MTec II boot spoiler or ordinary lip boot spoiler?

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Post Mon May 09, 2005 10:31 am

The 318iS I just bought came with a MTec II boot spoiler. However, I'm thinking of getting rid and replacing with a colour coded regular boot spoiler, which I believe was the way they came out of the factory.

What do people think? Is the MTec II boot spoiler seen as a cool item to have? The problem with the one on the car is that whoever fitted it, welded the bolts to the underside of the bootlid(they must have been some broken ones...) so it means getting a brand new bootlid if I do replace :cry:
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Post Mon May 09, 2005 10:50 am

u can get the boot worked by a sprayer, but itԚ´ll probly be more expensive

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se skirts and boot spoiler.. in fact this is the car i would have bought if i was a bit faster on the phone :roll:

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the twin which i currently lick clean on a regular basis

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crap shot of a non mtec witha boot spoiler

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a much better one of a good looker, plus decent wheels help alot
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Post Mon May 09, 2005 11:06 am

I have a boot lid and colour coded spoiler for sale if you are interested

Chris

Please e-mail me Christopher.Bailey@midbeds.gov.uk
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Post Mon May 09, 2005 11:39 am

Not a fan of the M-Tech spoiler on a non M-Tech car, i'd say bin the spoiler and get the SE lip spoiler that should be on the car.

But thats just me.
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Post Mon May 09, 2005 11:28 pm

Thanks for the feedback guys, think I need to find a new boot and spoiler.

@Chris,
Thanks for offer, but I'm based in Ireland so postage could be pricey, and would probably get damaged in transit. I'll ring around a few places and see if one in the same colour might be available.
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Post Mon May 09, 2005 11:31 pm

mtech 2 spoiler on a non mtech car, IMO doesn't go
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Post Tue May 10, 2005 12:12 am

definitely a new lid with a lip spoiler, the mtech2 looks awesome (in my opinion obviously) with a full kit, but without the rear bumber and skirt, the spoiler makes the car look too top heavy.

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Post Tue May 10, 2005 12:22 am

the m-tech spoiler uses the same mounting holes and the standard spoiler :wink:
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Post Tue May 10, 2005 12:27 am

non m-tech without the rest of the kit..
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

Arch roller for hire.

www.zeroexhausts.co.uk

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Post Tue May 10, 2005 12:30 am

I reckon the Tec II spoiler can look good if the car's got the bottom half of the rear valance colour-coded (they're black as standard) and maybe the rear bumper too....maybe get a Photoshopped pic done and if you like it'll only be a tenner for paint :)
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Post Wed May 11, 2005 10:44 am

Lower valences are colour coded, but I plan on getting them resprayed black, trying to get it looking as it came out of the factory.
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Post Sat May 14, 2005 9:46 pm

no spoiler, natch :P
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Post Tue May 17, 2005 10:17 am

On closer inspection, the lower part of the MTec II spoiler seems to be nasty fibreglass, so I don't care if it gets damaged removing it. Can't make an omlette without breaking some eggs. :)