| spntclgfnd | 03-14-2007 05:44 PM |
Took off the top part of my STi wing...
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I love the car, but not having the wing in my rear view mirror.
I finally did something about it.
Story and photos here:
[url]http://www.justracing.com/subaru/viewtopic.php?t=2[/url]
Just photos here:
[url]http://www.justracing.com/galleries/thumbnails.php?album=190[/url]
I am going to sell the 06 STi wing/trunk that I originally purchased to customize...and after UPS restyled the trunk I didn't do the customization. Make me an offer. Classified ad here:
[url]http://www.justracing.com/classified/438[/url]
A few additional comments: Removing the wing was my original plan, but I then need to get a different trunk of the same color, change out the springs, and then if I want to go back to stock keep the original around. Storing the top half of the wing is easier than the whole trunk. So then I looked at trying to go the WRX route (also balances out the one over the back window), same kind of complications. I have heard that the wing is functional at higher speeds....and I have not ruled out using the car for track day use in the future. With my current setup I can get the top back in with a few screws and bolts without having to remove the base.
I finally did something about it.
Story and photos here:
[url]http://www.justracing.com/subaru/viewtopic.php?t=2[/url]
Just photos here:
[url]http://www.justracing.com/galleries/thumbnails.php?album=190[/url]
I am going to sell the 06 STi wing/trunk that I originally purchased to customize...and after UPS restyled the trunk I didn't do the customization. Make me an offer. Classified ad here:
[url]http://www.justracing.com/classified/438[/url]
A few additional comments: Removing the wing was my original plan, but I then need to get a different trunk of the same color, change out the springs, and then if I want to go back to stock keep the original around. Storing the top half of the wing is easier than the whole trunk. So then I looked at trying to go the WRX route (also balances out the one over the back window), same kind of complications. I have heard that the wing is functional at higher speeds....and I have not ruled out using the car for track day use in the future. With my current setup I can get the top back in with a few screws and bolts without having to remove the base.
| veightkiller | 03-14-2007 05:52 PM |
where did you get those caps from?
| WRBlueMeanie | 03-14-2007 06:07 PM |
Um..................why?
| bump909 | 03-14-2007 06:16 PM |
well, it certainly looks worse now. if that was the goal, you succeeded!
| kirkeemonster | 03-14-2007 06:17 PM |
LOL it looks like a plane, LOL
| 1MPR3ZA | 03-14-2007 06:20 PM |
awesome! :eek:
| Force | 03-14-2007 06:22 PM |
I would have gone with the Limited Rear Lip...
Nice creativity though, but not my cup of tea, sorry.
Nice creativity though, but not my cup of tea, sorry.
| AbACUZ | 03-14-2007 06:45 PM |
it looks good to me !
| spntclgfnd | 03-14-2007 07:45 PM |
I made them, I couldn't come up with any better ideas. Appreciate the feedback, even if it doesn't work for you. Remember, my goal was to get the wing out of my rear view mirror, but also make it easy to get back to stock. So as it shipped was not working for me!
| Dforce | 03-14-2007 07:46 PM |
[QUOTE=veightkiller;17355956]where did you get those caps from?[/QUOTE]
got this from the link above:
"I decided to �cap� the base. Fortunately I have a friend with both tools and skills. Very Happy We started with �� plastic, cut to shape and rounded the edges, installed some threads to hold them in place."
got this from the link above:
"I decided to �cap� the base. Fortunately I have a friend with both tools and skills. Very Happy We started with �� plastic, cut to shape and rounded the edges, installed some threads to hold them in place."
| Lachlan | 03-14-2007 07:55 PM |
+1 for creativity
-1 for looks. I think the WRX wing is a nice-looking low-profile wing. Just leaving the bottom of the STi wing makes it look like some sort of altar.
-1 for looks. I think the WRX wing is a nice-looking low-profile wing. Just leaving the bottom of the STi wing makes it look like some sort of altar.
| MannyMohawk#5 | 03-14-2007 07:55 PM |
[QUOTE=bump909;17356248]well, it certainly looks worse now. if that was the goal, you succeeded![/QUOTE]
I agree.
I agree.
| S1MPSONS | 03-15-2007 02:26 AM |
Subscribe... I might need to pull apart a wing like this in the future.
| 4wdrift | 03-15-2007 02:33 AM |
Pretty much looks like ass now. First impression...looks like somethings missing.
| ducmaan748 | 03-15-2007 02:36 AM |
it does not look good
| Counterfit | 03-15-2007 04:53 AM |
Someone makes risers that go between the upper and lower parts to get the wing out of view. I don't remember who though...
| jeffroh22vtec | 03-15-2007 06:03 AM |
[QUOTE=WRBlueMeanie;17356147]Um..................why?[/QUOTE]
+12345?
+12345?
| cpages2 | 03-15-2007 08:19 AM |
that looks like the wing you see on Honduh ricers that goes up on both sides but doesnt connect in the middle... Actully now that I think of it, what is the purpose of that....
| ekw | 03-15-2007 08:57 AM |
actually, not that original -somebody else did this in 2003!.
think they made aluminum caps
it was not well received then either.
finally found it
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=413076[/url]
looks like most of the pics are gone, but you get the idea.
