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Old May 20, 2002 | 04:06 PM
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Default Front Underside Spoiler, Help!

The center piece is spring loaded and flexes back, but the sides are not. I noticed that on one side, there is space between the spoiler and the bottom of the nose. I assume it has been pushed back, and pulled down the fiberglass a little. I don't think tightening it will pull it back flush. Basically, its sagging a little. My car is also lowered now.

Anyhow, has anyone just taken the side pieces off, if so how does it look, or any other ideas?
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Old May 20, 2002 | 04:28 PM
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I installed the spoiler reinforcements available from Ecklers. It emlinates the sagging of the side spoiler pieces.
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Old May 21, 2002 | 03:56 AM
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Thanks for the input! Anyone just take them off? Does it look strange?
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Old May 21, 2002 | 09:33 AM
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mine have been off for years, because they constantly scraped and were sagging something terrible - very ugly. I have no problems at all with them gone, and it looks fine (better than droopy parts anyway).
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Old May 21, 2002 | 08:58 PM
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Any pictures of a car without it? How does it effect the aerodynamics of the car?
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Old May 22, 2002 | 09:37 AM
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I'll get some pix tonite and email them. I haven't established a host for posting pix yet. I'm sure aerodynamics are affected, but this is only of concern when traveling at HIGH speeds - which I don't do much of. Normal highway cruising at 90 is not affected.
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Old May 22, 2002 | 12:08 PM
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Are they just warped? i.e. would new ones fix the problem? They are only $13.20 for the set from fichtner:
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/corvetteken/parts.html

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