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Old 04-28-2017, 11:16 PM
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Currently looking for a nice 04-08 S2000 and this came up yesterday. https://tinyurl.com/msytj8k

It had no photo at that point and sounded just what I wanted, until I had photo with the rear wing and front splitter arrived.

I'm assuming the only way to remove it is a body shop to repair/fill/repaint it or a used boot lib from a donor and get that painted. The front I assume isn't as bad as it won't be holes in metal panels.

I'm sure these appeal to some people but not me. It makes it expensive as adding the additional cost to sort it makes it more expensive.

Are people without a wing likely to be interested in a swap or are they generally not very popular these add-ons ?

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Originally Posted by philboo
Currently looking for a nice 04-08 S2000 and this came up yesterday. Honda S2000 2.0 i-VTEC Roadster 2dr

It had no photo at that point and sounded just what I wanted, until I had photo with the rear wing and front splitter arrived.

I'm assuming the only way to remove it is a body shop to repair/fill/repaint it or a used boot lib from a donor and get that painted. The front I assume isn't as bad as it won't be holes in metal panels.

I'm sure these appeal to some people but not me. It makes it expensive as adding the additional cost to sort it makes it more expensive.

Are people without a wing likely to be interested in a swap or are they generally not very popular these add-ons ?
Link doesn't work for me.....
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Does this one work ? https://tinyurl.com/msytj8k It does for me. I've changed the link above too

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Looks like a really nice car in really nice condition .... OEM rear wing too. I'd leave that on
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Originally Posted by unclefester
Looks like a really nice car in really nice condition .... OEM rear wing too. I'd leave that on
that's my point about personal preference. Do you think someone without one would be interested to swap for it or are they not that desirable? I've no idea as I only know what I personally prefer and have only been looking about a month
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Yes it's desirable...... but you'll probably love it once you've lived with it

that looks a cracking example ... very hard to find with that sort of milage nowadays
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Originally Posted by philboo
that's my point about personal preference. Do you think someone without one would be interested to swap for it or are they not that desirable? I've no idea as I only know what I personally prefer and have only been looking about a month
I know what you mean about personal preference, personally I've never been keen on the high-rise wing so how about swapping it for the lower version? That way, you don't have to worry about holes in the bootlid (not sure if the mounting points are the same, logically they should be??) plus you can sell the high-rise on and hopefully break even (ish).

Agree with the other comments though-that is a nice looking car. Good luck.
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