I'd like to try either a shorter top section or a wing w/ a 'hole' in the middle
for visibility. pardon the crappy rendering below.
____[COLOR="Wheat"]****[/COLOR]____
|___|___|___|
think they made aluminum caps
it was not well received then either.
finally found it
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=413076[/url]
looks like most of the pics are gone, but you get the idea.
I'd like to try either a shorter top section or a wing w/ a 'hole' in the middle
for visibility. pardon the crappy rendering below.
____[COLOR="Wheat"]****[/COLOR]____
|___|___|___|
| Kanatii | 03-15-2007 09:56 AM |
I think if you wanted to be able to go back to stock you shoulda just found a wingless trunk lid and had it sprayed and then safely tucked the stocker away in your shop.
| B00st3dWRX | 03-15-2007 01:26 PM |
definately to each thier own...im not feeling any part of it though
| digitalboy40 | 03-15-2007 01:32 PM |
i'm not liking this setup too much. i'm with counterfit on making it taller instead of what you did. i know chargespeed makes a gigantic wing that goes to almost the roof level, but that might be a bit overkill.
| SQ3.0dotJP | 03-15-2007 01:42 PM |
they also make an extension that uses the factory bottom. but that there is just. ugh
| SinisterSkube | 03-15-2007 01:57 PM |
you know i kinda like it
| ODiz413 | 03-15-2007 02:02 PM |
iiiidddddk about that
| Lambu | 03-15-2007 04:38 PM |
i like ekw's idea for a shorter top section, like maybe have the plane sitting right where the lower section ends.
but as it is, uhh, not my bowl o' soup but its your car so as long as you like it.
but as it is, uhh, not my bowl o' soup but its your car so as long as you like it.
| afpdl | 03-15-2007 04:56 PM |
[QUOTE=ekw;17362205]actually, not that original -somebody else did this in 2003!.
think they made aluminum caps
it was not well received then either.
finally found it
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=413076[/url]
looks like most of the pics are gone, but you get the idea.
I'd like to try either a shorter top section or a wing w/ a 'hole' in the middle
for visibility. pardon the crappy rendering below.
____[COLOR="Wheat"]****[/COLOR]____
|___|___|___|[/QUOTE]
Is this what you are looking for?
[img]http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=19266&stc=1&d=1075943453[/img]
think they made aluminum caps
it was not well received then either.
finally found it
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=413076[/url]
looks like most of the pics are gone, but you get the idea.
I'd like to try either a shorter top section or a wing w/ a 'hole' in the middle
for visibility. pardon the crappy rendering below.
____[COLOR="Wheat"]****[/COLOR]____
|___|___|___|[/QUOTE]
Is this what you are looking for?
[img]http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=19266&stc=1&d=1075943453[/img]
| APotts.STi | 03-15-2007 04:59 PM |
[quote=Lachlan;17357388]Just leaving the bottom of the STi wing makes it look like some sort of altar.[/quote]
I wanna see a sacrifice!
I wanna see a sacrifice!
| Superstar | 03-15-2007 06:09 PM |
[QUOTE=1MPR3ZA;17356307]awesome! :eek:[/QUOTE]
umm......NOT.
umm......NOT.
| Dimplemonkey | 03-16-2007 03:18 AM |
it looks way to riced out neon / riced out civic wing to me, if you're gonna go for a more subtle wing than a STI wing, i think the WRX spoiler is the best around.
| BakedCookies | 03-16-2007 08:04 AM |
looks just as bad now as it did 4 years ago when someone else did it.
| S1MPSONS | 03-16-2007 12:33 PM |
I plan on hacking the edges that come up for my sti. I'll let you all know how it turns out.
| Bishop | 03-16-2007 12:35 PM |
this is madness!!!!
| ErasureWRX | 03-16-2007 12:37 PM |
[IMG]http://www.luminomagazine.com/2004.03/spotlight/officespace/images/samir/samir3.jpg[/IMG]
This idea...It is horrible.
This idea...It is horrible.
| ekw | 03-16-2007 12:42 PM |
[QUOTE=afpdl;17368499]Is this what you are looking for?
[img]http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=19266&stc=1&d=1075943453[/img][/QUOTE]
thanks!
I believe that is the very picture!
I do not recall the underpants gnomes from the original thread,
but they probably said
1) collect the wing top sections
2) cap the lower section
3) ???
4) profits.
:D
[img]http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=19266&stc=1&d=1075943453[/img][/QUOTE]
thanks!
I believe that is the very picture!
I do not recall the underpants gnomes from the original thread,
but they probably said
1) collect the wing top sections
2) cap the lower section
3) ???
4) profits.
