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Old 11-19-2019, 03:26 PM
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Van Thull Development is producing these. Weight is less than 14#s. What do you think?





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Price?
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Less shipping, 950 Euro (about $1,000.00 usd)
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First impression is that they look pretty good, any idea as to how they fit? Any pics mounted on a car?
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At first glance, they look really good. Hopefully they fit well.

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Can't wait to see the fitment. If they fit right out of the box it'll be amazing.
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From their Instagram page.





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I LOVE everything about it, but the jury is still out on the 2 rear openings. I need to see the car painted.

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Originally Posted by dukmon
Less shipping, 950 Euro (about $1,000.00 usd)
Group buy?

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I'm digging it but want to see one painted up and fitted also.
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I love the shape, but are we sure those rear vents are functional? Looks like it would let air out without it going through the fan and over the motor after it enters from the top of the decklid.
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I can't imagine that any of these will fit right out of the box. All fiberglass parts need fitment, and it's just not a matter of the quality of the part, these are hand-built cars and there is variation between them.

What I'm curious about is how the vents affect the car's aero. We know that the ducktail works to create decrease lift, decrease drag, and create downforce (plenty of sources and historical evidence to back this up).

I'm not sure what happens when you cut big holes in it.
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Singer may know as they have something similar on the DLS.
Rear vents are also on my GT3RS, so porsche would have had some reason for it.



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Is there an option for the top opening? Like a gap with four square openings?

Like this piece from DP but actually molded into it?

https://www.dp-motorsport.de/en/prod...htweight-grid/


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