I've spent the last 20 minutes looking through old post's for a picture of an IS200 that has the Impreza style STi spoiler and cant find one.

Brettster informs me that people have put them on their IS's but thought it looked gash. I'd like to see how it would look before i part with some cash!!

To me when i think about putting an STI spoiler on a IS the word MG comes to mind and i'm not a fan to be honest! I prefer the IS as not being so bold but it's all personal opionion.

It is all opinion, but its a forum and its the best place to express them.

I've seen some shots of a guy from on here that had one on his flick painted IS, and thought it looked pretty good. just wanted to see one on something coloured normally

Should be going tonight to see it and measure up if it fits. I'll take some pic's though and put them on here for sure either way

Look forward to seeing the pics mate ... i'll probably be eating my words

It'll only work if you've got a wild lookin body kit and paint job to match, like the one in my avatar (which sadly isn't mine) It's got a huge spoiler and it looks the nuts cause the rest of the car looks banana's too, so don't do it unless thr rest of your car is nuts!! Rikos will tell you, I'm not a fan of spoilers, but done right they can look good.

Well now, as promised here are the pictures...........







..................It's only resting on the car at the minute. and is obviously primed. But personally i think it looks alot better than i expected it to, but opinions matter!!

Corsa,

IMHO, I don't think it works.

Unless you are planning to add full skirts all round, ie: side skirts and front/rear skirts, then it could work. Also, I think you would need to add bigger alloys and possibly lower the suspension, then your spolier would look good.

Anyhow, that's my opinion, but its your car, do as you see best.

Yes i will agree with that

I dont think the spoiler works unless your going to have a wide bodykit fitted!

its up to you ... i wouldnt put that spoiler on my car i think its to bulky . it has no pratical use and imo is a bit ugly .

if you had a wide arch kit i think it would look totally different

Out of interest, what's the rear visability like with that spoiler stuck on the back?

Can't be good I assume?

I take it that a discreet lip spoiler is out of the question?

it's differnt I give you that, I've got a arch spoiler on the way at the moment. I'm sure many people won't like that, but it's up2 you at the end of the day, you've paid for it now might as get it on

No words to say...

Im not sure about a full wide Jap style kit, but the skirts and front & rear splitters will be a definate! Along with the larger alloys. was going to have the SE one's re-furbed but decided ill spend the cash on a new set of probably 18's (love the O.Z. superlegra & superismo's).

Visibility is about as good as driving a sprinter or vito van just kidding, is not too bad acually.

I've always liked the STi spoiler i did thing it was buulky myself but i think its my age thats influencing my taste with this, that and the price! There are many other things i could have saved for but i doubt i'd have found it priced at £60 again.

Bret, make sure you dont look at the pic's while you're eating your Maccie D's, dont want you spraying your desk

I'm sorry mate but I really don't like it, it doesn't suit the car at all.

Maybe if you get some other kit bits too it'll look ok but I'd leave the spoiler to last and then see what the finished article looks like.

Doesn't look right at all, it suits an STI because that's what it was designed to fit, it just doesn't look right at all on the IS to be honest, I'm going to sound like I went to art school or something here but the lines just don't flow and it just screams rice imho!

I can't remember what kit it was but Maz had a kit on his IS with a large rear spoiler and that was designed for the IS and still fits in with the design of the car, think it was C-One / C-West or Veilside, I'll just take a look and get you some pics to give you an idea

Think Blitz had one that was ok too

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Here's the C-One Wing:

IMHO it doesn't really work, seems to be a bit over the top although it is better than one of the spoilers chargespeed has to offer.....................






I bought a veilside style rear spoiler , same style as Maz's, a while ago and it looked ok on the car, i since have changed my mind and i think im going to sell it on and just get a carbon lip version

Jason

I personally think it looks terrible. It's too big. Looks like a shopping trolley or just looks stuck on like it doesn't belong there. Maz's one looks quite nice as its that much smaller and compact and suits the car.

as for the Chargespeed one- Is that real or a photo shop?? I'd be weary hitting barriers going into supermarkets with that thing. Or even the moon

Leave them on the STI's where they belong not on a luxury motor

Fit it and then change your name to 'lexusvandal'...that'll work

LOL

So whatcha gonna do with it LexusVandal ?? you gonna fit it and regret it, or can we smash it up in the carpark ?

Sell it on eBay to someone that's not seen this thread

cursed for doing something different .....

leave him to his own taists ... but if he likes cheese on pizza ambush him at a roundabout

Guys, i think you're being abit harsh on the man. Not everyone likes 'Subtle' I think your all forgetting that the point of modifying a car it's to create YOUR own look/style which is different to other peoples. Think about it, we all bought the Lexus because we all like the look of it but some of us aren't content with the standard look so we add things to the front, sides and rear... next thing you know we will all end up having exactly the same body kit (the one from the dealer's 'optional extras list') and the same car yet again. Could you imagine a world like that? Everyone doing the same job wearing the same grey suit, driving the same car living in the same house... Boring... I don't see anyone dissagreeing to those who installed a turbo or a super charger to their IS200... Ooo no it's much too fast compared to the standard car... Lexus didn't intend for their cars to be fettled like that...

