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Old 02-23-2010, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by carfreak55
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They're making them look perfect without no gaps on the sides.
i would like to see that. i cant see why its so hard for them to get rid of a .5 inch gap. anyways though, wing or lip is really just personal preference, its whatever look you want.





Old 02-23-2010, 05:37 PM
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^^^ perfect example of why i dumped the spoiler and went with the lip !!!

sorry but the spoiler kinda spoils the TL !!! looks outta place !!!
Old 02-23-2010, 09:55 PM
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your right the spoiler looks bad on this car, that kind of spoiler is best a coupe, not a sedan. The top lip spoiler I think looks good. They sell these on ebay but im sketched as everything claims they dont fit properly, yet these chinese guy's who cant speak proper english clam they do!
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Originally Posted by swoosh
^^^ perfect example of why i dumped the spoiler and went with the lip !!!
if more people had the spoiler in the pic... would you still get the lip??? because it looks like your following the crowd instead of doing what you like??

because the picture doesn't really justify why the lip looks "better" then the spoiler. it just shows one spoiler in a sea of lips...

I still like the lip though, I'm just saying.

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^^^ i agree on what you are saying....i would like to add couple things in my defense (why am i talking like a lawyer )

1> what crowd !!! see the 2nd pic....i see 5 TL's....2 of them have a deck lip spoiler....out of which 1 is a TL-S (comes with a spoiler) and 1 is a regular TL....so if i throw a lip on there, i would be amongst 2/7 TL's which is ~28% of the TL's. If i have a spoiler....it would be again 2/7 TL's....which is ~28% again !!!

2> just to be not amongst the crowd I will not put 24" chromes or put side vents on my car or something like that.....i would put a roof spoiler, deck lip and some window vents, aspec front and rear....rj sides.....i bet that would put u outta the crowd !!!

I honestly think lip and the spoiler is a personal preference !!! some like it some dont....i luved my spoiler till i got the lip....i really like how the lip completes the car....with the spoiler there is something missing !!!

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Old 02-24-2010, 11:21 AM
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No connection with this Ebay seller but anyone interested in the OEM lip check out this link.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

I would have bough it but I just ordered the $82 version yesterday.
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Originally Posted by swoosh
with the spoiler there is something missing !!!
yeah there is... I'm not sure what it is though, maybe a roof spoiler, but both have their draw back's I guess.
Old 02-24-2010, 11:29 AM
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IMO A 3PC SPOILER WOULD LOOK OFFFICAL WITHOUT THE SIDES AND WOULD STAND OUT MUCH MORE AND LOOK BETTER
Old 02-24-2010, 12:00 PM
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On a TL = Lip!!!!
Old 02-24-2010, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by JDM Inspired
IMO A 3PC SPOILER WOULD LOOK OFFFICAL WITHOUT THE SIDES AND WOULD STAND OUT MUCH MORE AND LOOK BETTER
what's a 3PC spoiler?
Old 02-24-2010, 03:22 PM
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So where can I get the roof spoiler that actually fit's the car out of the box?
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No need to hate on the Spoiler! lol I got an IS 300 Spoiler so Its got the Brake Light on it and direct Fit! So far people said looks good when I use the Brakes But I don't mind the lip either.
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^^^pix or ur lying LOL

and dave, i looked on ebay and found 4 different styles....lemme post the links up !!!
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Sorry Not the best pic. But here it is:)

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^^^ looks like an old honda accord spoiler.....looks nice thow man !!! i still like the lip better
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lip all the way
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How about both the lip and the wing, at the same time?
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YO! 2010 called, they want their shizzz back
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I want an oem lip spoiler on mine, but they're too damn expensive to justify the price
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Some reference pics with a contrasting OEM TLS spoiler against my ASM TLS. I haven't mounted it yet. I think they stole the spoiler off the previous owner of my TLS, gotta get on mounting it soon

That's how it looks for those that need reference.

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Old 07-07-2015, 11:36 AM
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I'm not a fan of either spoilers. In my opinion the spoilers take away the sleek look of the standard lip that is part of the trunk lid and extends out over the tail lights. With the lip spoiler it just looks like there is something missing above the inner sides of the tail lights, and the wing spoiler is just flat out ugly.
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