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IRONMAN/SS · 01-03-2009, 08:57 PM

Fly like a bird. Dovetail.

rolnslo · 01-04-2009, 10:16 AM

I like the blade spoiler quite a bit but I think the outside edge pieces disrupt the flow of the rear fender lines too much (and those lines are a primary reason I love this car). The '69 style spoiler doesn't do that because it stops at the edge rather than wrapping.

I'll probably start with the RS style and hope that the aftermarket makes a 1st gen style spoiler that has the same bolt pattern as the RS spoiler.

ZYAL8R · 01-04-2009, 10:02 PM

Voted for the 69 spoiler, but of course it's not offered. I like the factory spoiler second best. So it's all good.

*Camaro_Corvette* · 01-05-2009, 07:58 AM

I have had a dovetail spoiler before, I want something different this time around. Going for the wing! If anything I will still have the standard RS spoiler and trunk lid because I have to buy all new anyways. Then if I get tired of the wing, I can just put the stock spoiler back on in a few minutes with the help of a buddy.

2010_5thgen · 01-05-2009, 05:35 PM

i want to change my vote. i voted for 69 style but i actually like the dove tail better. i thought 69 style was meaning the stock ss spoiler.

playhard67 · 01-05-2009, 05:39 PM

dovetail

SScattergunSS · 01-07-2009, 03:28 AM

I think the Dovetail might be the way to go because it is functional. But the car just may be ugly as heck when looking at it from behind because it's going to have another RED light stuck in it, (as opposed to the light in the back window which actually looks okay). I really need to see the ones they are going to sell, but I think that extra red light jumping out at you RIGHT THERE will absolutely ruin the aesthetics of an otherwise beautiful rear end.

As far as the High Wing Spoiler goes...it's fugly...too Japanese looking!!! If it was half the height, maybe. But as it is, YUCK!!!

The standard SS spoiler looks pretty good though. Even the non spoiler look on these 2010's looks good as well.

One thought on the Dovetail...would it be illegal to install it without hooking up the light, and just blacking the heck out of it, (on a black Camaro anyway)?

nUcLeArEnVoY · 01-07-2009, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SScattergunSS

I think the Dovetail might be the way to go because it is functional. But the car just may be ugly as heck when looking at it from behind because it's going to have another RED light stuck in it, (as opposed to the light in the back window which actually looks okay). I really need to see the ones they are going to sell, but I think that extra red light jumping out at you RIGHT THERE will absolutely ruin the aesthetics of an otherwise beautiful rear end.

As far as the High Wing Spoiler goes...it's fugly...too Japanese looking!!! If it was half the height, maybe. But as it is, YUCK!!!

The standard SS spoiler looks pretty good though. Even the non spoiler look on these 2010's looks good as well.

One thought on the Dovetail...would it be illegal to install it without hooking up the light, and just blacking the heck out of it, (on a black Camaro anyway)?

It wouldn't surprise me if the aftermarket within a year of the car's release makes a spoiler like it that does not include the brake light. The aftermarket's been known for that kind of thing.

zebra · 01-07-2009, 11:24 AM

i really like the look of the dovetail, but i'm with ^^ in that i don't want another CHMSL in it. the no-spoiler look is nice, too, but i like the extra downforce added with the dovetail. the wing is a little much for me, but at least they made it look nice.

Camaro Lives On · 01-07-2009, 06:07 PM

You know, there is something I have been thinking about. Is there a possiblity that the CHMSL on the dovetail could be a thin LED strip across the top of the top edge of the blade, instead of a red bar on the middle of the spoiler?

I can try to Photoshop up an example of what I mean if anyone wants to see what I mean.

EDIT: Added a very vague, quick picture of what I mean. Doesn't look all that great, but it gets the point across. Think Cadillac LED style strip, only thinner...

Xanthos · 01-07-2009, 08:06 PM

Its possible, though not likely. I find it more likely that they do something like that, but only a small center section and with a thicker stripe of leds.
- Xanthos

Camaro Lives On · 01-07-2009, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XanthosV6

Its possible, though not likely. I find it more likely that they do something like that, but only a small center section and with a thicker stripe of leds.
- Xanthos

Like this?

