.
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Sure I saw this car last year living on an air base in Anglesey!

Could have been another rev 5 sonic with half a rev 1 spoiler I guess? :-k
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alanmr2turbo wrote:I prefer the look of the REV1/2 especially with the Autopista spoiler.


+1

That's why i'm having a really hard time deciding whether to remove mine, weld up the rear quarters, and fit a TRD spoiler

decisions, decisions.......................
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rev 3 looks the best, although i do like the rev1/2 look with the spoiler on the rear quarters, very JDM looking :thumleft:
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Re: Why would you do this?

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Is this the price of rev5's now then? Seems like a nice cheap car to me, bargain in fact.

Has he actually drilled the quarters? Doesn't mention it and I couldn't see it in the pictures? If not it really shouldn't be an issue as rev5 spoilers come up for sale often enough.

Having had a rev5 spoiler I have to disagree with it being wobbly on the motorway. Perhaps the bolts for the center blade are loose?
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Re: Why would you do this?

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jack-p wrote:

Having had a rev5 spoiler I have to disagree with it being wobbly on the motorway. Perhaps the bolts for the center blade are loose?



Its just the centre of it that wobbles, but i'll take the end caps off anyway and have a look.
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Neither my carbon rev5 nor my genuine have wobbled. Good luck mate.

Ps, "hard parking"?
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Re: Why would you do this?

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Hah, always wanted to see what it looked like without the 2 wings... and what it would look like with the wings left and spoiler removed.

Interesting. :-k
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cheap car, I'd be looking for signs of rear damage...
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Re: Why would you do this?

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synXero wrote:

Ps, "hard parking"?


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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.p ... ardparking

Hard parking, more standing around looking at cars, mostly your own. More posing than driving.
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Re: Why would you do this?

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:lol: is that a forrester? Interesting :lol:
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