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  1. Ed_K

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    #1 Ed_K, Mar 10, 2005
    I am seeking advice on a damaged front spoiler for a 1985 308GTSi. It might be repairable but there is significant damage. Road construction - big unmarked dip in the road - Any way, would it be more cost effective to replace the spoiler? If so, any suggestions on where to source the spoiler and how difficult a job is the replacement process?
     
  2. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

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    #2 Dr Tommy Cosgrove, Mar 10, 2005
    Post a picture. Either way I bet it's MUCH cheaper to fix it. Any good shop could repair fiberglass. You don't need a "Ferrari" shop or "Ferrari" fiberglass.
     
  3. pma1010

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    #3 pma1010, Mar 10, 2005
    Butch (Hooper) stocks them. About $500. Cost about $1200 to repaint.
     
  4. Jerrari

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    #4 Jerrari, Mar 10, 2005
    I have a semi-trashed one that I would part w/ at a good price. :)
     
  5. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

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    #5 Dr Tommy Cosgrove, Mar 10, 2005
    I got lucky with mine then. I swapped my Euro for the shorter US style last Nov. I had it repaired (just scraped up on the lip edge) painted, stone guard applied and fitted to the car for $600.

    Fitting it was the biggest problem. No two are alike exactly. Although the "new" one was off another 308 it was almost as if I had the wrong part. It took a bit of work to get it to match up to my car but they got it. It looks like the factory put it on now.
     
  6. pma1010

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    #6 pma1010, Mar 11, 2005
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    I repaired my deep dish "Euro" twice after various off track excursions here in the Midwest. Some combination of lowering/pulling it off the trailer/being in the rough deep sixed the thing.

    The new one (a shallow) has more clearance despite running the car a bit lower. The boyz at QV laughed when I said I was running the deeper one - they all use the shallow. Have to laugh too, albeit at my own expense.

    Pic is pre-knackering the spoiler and 2nd (of 3) set of springs, 2nd (of 3) sets of ARBs.
    Philip
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  7. BigAl

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    #7 BigAl, Mar 11, 2005
    Philip, what a great shot!
     
  8. pma1010

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    #8 pma1010, Mar 11, 2005
    Certainly shows what happens when car is too softly sprung.
    Thanks and sorry if I hi-jacked the thread.
    Philip
     
  9. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

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    #9 Dr Tommy Cosgrove, Mar 11, 2005
    GREAT picture! I saved it
     
  10. pma1010

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    #10 pma1010, Mar 11, 2005
    I think Burt Levy used a similar or even the same pic of me in his Classic Sports Car magazine column. He liked it too. Interesting, everyone likes a pic of the car "acting up" even though better springs would be quicker.

    I am hoping that the combination of stiffer springs (again), stiffer ARBs (again) will let me run slicks w/o the car adopting the same attitude. I guess we'll see.
    P
     

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