CorsaVandal, if you like the spoiler then go for it but might i suggest a bodykit which is just as "loud" as the spoiler otherwise i don't think that just the spoiler alone goes with the lines of the standard car.

I'm sorry on my part if i may have upset anyone else with this comment of mine.

When are you gonna fit that bad boy bonnet scoop too?

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Thanks for sticking up for me. but dont worry about upsetting anyone Sang i asked for opinions because they do matter but like you said, its the individuals taste and id hate to spend the cash on a kit for the car then looks the same as everyone else's.

Keep the opinions flying in, just get it out of your systems before the North West Meet so i dont have to 'lay the smack down' on your asses

And Brett you big Lexbien, keep your paws of my motor or you'll wake up one morning and i'd have fit one of these bad boys to your GS style

Once i've removed it from your motor, and about a week or so after it's been surgically removed from your *****

Please Please PLEASE dont reduce the lexus to the standard of a barryied up corsa... PLEASE

I think some of the comments have been harsh but no personal malice has been intended!

If you do fit it dont put the pics up though thats just asking for trouble

That told you

I'm not although i'm not too sure what Barryied Up means!

Personally i like the style of the spoiler, i think it looks well on the car, and will look even better with a kit.

I'm assuming that all you guys that say you dont like the idea of this spoiler going on the car all have a standard looking IS or have the TTE skirts all round!?!? both of these styles look great but where's the individualism!?!?

I know, and the banter with Brett is just that (he had a thing for me once but i had to knock him back, we've argued ever since )

i did ask for it, the harshness that is. Im not sure i dare put a picture of it on, but everyone will see it at NW anyway. wonder how many body guards ill need to be safe

Go for it man!

I'm gonna try and get my hands on a kit no one else has and prob wont bother with a spoiler though, even though the big massive fast and furious ones look real good with the kit I want.

Just have to start pricing up a trip to japan to get it, hmmmm.

I'd take at least 5 bodyguards!!

I hope once you've got it fitted everyone can eat their words

No..but we could eat off the picnic table on the back of his Lex

Just updated my avatar with a new pic of the spoiler (the car's in there too if you can see it for the whale fin).

Only 5? over 100 are expected to turn out for it! i was thinking of trying to get P Diddy's whole entourage down.

I'd like to think some of you will eat your words now and if you'd be more comfortable doing sat at the picnic table you're welcome to.

I've always wanted one and as this was my first saloon i thought i've gotta do it. I've seen a kit but it's around £600, so i'll be saving for a couple of months now. Maybe buy some springs in the mean time so they can bed in before i get new tyres or switch alloys.

Cant see very well in the avatar mate but i think with a wider kit it will look nice, not sure if i'm keen on the standard IS though.

I have been looking at the picture in your avatar and think if your lex did have a full kit then the spoiler may well go with the car!!!! have you fitted the spoiler to the car now then?

Jason

To get the idea of what i mean try

www.barryboys.co.uk

If you like it then theirs no problem.

Me personaly i think it really detracts from what a lexus should look like, and what a lexus stands for... But i have never been one for putting extra do-hickys on cars......

Now how about this one, reckon that looks good (Courtesy of www.barryboys.co.uk)

Seriously if you like it go with it.

Not my cup of tea to be honest but i think to make it look good it needs a full kit to go with it, maybe something from the likes of veilside , lowered too and some nice alloys, then it might look more suited to the car

i have, got the spoiler on the cheap and couldnt wait to fit it. i know it needs a kit now so it'll be my motivation to fit it

Guy's got a good point. The car is perfect as she is.

Still, I know I'm just an old git but I know what I likes! If you like it though, you have to drive it so fair play to you fella!
I do think that the less said about the Calibra the better though.

Keith

Any larger pics of the wing yet, fella?

J

not yet the camera's cream crackered. I should be at the meet on the 19th though so you'll see it then, along with the new exhaust thats come today.

I was also looking through old posts and I came across this one. I had an is200 which i sold about three weeks ago for a civic type r.

I had the sti spoiler on my car, which also had very wide 20" alloys and wide bodykit. The paint was the rage flip between green, blue and purple. It was very impressive, but it had to go as I got a 400bhp type r!!!

You do have to go for a mental look to pull it off though as mine looked sh**e untill the kit was fitted and painted (3 days)

Did you end up fitting it in the end?? Do you have any pics of it if you did fit it??

I dont have any pics of mine as they are at my brothers house who is away with the army, so I wont be able to get them for another 10 weeks or so.

I will post them when he is back for all to see.

Tom

Not to my taste sorry buddy, but hell yeah you like it, your car... get it on