:D
| smoSTI | 03-16-2007 12:54 PM |
I was thinking about doing this back in Nov/Dec of last year and was wondering how it would have looked. I'm surprised you had to take the entire trunk off just to get the top section of the spoiler off. After seeing it I think I'm going to look for an aftermarket spoiler with less rise than the stock one as a suitable replacement. I don't mind having a spoiler, I just don't think it needs to be so obscene for a DD. I wonder if anyone makes an aftermarket part that bolts to the OEM lower.
| kennyvb | 03-16-2007 12:58 PM |
not good
| a04subaruwrxSTi | 03-16-2007 01:03 PM |
lolz awesome! thx for experimenting! its good to try something once... I guess heh..>
| subywrx | 03-16-2007 01:06 PM |
That looks way too ricey to me.
| Badler | 03-16-2007 01:07 PM |
[quote=Lachlan;17357388]+1 for creativity
-1 for looks. I think the WRX wing is a nice-looking low-profile wing. Just leaving the bottom of the STi wing makes it look like some sort of altar.[/quote]
+1 for creativity, -5682 for looks is more like it.
-1 for looks. I think the WRX wing is a nice-looking low-profile wing. Just leaving the bottom of the STi wing makes it look like some sort of altar.[/quote]
+1 for creativity, -5682 for looks is more like it.
| rexspeedmaster | 03-16-2007 01:16 PM |
+1 for trying something that i have never seen or heard suggested before. If you like it thne dont worry about what others think. good job man, it looks really professional to.
| east milford wrx | 03-16-2007 01:18 PM |
that looks like dog crap at best
| dayamdave | 03-16-2007 01:24 PM |
i saw a white STi here in Fort Worth, TX with that done. took me awhile to figure out what wing it was, then i realized it was a half wing haha. i think it looks good.
| Jaxx | 03-16-2007 01:38 PM |
ooof ..
unique sorta
but defiantly hideous
unique sorta
but defiantly hideous
| darkenbinary | 03-16-2007 01:48 PM |
It's creative, but I think I would of opted for no wing or the WRX wing. I would suggest putting it back together and offering a trade online. I understand your concerns about the wing though. I am not a big fan of the stock STI wing myself. If/when I buy an STI the wing and the new ricer tail lights will be the first thing to go (if they are still around when I buy one).
| MTX05STI | 03-16-2007 02:34 PM |
Hmm. No. Not good.
Nice wing, which way to the airport.
Nice wing, which way to the airport.
| distorto | 03-16-2007 02:48 PM |
repost.
| STL WRX | 03-16-2007 02:54 PM |
nice way to make your sti look like poop.... go buy a kia!
| STL WRX | 03-16-2007 02:56 PM |
[QUOTE=rexspeedmaster;17378552]+1 for trying something that i have never seen or heard suggested before. If you like it thne dont worry about what others think. good job man, it looks really professional to.[/QUOTE]
professional? :huh:
it looks like something is clearly missing! i suggest a lip spoiler or wrx wing... :)
professional? :huh:
it looks like something is clearly missing! i suggest a lip spoiler or wrx wing... :)
| V6TurboTA | 03-16-2007 03:21 PM |
I like it, you got what you wanted for a minimal investment, with the option to go back to 100% stock in a short amount of time.
Who cares if anyone else likes it? :D
Oh I forgot this is nasioc.... if it isnt overpriced, its not cool! ;)
~v6
Who cares if anyone else likes it? :D
Oh I forgot this is nasioc.... if it isnt overpriced, its not cool! ;)
~v6
| clbd39 | 03-16-2007 03:27 PM |
errrr uhhhh ummmmm i'm speechless.....
| tasq | 03-16-2007 04:06 PM |
[QUOTE=bump909;17356248]well, it certainly looks worse now. if that was the goal, you succeeded![/QUOTE]
+1 hehe
+1 hehe
| distorto | 03-16-2007 04:33 PM |
[QUOTE=V6TurboTA;17380286]
Oh I forgot this is nasioc.... if it isnt overpriced or JDM, its not cool! ;)
~v6[/QUOTE]
fixed.
Oh I forgot this is nasioc.... if it isnt overpriced or JDM, its not cool! ;)
~v6[/QUOTE]
fixed.
| joelikewhoa | 03-16-2007 05:15 PM |
hmm.. nah, looks better the way it is.. nice try on being original tho!
| mega_boi | 03-17-2007 02:35 AM |
not really my cup of tea, and i'd imagine its not really anyones cup of tea either, but if you dig it, then dig on.
| benw | 03-17-2007 03:00 AM |
[QUOTE=spntclgfnd;17357299]Remember, my goal was to get the wing out of my rear view mirror[/QUOTE]
that's a whole lot of ugly to solve a minor annoyance.
that's a whole lot of ugly to solve a minor annoyance.
| Dimplemonkey | 03-17-2007 04:07 AM |
it may be creative... but anyone that sees that is gonna be like "is that half a wing?" because it really looks like the top has been chopped off, no matter how good of a job you do.
| stingysti | 03-17-2007 03:06 PM |
Creative for sure!
| Vahnatai | 03-17-2007 03:30 PM |
[QUOTE=WRBlueMeanie;17356147]Um..................why?[/QUOTE]
Haha, my same reaction while reading.
Haha, my same reaction while reading.
| WizardGandoff | 03-17-2007 06:31 PM |
i think stock looked way better or atleast a wrx wing
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