Wing or No Wing?
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Wing or No Wing?
So I just got a 01 Cl-S with 150K, Tafetta White with black Navi interior. Love this car and want to start doing tasetful upgrades. This model does not have a rear deck wing/spoiler. Been thinkiing about getting a OEM one with the led brake light. I'm totally on the fence tho, I see them with the the wing and they look good but a little cluttered. I see mine without the wing and it looks a bit naked. Whats the consensus?
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yody (09-18-2013)
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I have a white 01 CLS and it has the OEM wing. I love the wing on the car. I think these things look extremely plain and bland without any sort of wing. I like some of the deck lid spoilers I've seen here on the forums, but my favorite is still the OEM wing. I really feel that it turns the rear end from "meh" to beautiful.
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Anyone have a pic of a CLS White with the wing? I saw a charcoal on the fwy today and it looked pretty nice, but I dunno still. I kinda like the sleek look of no wing. The M5 wing is okay, but is so small doesn't seem like it ads much
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yody (09-20-2013)
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timberland73 (05-12-2014)
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im waiting for my roof spoiler to arrive, i think with the m5 spoiler and roof spoiler the rear end of the car will look perfect. after seeing how the mb cl rear looks with both i think the acura cl would look good.
#11
When I had my white 2003 CL-S, and there was no way I was going to clutter up the clean lines of that car by screwing an unnecessary piece of elevated plastic into the trunk. And that's to say nothing of the double CHMSL issue you'd create. Even if you deactivate the window CHMSL, it's still there looking silly.
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Eurotrash
When I had my white 2003 CL-S, and there was no way I was going to clutter up the clean lines of that car by screwing an unnecessary piece of elevated plastic into the trunk. And that's to say nothing of the double CHMSL issue you'd create. Even if you deactivate the window CHMSL, it's still there looking silly.
Also, it's likely to create a) more drag and wind noise; b) distracting reflections in the mirror; c) a desirable trophy for a thief; and d) cost actual money and time to install, while actually reducing resale value.
But, I still think Austin Taper's M5 lip looks pretty mean...
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AustinTaper (09-20-2013)
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If you're talking about the OEM spoiler, Acura claimed it's functional (however much IDK). I can't say any wind noise generated by it is noticable at all. As for the mirror reflection, I've never ever once felt that it got in the way of visibility. As far as thievery goes, I still have mine. Resale value? I can't imagine why it would affect resale at all. IMO it's a desirable feature over no spoiler.
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AustinTaper (09-21-2013)
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timberland73 (05-12-2014)
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Senior Moderator
None. I got the oem spoiler for my car when I bought it new, but I think they look better w/o a spoiler.
I'd take mine off, but then I'd have to fill in the holes in the trunk
I'd take mine off, but then I'd have to fill in the holes in the trunk
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Good to see you post John. Hope all is well.
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Yes, Comptech. Took it off the car and it's sitting in the garage though. The tone was great but wanted something with a bit more sound. I'm running HKS Superdraggers now. They are louder with the same tone. Still bolt-on though so I love that.
Been almost 7 years since I got it and I've been modifying it since. It's ever evolving. I picked up a set of A-spec wheels just this summer.
Been almost 7 years since I got it and I've been modifying it since. It's ever evolving. I picked up a set of A-spec wheels just this summer.
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I have an oem factory spoiler that I added to my CLS when I bought it brand new from dealer back in 2000, it's been sitting in my garage for last ten years! Hit me up if interested it is silver metallic
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lowrd on tein CS biatch
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man its all about the oem spoiler...
anyone ever attempted to put the tl a spec spoiler on the cl??
it has a red light on each side of the spoiler iirc that looks pretty cool as i have never seen another spoiler with that detail.
i personally would not like looking at my car if it did not have a spoiler. but that's just me. we're all different :-)
anyone ever attempted to put the tl a spec spoiler on the cl??
it has a red light on each side of the spoiler iirc that looks pretty cool as i have never seen another spoiler with that detail.
i personally would not like looking at my car if it did not have a spoiler. but that's just me. we're all different :-)