silver CL's...can i see your M3 or M5 lip spoiler pics
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silver CL's...can i see your M3 or M5 lip spoiler pics
just as it reads. so what really is the difference beside the backs of them? im looking for one of these, but dont know exactly which one to get yet.
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Originally Posted by UNCTYPE-S
isnt the m5 wider then the m3?
Not sure I have never seen an M3 spoiler on a CL. BTW if you are gonna get the spoiler then it is a good idea to get a real M5 spoiler. I would stay away from the replicas.
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Originally Posted by Artwork
Not sure I have never seen an M3 spoiler on a CL. BTW if you are gonna get the spoiler then it is a good idea to get a real M5 spoiler. I would stay away from the replicas.
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Our margins are so much higher on the replicas, yet we steer people away from them whenever possible. They're just so flimsy compared to the real thing.
Anyway, the difference between the M3 and M5 spoiler is very, very minimal. The M3 spoiler is about an inch shorter then the M5. Width is pretty much dead even.
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How do you get the M5 spoiler to be painted to match exactly? Did you have a body shop do it? My CLS is silver as well, and Im thinking about getting the M5 spoiler (in my opinion, the Acura spoiler is just not right for the car - its form is way off).
Also - is the M5 spoiler easy to install?
Thanks!
Also - is the M5 spoiler easy to install?
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by tgilmore
How do you get the M5 spoiler to be painted to match exactly? Did you have a body shop do it? My CLS is silver as well, and Im thinking about getting the M5 spoiler (in my opinion, the Acura spoiler is just not right for the car - its form is way off).
Also - is the M5 spoiler easy to install?
Thanks!
Also - is the M5 spoiler easy to install?
Thanks!
Installation should take less then 15 min......
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Originally Posted by UNCTYPE-S
inch shorter in length? does that mean one fits the trunk perfect, and the other hangs off. can anyone do a side by side version of the 2 just to see?
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ill tell you this
when you first put it on you will hate but after looking from different angles you will like it then hate it again. the next day you will hate it. after a week you will love it!
well thats from my personal experience...
sidemarker
when you first put it on you will hate but after looking from different angles you will like it then hate it again. the next day you will hate it. after a week you will love it!
well thats from my personal experience...
sidemarker
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just from lookin at some pics, i like it and then some pics i dont. now im really confused, but most of me says to get it anyway. if i dont like, i will rip off and sell, easy as that.
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Originally Posted by sidemarker
ill tell you this
when you first put it on you will hate but after looking from different angles you will like it then hate it again. the next day you will hate it. after a week you will love it!
well thats from my personal experience...
sidemarker
when you first put it on you will hate but after looking from different angles you will like it then hate it again. the next day you will hate it. after a week you will love it!
well thats from my personal experience...
sidemarker
I know exactly what your saying, I feel the same way about mine.
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You can install it yourself, although if you are taking it to a body shop to be painted, they couldn't charge you more than a couple bucks more to put it on. It takes 10 minutes max to line it all up. Cost me $50 for the paint/install.
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Originally Posted by mrsteve
why?
I did a bunch of research on both this site and the BMW sites and what I found was that most of the people had OEM M5 spoiler. I found a story about a guy who bought both the replica for about 50 bucks on ebay and the real thing for about 150 from BMW. He compared them side by side and found that the replica required some work (sanding and what not) before he could ge it painted and mounted. The M5 lip comes primed and ready to be painted. I was back and fourth about it for a long time...but decided that you get what you pay for and why skimp 100 bucks on a 32K (words from Juniorbean) car. I bought the M5 Spoiler and I am very happy with my purchase. The hardest part of the whole experince was getting up the courage to stick the dam thing on and Hope that it is straight (boy was that stressful).
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^ The reason I asked is because I have the replica spoiler and had no problems with sanding and what not prior to the install. It has been on for almost a year no with no problems and looks perfect.
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