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cooltoy 01-22-2013 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RoshDawg (Post 2123981)
I have it. It's seibon and looks awesome but is so so heavy. To open the trunk you have to use one hand to hold the trunk release and use the other to open the trunk.

Wouldn't Nismos have the same problem?

theDreamer 01-22-2013 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy (Post 2124746)
Wouldn't Nismos have the same problem?

Not if the Nismo wing is lighter and on par with the weight of the OEM spoiler.
Also, I believe the Nismo model has different springs that push up to help lift it.

cooltoy 01-22-2013 01:22 PM

I see. I would have thought that carbon fiber would have been lighter.

theDreamer 01-22-2013 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy (Post 2124762)
I see. I would have thought that carbon fiber would have been lighter.

CF does not always equal CF.
You have:
Dry carbon fiber
Wet carbon fiber
FRP wrapped carbon fiber
Original part carbon fiber

cooltoy 01-22-2013 01:37 PM

Do you know how the Seibon (Stillen:icon23:) wing is made?

It says on their site that it is a Carbon fiber Gloss Finish.

RoshDawg 01-22-2013 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy (Post 2124797)
Do you know how the Seibon (Stillen:icon23:) wing is made?

It says on their site that it is a Carbon fiber Gloss Finish.

It is glossy and has a nice finish. Perfect weave. It is wrapped over FRP I believe, so you're getting the weight of the FRP part, plus the CF. The dreamer is correct with everything he said. Original drills are covered from the sport spoiler, but new drills have to be made. Install is about 120, but normally the body shop will break the existing sport spoiler because of poor design, so they will end up doing the install for free and pay you the price of the sport spoiler (about 400). :tup:

cooltoy 01-22-2013 08:10 PM

Do you think the CF is paintable? I want the wing, but do not care for the CF. Or can the wrap be stripped off?

RoshDawg 01-22-2013 08:45 PM

Oh its not a wrap like vinyl or anything like that. Its baked and heat treated. Not sure why you would want to paint it, but you can get the FRP version which is just a strong unpainted plastic, not made by seibon, for cheaper than the cf version.

cooltoy 01-22-2013 11:33 PM

Who is that by? Duraflex? Is it as good a quality?

Thanks for your advice.

DEpointfive0 01-22-2013 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy (Post 2125504)
Do you think the CF is paintable? I want the wing, but do not care for the CF. Or can the wrap be stripped off?

... Why don't you get the Evo-R high wing instead? Lol

This wing isn't any lighter


And yes you can paint over it with proper prepwork

cooltoy 01-23-2013 07:51 AM

Not interested in Evo-r wing. The shape of the Seibon is closer to Nismo.

theDreamer 01-23-2013 08:03 AM

You can paint the Seibon CF products, just have to prep them properly, a good shop will know what to do.

RoshDawg 01-23-2013 12:19 PM

I forgot the name of the other company that makes the FRP version, but I know I've never heard of them, so I cant comment on the quality.

cooltoy 01-23-2013 01:19 PM

Thanks to all for good info.


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