Xanthos · 01-08-2009, 12:40 AM

Yeah. That seems more likely to me.
- Xanthos

*Mindz* · 01-08-2009, 12:47 AM

get rid of the side fins, and make the spoiler 2/3rd's the height of the dovetail so it is just an extended version of the stock spoiler and that would be PERFECT

View Poll Results: Which spoiler do you prefer?
69' style spoiler	84	35.00%
Dovetail spoiler	123	51.25%
High wing spoiler	33	13.75%
Voters: 240. You may not vote on this poll

01-03-2009, 08:57 PM	#29
IRONMAN/SS Drives: 2000 Nissan Maxima Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Memphis,TN Posts: 115	Fly like a bird. Dovetail. __________________ Love @ 1st sight

01-05-2009, 07:58 AM	#32
Camaro_Corvette 36.58625, -121.7568 Drives: Team 1LE Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 23,709 View My Garage	I have had a dovetail spoiler before, I want something different this time around. Going for the wing! If anything I will still have the standard RS spoiler and trunk lid because I have to buy all new anyways. Then if I get tired of the wing, I can just put the stock spoiler back on in a few minutes with the help of a buddy. __________________ I am seriously never serious vv V vv Next order of business

01-05-2009, 05:35 PM	#33
2010_5thgen Drives: 2012 Porsche Panamera 4 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,275 View My Garage	i want to change my vote. i voted for 69 style but i actually like the dove tail better. i thought 69 style was meaning the stock ss spoiler. __________________ Brixton Forged CM10 Wheels IN STOCK!!! RF7 SOON!!!! Camaro/M3/M4 wheels in stock High Gloss Titanium

01-05-2009, 05:39 PM	#34
playhard67 come to poppa Drives: 67RS,09 Harley FLHX Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,100	dovetail __________________ Cancelled the 2010 SS/RS (for now) and bought this instead (2009 Harley FLHX)

01-04-2009, 10:16 AM	#30
rolnslo Rolling along... Drives: 2011 2SS/RS SGM Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,380 View My Garage	I like the blade spoiler quite a bit but I think the outside edge pieces disrupt the flow of the rear fender lines too much (and those lines are a primary reason I love this car). The '69 style spoiler doesn't do that because it stops at the edge rather than wrapping. I'll probably start with the RS style and hope that the aftermarket makes a 1st gen style spoiler that has the same bolt pattern as the RS spoiler.

01-04-2009, 10:02 PM	#31
ZYAL8R Drives: 2010 SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In my garage Posts: 905	Voted for the 69 spoiler, but of course it's not offered. I like the factory spoiler second best. So it's all good.

01-07-2009, 03:28 AM	#35
SScattergunSS ~ Love or Lust ~ Drives: R6P 1SS/RS BLK/L99 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: With My CynAgain Posts: 25,198	I think the Dovetail might be the way to go because it is functional. But the car just may be ugly as heck when looking at it from behind because it's going to have another RED light stuck in it, (as opposed to the light in the back window which actually looks okay). I really need to see the ones they are going to sell, but I think that extra red light jumping out at you RIGHT THERE will absolutely ruin the aesthetics of an otherwise beautiful rear end. As far as the High Wing Spoiler goes...it's fugly...too Japanese looking!!! If it was half the height, maybe. But as it is, YUCK!!! The standard SS spoiler looks pretty good though. Even the non spoiler look on these 2010's looks good as well. One thought on the Dovetail...would it be illegal to install it without hooking up the light, and just blacking the heck out of it, (on a black Camaro anyway)? __________________ ~ Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto, "In God is our trust." And the Star Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ~ Francis Scott Key ~

01-07-2009, 11:24 AM	#37
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	i really like the look of the dovetail, but i'm with ^^ in that i don't want another CHMSL in it. the no-spoiler look is nice, too, but i like the extra downforce added with the dovetail. the wing is a little much for me, but at least they made it look nice. __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

01-07-2009, 06:07 PM	#38
Camaro Lives On Force RECON Drives: 2005 Saab 9-5 2.3T Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 1,687 View My Garage	You know, there is something I have been thinking about. Is there a possiblity that the CHMSL on the dovetail could be a thin LED strip across the top of the top edge of the blade, instead of a red bar on the middle of the spoiler? I can try to Photoshop up an example of what I mean if anyone wants to see what I mean. EDIT: Added a very vague, quick picture of what I mean. Doesn't look all that great, but it gets the point across. Think Cadillac LED style strip, only thinner... Attached Images __________________ Last edited by Camaro Lives On; 01-07-2009 at 07:16 PM.

01-07-2009, 08:06 PM	#39
Xanthos PWA Relapse Drives: Formerly-Stick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 12,588 View My Garage	Its possible, though not likely. I find it more likely that they do something like that, but only a small center section and with a thicker stripe of leds. - Xanthos __________________ 2017 1LT/RS A8 Hyper Blue Metallic

01-08-2009, 12:40 AM	#41
Xanthos PWA Relapse Drives: Formerly-Stick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 12,588 View My Garage	Yeah. That seems more likely to me. - Xanthos __________________ 2017 1LT/RS A8 Hyper Blue Metallic

01-08-2009, 12:47 AM	#42
Mindz E.B.A.H. Drives: you wild... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself... Posts: 18,421	get rid of the side fins, and make the spoiler 2/3rd's the height of the dovetail so it is just an extended version of the stock spoiler and that would be PERFECT __________________ Blue Rush, 2010 SS [Car of the Week 3/22/2010] Traded in on...ZLZBUBB, 2013 ZL1

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