03-29-2015, 11:23 AM | #1 |
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I'm interested in buying a rear spoiler for my M235i.
I searched on ebay and there are all these great looking carbon fiber spoilers coming from china for 100 bucks and free shipping and will be delivered within a few weeks. Why are these products so cheap? It sounds too good to be true. How do these compare to the OEM M Performance CF Spoiler in terms of additional downforce, performance, etc... Thanks. |
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Sportstick is modestly not plugging his own thread with lots of discussion about these spoilers vs the OEM ones: http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1067451 The larger spoiler has got to produce a little more effect than the puny OEM one, but I can't imagine it's anything you'd notice at road speeds. As stated, it just looks better.
The RW Carbon spoiler seems to be intermediate in price and be a truer copy of the OEM spoiler than the eBay ones. BTW, Sportstick, have you heard any more about JB Speed making a truer copy of the OEM shape?
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There are all different levels of quality when it comes to carbon parts.
In reality, there would not be much of a functional difference if they knocked off the OEM design, simply a matter of cosmetics and longevity. Cheap carbon parts usually have crappy weaving, less than great UV protection (will fade and haze in the long term), etc. With that said paying hundreds of dollars for OEM prices for a fancy piece strip of plastic is also a bit much.
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Haha I have to say, I love the title of this topic...and yes its no secret that Chinese are the world leaders in manufacturing budget friendly replicas.
But I think cyberdemon already gave you a pretty straightforward answer to your question. If you were driving an F1 car and needed to use premium materials then I would buy 'OEM' parts, but any spoiler for our cars is going to add around 1% more downforce, and yes a replica will have the same 'performance' functionality as an OEM part, but with the defects that come with using worse materials...UV haze and imperfect weaves. It all comes down to how much you're willing to spend because you will get the same performance results, which are zero, and basically the same aesthetics but with less durability. Then again you could probably buy 3 reps for the price of 1 OEM so consider that in terms of overall lifespan. Quote:
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