Sell or Keep?

[LMJ]

I bought a spoiler last summer for my Ibiza. The spoiler was £30 new, primed and ready for painting . It's not a standard 16v or 8v spoiler, it's an alternative with a built in 3rd brake light *not shown in the pic, but I have it* . Sprayed it tornado red last week, and wondered wether a standard GTi one would look better . Fits perfectly, need to drill into the boot mind, or tigerseal it. What do you think? I'm pretty tempted to sell it, and buy a 16V spoiler?

Thanks!

 

[LMJ]

Here's the pics;

 

[AlpineWhite]

16v spoliler is a little fussy. The one you've got, or an 8v spoiler suit the pre facelift better, IMO.

 

[abhardwaj1990]

that spoiler looks ok but the brake light look a bit funny in my opinion, get a 16v spoiler

btw you've done a decent job of spraying that

 

[LMJ]

well thank you Arun! Yeah I agree... I want a 16V ideally. But if I drill holes in the boot - the 16V one uses holes through the windows doesn't it apparently. That's what I saw on a poor buggered Cupra in a scrappy. Holes in the window.

 

[LMJ]

16v spoliler is a little fussy. The one you've got, or an 8v spoiler suit the pre facelift better, IMO.

Aah right ok Alpine! Have you got pics of an 8v and a 16v spoiler? Want to note the differences. thanks!

 

[abhardwaj1990]

yeah the cupras have holes in the windows, so you have to cut the bolts, and use tigerseal, thats what I did and worked like a dream

 

[LMJ]

aah righty hoo! ... you don't recommend drilling thorugh glass then ha? Yeah neither do I

 

[LMJ]

got any pics Arun? Of a 16v and an 8V spoiler? Different apparently.

 

[abhardwaj1990]

have a look at my thread, mines a 16v....the 8 v is just a straight standard spoiler and the 16v point out and up, scoops slightly...

 

[abhardwaj1990]

8v is similar to your spoiler atm but without the brake light...

 

[AlpineWhite]

Definitely pics of my 8v spoiler in my reader's ride. Maybe have a look at a 16v reader's ride thread too. Perhaps Ollies.

 

[LMJ]

aah right!... Thanks all ... will look now

 

[killer205]

well thank you Arun! Yeah I agree... I want a 16V ideally. But if I drill holes in the boot - the 16V one uses holes through the windows doesn't it apparently. That's what I saw on a poor buggered Cupra in a scrappy. Holes in the window.

hi yea they do use the holes in the window as i found out by tighing them to tight and smashed the window was not to happy about that lol so iv learent my lesson

 

[LMJ]

think I ought to bolt it in though, through the boot. Don't really believe that glue alone is strong enough imo. I mean - say if it DID fail - then ouch! to the person's windscreen / frontend that's travelling behind me at 70mph, that's all I say lol

 

[abhardwaj1990]

think I ought to bolt it in though, through the boot. Don't really believe that glue alone is strong enough imo. I mean - say if it DID fail - then ouch! to the person's windscreen / frontend that's travelling behind me at 70mph, that's all I say lol

Mate trust me, if you put tigerseal on generously then it won't come off, once mine was dry I sat on it and bounced up and down, didn't budge lol...

 

[LMJ]

lol naah I'm still gonna bolt it onto the boot. Not the glass btw, doesnt work on that system with this spoiler I have.

 

[abhardwaj1990]

I thought you were gonna sell this one? And get an original one...

 

[LMJ]

naah lol changed my mind... it would be a waste. It was new and everything

 

[CraigW]

I go a replica 8v spoiler from ebay for 25 quid including postage. Brand new, never been painted or fitted. Came with full instructions and fittings. Its the one I have on my car now.

It is bolted through the bootlid, not the glass. Can get you pictures of the inside of the bootlid if you want.
It aint a perfect colour match but its fairly close. Think with it being white and it being an ABS/Fibre-glass spoiler. Im very happy with it though