GT Wing now on my car
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Thanks ...
As I said, previously, when they designed this spoiler, they did it right because it's not a flat/straight wing but instead the GT Wing contours to the lines of the F Type. One could think it's an OEM Spoiler due to its shape. It's beautifully done.
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Mine arrived from Piecha yesterday. Just dropped it off at a local shop to smoothen out the edges, imperfections and some minor shipping damage to the primed edges before it's painted. Will post what this looks like in IRR when it's done 😁
Im having them also cover up the little indentation where the domed piecha sticker goes. If it was all being painted black it would be fine but the black sticker against the red paint will look a bit silly.
Im having them also cover up the little indentation where the domed piecha sticker goes. If it was all being painted black it would be fine but the black sticker against the red paint will look a bit silly.
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You wont be disappointed ....
Mine arrived from Piecha yesterday. Just dropped it off at a local shop to smoothen out the edges, imperfections and some minor shipping damage to the primed edges before it's painted. Will post what this looks like in IRR when it's done 😁
Im having them also cover up the little indentation where the domed piecha sticker goes. If it was all being painted black it would be fine but the black sticker against the red paint will look a bit silly.
Im having them also cover up the little indentation where the domed piecha sticker goes. If it was all being painted black it would be fine but the black sticker against the red paint will look a bit silly.
I've gotten so many compliments on the wing. People just assume it's an OEM spoiler, part of the car.
#25
I like that someone is expressing their own individual style. F-type owners are very sterile and rigid when it comes to cosmetic changes.
How many people even go to aftermarket rims? Maybe one out of fifty? People are finding the resale is difficult on modded F-types though. On a Jag, buyers want OEM.
Eventually when these cars are $20k maybe we'll see more creativity - maybe Donks and 4x4s!!
How many people even go to aftermarket rims? Maybe one out of fifty? People are finding the resale is difficult on modded F-types though. On a Jag, buyers want OEM.
Eventually when these cars are $20k maybe we'll see more creativity - maybe Donks and 4x4s!!
#26
Folks gravitating towards in-your-face styling are going to be leaning towards the C7 Vette. The refined simple lines of the F-Type just don't lend themselves to a lot of bolt-on doodads. For my own personal taste, the styling progression from the C4 (which I owned) to the C6 was excellent, and the C7 headed in a bad direction with all of the transformer styling cues. But as someone had mentioned, there appears to be an attempt to put the Vette styling in the same genre as the Italian super cars. Just not my cup of tea, but great for those that like that angular styling.
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I really don't want to go cutting the metal rods that raise/lower the spoiler though... Since I have about 5 days until my spoiler prepped & painted, I'm going to try to make a little harness that can enable/disable the spoiler at my discretion. Wouldn't want to buy a new motor assembly when I sell the car down the road.
#31
After market anything
Hey guys,
I thought I'd share some pics of my latest mod, GT Wing. The wing is contoured to the rear trunk lines of the car, making the wing look like an OEM part to the car. It is made from super high quality/craftsmanship materials. The wing is made in Austria. I'm so please with the transformation of the car.
Its an XFRS and the spoiler made it look like a pimped out teenagers vehicle .
Im sure it was very efficient but it spoiled the aesthetics of the car in my mind.
Im sure at 300kph it works very well but if I'm caught at that speed i lose the car,
a massive fine above ten thousand dollars and probably some jail time for dangerous driving. So I don't drive as fast most of the time. The car is fully loaded to the brim, every option available, but I removed the spoiler for a very subtle "R" spoiler. The spoiler was $3500 but it was not about the money, it was about the looks. Salesman said I could save another $2600 more without the carbon fibre dash and I said NO ! load it up , everything else but not the pimped out spoiler. At the car show that year and the sales staff who know me all said my car looked better without the big spoiler.
To each his own but I want my car to look like a Jaguar not a kit car.
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Burt Gummer (01-02-2017)
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Speaking of kit cars .....
Jaguar spend hundreds of millions of pounds developing the cars. Brilliant engineers put thought and talent into every item, not just for looks but for practicality and SAFETY. I ordered my car and waited 4 months for delivery.
Its an XFRS and the spoiler made it look like a pimped out teenagers vehicle .
Im sure it was very efficient but it spoiled the aesthetics of the car in my mind.
Im sure at 300kph it works very well but if I'm caught at that speed i lose the car,
a massive fine above ten thousand dollars and probably some jail time for dangerous driving. So I don't drive as fast most of the time. The car is fully loaded to the brim, every option available, but I removed the spoiler for a very subtle "R" spoiler. The spoiler was $3500 but it was not about the money, it was about the looks. Salesman said I could save another $2600 more without the carbon fibre dash and I said NO ! load it up , everything else but not the pimped out spoiler. At the car show that year and the sales staff who know me all said my car looked better without the big spoiler.
To each his own but I want my car to look like a Jaguar not a kit car.
Its an XFRS and the spoiler made it look like a pimped out teenagers vehicle .
Im sure it was very efficient but it spoiled the aesthetics of the car in my mind.
Im sure at 300kph it works very well but if I'm caught at that speed i lose the car,
a massive fine above ten thousand dollars and probably some jail time for dangerous driving. So I don't drive as fast most of the time. The car is fully loaded to the brim, every option available, but I removed the spoiler for a very subtle "R" spoiler. The spoiler was $3500 but it was not about the money, it was about the looks. Salesman said I could save another $2600 more without the carbon fibre dash and I said NO ! load it up , everything else but not the pimped out spoiler. At the car show that year and the sales staff who know me all said my car looked better without the big spoiler.
To each his own but I want my car to look like a Jaguar not a kit car.
A few examples, my buddy just bought a 911 GT3. Another example of a kit car is the Jaguar XRKS GT sports car. And there are several other cars, I won't bother mentioning cause you get my point.
#33
Those are track-focused cars [especially the GT3 and GT3 RS]; not GT luxury cars.
#35
A bit more care needs to be taken with the F-Type.
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Burt Gummer (12-22-2016)
#36
Depends on the car ....
Honestly, if I did not have the R model, I would not do the wing spoiler. But the R series and SVR can pull it off.
Cheers
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The Piecha spoiler is certainly a refined (aesthetic) improvement over the SVR spoiler, but I'm not quite clear how an S or SVR badge will affect how any spoiler looks on the F-Type.
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jfranks (12-22-2016)
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