anyone select despoiler option

Johndoe · 02-28-2009, 08:39 PM

my car looks like this...no spoiler as I selected "despoiler" option for cleaner look...but now beginning to wonder if I am losing out on the 'downforce'/ hig speed stability....mostly drive highway speed 70-80mph+....on the bmwusa site, the M section video highlights rear diffuser for downforce....not sure how much is hype vs real world.... I can have the dealer install spoiler (dealer said it is an all day process - to dry the glue...)...but before doing anything thoughts welcome...?

alpine335i · 02-28-2009, 08:51 PM

Ew just doesn't look right without it. I don't know how much cleaner it looks either since the M spoiler is small to start off with. Just my .02

schnell325 · 02-28-2009, 09:00 PM

If the M3 had an"STi" style spoiler (maybe I'm over-exaggerating...) I would certainly gave deleted it. The stock one however, is just perfect. I'd consider getting the stock one or even the BMW Perf. CF one.

gthirtyfizle · 02-28-2009, 09:15 PM

Good excuse to get the vrs bootlid lol.

gnatty8 · 02-28-2009, 09:16 PM

That's my car, but without the spoiler.. Doesn't look right IMO..

TUNEDM3 · 02-28-2009, 10:16 PM

Order the spoiler and if you dont want it take it off. Its a no charge option that is easily remove and reinstalled. Its held on with 3M double sided tape not glue.

Crazy Bimmer · 02-28-2009, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TUNEDM3

Order the spoiler and if you dont want it take it off. Its a no charge option that is easily remove and reinstalled. Its held on with 3M double sided tape not glue.

Yep and you can make some money on it if you wanted to sell it.

MachineDriver · 03-01-2009, 07:20 AM

I prefer the look without the spoiler. It "spoils" the look. Downforce? Mayhaps from the diffuser but not from that little lump of plastic on the trunk. I'm all for the Vorsteiner boot lid but I like OP's look.

jeff4598 · 03-01-2009, 10:01 PM

My order(AW,BB,CF,90) is going in tommorow A.M.-WITHOUT spoiler-taste is taste but mine says it looks added on, not awful but not like it's art of the design.

mPlasticDesign · 03-01-2009, 10:45 PM

I have been so tempted to remove mine 'cause I prefer the look without the lip spoiler. However, everyone I know keeps telling me to leave it alone. It's only a matter of time before I do it.

spyderco10 · 03-01-2009, 11:51 PM

unlikely to make much of a difference with downforce given that it's so small. that and spoilers don't have any affect unless you're driving at speeds of 100+ mph

schadenfreude · 03-02-2009, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Crazy Bimmer

Yep and you can make some money on it if you wanted to sell it.

Exactly why I didn't go for the delete option. I like it but my wife thinks it looks ricer. She has NO idea.

MrAdams · 03-02-2009, 05:52 PM

Mine came with a different spoiler. I'm thinking about taking it off...

02-28-2009, 08:39 PM	#1
Johndoe Second Lieutenant 32 Rep 257 Posts Drives: 09 M3 sedan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	anyone select despoiler option my car looks like this...no spoiler as I selected "despoiler" option for cleaner look...but now beginning to wonder if I am losing out on the 'downforce'/ hig speed stability....mostly drive highway speed 70-80mph+....on the bmwusa site, the M section video highlights rear diffuser for downforce....not sure how much is hype vs real world.... I can have the dealer install spoiler (dealer said it is an all day process - to dry the glue...)...but before doing anything thoughts welcome...? Attached Images
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02-28-2009, 08:51 PM	#2
alpine335i Captain 44 Rep 687 Posts Drives: 08 e92 M3 6MT, 08 e90 328xi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY iTrader: (2)	Ew just doesn't look right without it. I don't know how much cleaner it looks either since the M spoiler is small to start off with. Just my .02 __________________ 2008 Alpine White E92 ///M3
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02-28-2009, 09:00 PM	#3
schnell325 Bored at work.... 890 Rep 5,391 Posts Drives: 2016 F82 M4 GTS//2022 M235iGC Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Comox Valley iTrader: (8)	If the M3 had an"STi" style spoiler (maybe I'm over-exaggerating...) I would certainly gave deleted it. The stock one however, is just perfect. I'd consider getting the stock one or even the BMW Perf. CF one. __________________ Grey Matter:2008 E92 M3:608/425. SG/PS SOLD! Dark Matter:2015 F80 M3:495/505. SOLD! Anti Matter :2016 F82 M4 GTS What next?!? A 2022 M235i GC- I must be getting old
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02-28-2009, 09:15 PM	#4
gthirtyfizle Colonel 191 Rep 2,867 Posts Drives: E92 M3 AW Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NYC iTrader: (4)	Good excuse to get the vrs bootlid lol.
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02-28-2009, 09:16 PM	#5
gnatty8 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 48 Posts Drives: E90 6MT Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southeast iTrader: (0)	That's my car, but without the spoiler.. Doesn't look right IMO..
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TUNEDM3 Stay Ripping 60 Rep 546 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New York iTrader: (4)	Order the spoiler and if you dont want it take it off. Its a no charge option that is easily remove and reinstalled. Its held on with 3M double sided tape not glue.
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MachineDriver Family Man 4 Rep 155 Posts Drives: '09 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I prefer the look without the spoiler. It "spoils" the look. Downforce? Mayhaps from the diffuser but not from that little lump of plastic on the trunk. I'm all for the Vorsteiner boot lid but I like OP's look. __________________ '09 E92 M3 - '99 M Coupe
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jeff4598 Captain 172 Rep 676 Posts Drives: 2019 M2C HS, DCT, much Dinan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: new jersey iTrader: (0)	My order(AW,BB,CF,90) is going in tommorow A.M.-WITHOUT spoiler-taste is taste but mine says it looks added on, not awful but not like it's art of the design.
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mPlasticDesign Major General 684 Rep 5,069 Posts Drives: BMW 230i Msport w/LSD Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Astral Projecting: ∞ 23.516 -122 02.625 0242.101 ĕv'rē-hwâr' iTrader: (16) Garage List 2009 Porsche 911 997.2 [10.00] 2019 Hyundai N (Sold) [10.00] 2013 BMW M3 (Sold) [10.00] 2011 1M Coupe (Sold) [8.78] 2008 E90 M3 (Sold) [8.60] 2007 Z4 Mcpe (Sold) [9.50] 2005 BMW M3 (Sold) [10.00]	I have been so tempted to remove mine 'cause I prefer the look without the lip spoiler. However, everyone I know keeps telling me to leave it alone. It's only a matter of time before I do it. __________________
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03-01-2009, 11:51 PM	#11
spyderco10 Colonel 63 Rep 2,426 Posts Drives: AW E92 M3 6MT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Honolulu, HI iTrader: (0)	unlikely to make much of a difference with downforce given that it's so small. that and spoilers don't have any affect unless you're driving at speeds of 100+ mph __________________ “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” - John 3:16
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03-02-2009, 05:52 PM	#13
MrAdams do a wheelie!!! 156 Rep 929 Posts Drives: E46 M3 - '72 2002 - '65 Impala Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 M3 Sedan e90 [0.00]	Mine came with a different spoiler. I'm thinking about taking it off... Attached Images __________________ ~Adam
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