BRZ STi Wing Gurney Flap - Page 12 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Trap63 · 06-14-2013, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by spitz

Here are a few shots of the gurney flap I received from japanparts.com. The quality is OK in my opinion, it seems to be abs plastic or urethane.

Not sure if I'll install it on the car, but it does require two holes to be drilled into the wing and clips mounted, from what I could translate from the instructions (in Japanese).

Big disappointment.

I wish japanparts.com had disclosed that information. However, they shipped super fast!

Damn! mine comes without badge and clips!

DSOmegaX · 06-14-2013, 07:45 PM

No drilling required. The tape holds just fine. Just put some adhesive promoter to be conservative. Cut the bolts to half size and they will snugly fit into the holes. What I did on mine was buy a replica metal sti badge (matches the badge on the lip and side skirts) to replace the sticker.

Basti · 06-15-2013, 03:32 AM

That sticker went straight to my dashboard.
I didn't want that strip on the outside of my car cuz frankly, it doesn't look all that good

cmspooner · 06-25-2013, 04:33 PM

I didn't want to pay for the price for the official one, so I made my own. It cost ~$25, and took me 30 minutes to trim and attach.

I picked up an m3 trunk spoiler and trimmed it down to fit the BRZ.

zoomzoomers · 06-25-2013, 04:34 PM

Can't see your pictures.

cmspooner · 06-26-2013, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by zoomzoomers

Can't see your pictures.

I stupidly grabbed the url from my gmail attachment...I wasn't thinking; they are fixed now.

ScottDRFT · 06-26-2013, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by cmspooner

I didn't want to pay for the price for the official one, so I made my own. It cost ~$25, and took me 30 minutes to trim and attach.

I picked up an m3 trunk spoiler and trimmed it down to fit the BRZ.

Nice! That worked out pretty well!

Basti · 06-26-2013, 10:25 AM

Neat, is this solution more solid than the rubber STi thingie? And more importantly, can you paint it?

Wonder if the effects on the aerodynamics are the same. It IS shaped differently.

cmspooner · 06-26-2013, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Basti

Neat, is this solution more solid than the rubber STi thingie? And more importantly, can you paint it?

Wonder if the effects on the aerodynamics are the same. It IS shaped differently.

It is definitely more solid than the sti lip. You can paint it, but I think you will have to be more careful about shaping it. I was able to get it soft enough to shape by leaving it in my car, in the sun and then use the tape to hold it in shape. You would probably have to shape it with a heat gun to the rear wing then paint it so that the paint wouldn't crack from bending it.

As to aerodynamics, I'm not sure either makes a huge difference at normal speeds.

zoomzoomers · 06-27-2013, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by cmspooner

I stupidly grabbed the url from my gmail attachment...I wasn't thinking; they are fixed now.

How did you get it to stick on the wing? Double sided tape? Looks good from what I can see and you probably saved a cool buck.

cmspooner · 06-27-2013, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by zoomzoomers

How did you get it to stick on the wing? Double sided tape? Looks good from what I can see and you probably saved a cool buck.

It's attached with 3M tape that actually came on the lip! I am very happy with it, although I can see a few imperfections with how it is laid...nobody else notices until I have them run their finger along the back edge and I point it out.

Of course I could pull it and re-attach it; but I'm not up to that. Maybe if somebody points it out with out me bringing it up.

MikeM5 · 06-27-2013, 10:38 PM

^ nice work! Turned out nicely!

I keep going back and forth on this thing...

zoomzoomers · 06-27-2013, 11:40 PM

Yeah, nice work there.

virjose · 07-01-2013, 03:18 PM

Nice work! Was the trimming just on the ends or did you actually have to cut somewhere else? Dremel? A write-up would be great if you have one

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmspooner

It is definitely more solid than the sti lip. You can paint it, but I think you will have to be more careful about shaping it. I was able to get it soft enough to shape by leaving it in my car, in the sun and then use the tape to hold it in shape. You would probably have to shape it with a heat gun to the rear wing then paint it so that the paint wouldn't crack from bending it.

As to aerodynamics, I'm not sure either makes a huge difference at normal speeds.

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MikeM5 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: E90 M3, BRZ Limited Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 173 Thanks: 54 Thanked 79 Times in 51 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	^ nice work! Turned out nicely! I keep going back and forth on this thing... __________________ UNSCENE MEDIA GROUP \| \| Follow Us on Instagram Melbourne E90 M3 \| Techno E36 M3 \| ZN6 BRZ \| CB550

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zoomzoomers Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2013 Subaru SWP BRZ Limited 6AT Location: Darkside Posts: 1,862 Thanks: 526 Thanked 305 Times in 207 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah, nice work there. __________________ Man Law#17:A man in the company of a hot, seductively dressed, woman MUST remain sober enough to fight! MODS: AVO tubes + filter, Cusco (F) strut brace w/ MC brace, Perrin CBE, Subaru OEM trunk tray, Grimmspeed front license re-locator & hood struts and Beatsonic rear cam.

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