JBSpeed trunk spoiler.
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I ordered the trunk and roof spoiler from them and the quality and fitment were great.
I did have a problem with the color matching. My car is the Arctic White and when I received it, I noticed that the color seemed to be too bright of a white. I took them to the dealership to have them installed and they did not want to put them on my car because the color did not match, so I had to have the dealership repaint them and now they match perfectly.
Apparently there are 3 different shades of Arctic White according to my dealership. They even showed me the paint chips of all 3 different shades of white.
I did have a problem with the color matching. My car is the Arctic White and when I received it, I noticed that the color seemed to be too bright of a white. I took them to the dealership to have them installed and they did not want to put them on my car because the color did not match, so I had to have the dealership repaint them and now they match perfectly.
Apparently there are 3 different shades of Arctic White according to my dealership. They even showed me the paint chips of all 3 different shades of white.
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Another round of ICE
I can see that lowering is very popular, particularly on the west coast. However, I don't see the value or desirability. I don't think it looks any better (haven't cared for the low rider look for decades!), just different, and must admit to chuckling when folks are bragging about tenths of an inch difference. (Calm yourself, Elaine!)
In contrast, the Eibach antisway bars have had an outstanding effect on reducing roll, improving steering response, and handling, while keeping ride quality. Oddly, it seems few people have done this for some real improvement to the car's dynamic capability?!?!
But, reducing the jounce/rebound travel through shorter springs, which must reduce ride quality (despite the protests to the contrary), is going in the wrong direction, for no benefit, to me. The CdA improvement of a lower vehicle on fuel economy will be minuscule, if even measurable. Interestingly, all the discussion about the springs centers on appearance with no data on handling...no one has a g force meter out there? The appearance items I have added took no toll on performance, or actually helped (lower mass wheels, for example).
Lastly, there is the reality of snow, slush, and worst, jagged, frozen slush on the roads...I am not looking to increase the amount of impact or scraping underneath. All-in-all, I just cannot make sense of lowering. But, thanks for asking!
In contrast, the Eibach antisway bars have had an outstanding effect on reducing roll, improving steering response, and handling, while keeping ride quality. Oddly, it seems few people have done this for some real improvement to the car's dynamic capability?!?!
But, reducing the jounce/rebound travel through shorter springs, which must reduce ride quality (despite the protests to the contrary), is going in the wrong direction, for no benefit, to me. The CdA improvement of a lower vehicle on fuel economy will be minuscule, if even measurable. Interestingly, all the discussion about the springs centers on appearance with no data on handling...no one has a g force meter out there? The appearance items I have added took no toll on performance, or actually helped (lower mass wheels, for example).
Lastly, there is the reality of snow, slush, and worst, jagged, frozen slush on the roads...I am not looking to increase the amount of impact or scraping underneath. All-in-all, I just cannot make sense of lowering. But, thanks for asking!
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I recieved the spoiler about a week ago and although the fitment and quality are fine, the color did not match. I had to pay $75 for it to be repainted.
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I had to have mine repainted also because the color did not match. JBSpeed was nice enough to give me a partial credit to offset what I had to pay the dealership to repaint.
