###___Z4 COUPE Spoiler Poll___###

[ZeD4Mr]

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The long awaited coupe spoiler poll is finally here as promised!

Many have chimed in on the thread of the coupe spoiler design and show strong interest for this spoiler. We have finally gotten the OEM trunk piece custom cleared at the manufacturer's location. It should be on site sometime next week.

There're a few general consensus on the design of this spoiler and the majority of the owner would like to see the Carbon Fiber material to be produced. So it'll be the same high quality of the last Skyer roadster spoiler which everyone loved.

To finalized the design, we need some input from you guys. Since this will only be produced in a group buy format, all your input and comments will be considered.

Most of the group preferred a notch-in-the-middle design, similar to the current M4 MPE/Viper spoiler and the notch width should be proportional to the lines of the roof. The question is how it’ll sit on the trunk?
Will it be sitting more on top of the trunk or should it have some visible overhang? (M3 vs M4)

What should the degree of angle of this spoiler? High-kick curvy style (M3) or a more of 45 degree angle in relation to the horizon (Viper)?
Please cast your votes on the poll so we can start the prototype process and get these into your hand this summer!

Poll Options:
1. Curve top side High Kick style with Overhang
2. Gradual Sloping top side style with Overhang (M4)
3. Curve top side High Kick style that Sit flush on top (M3)
4. Gradual Sloping top side style Sits flush on top (Viper)
5. Other suggestions


Cast your vote!

[ZeD4Mr]

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Curve Top side with High Kick








Visible Overhang







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Gradual Sloping Topside

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Sit on Top Flush with none-obvious Overhang

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I personally like how the M3 spoiler sits on the corner and almost flush to the back; with gradual sloppiness instead of the curvy high kick, with a notch in the middle. Essentially a BMW version of the Viper spoiler but enough curves to match the Coupe curvy lines.



Credits to milamookie

We are thinking about modifying the above design to have gradual sloping top side and with a none visible overhang. Similar to how the M3 spoiler sits/mounts. That should be an awesome spoiler.
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[ZeD4Mr]

Super RESERVED 2

[Z4mHG]

Count me in on the group buy. You guys are dedicated and amazing!

[Boosted 1]

OOOOOHHHHH VIPER

[WickedNy]

[The HACK]

This one gets my vote.

[Philly_sweden]

Oh yes!!!

[i2ichal2dZ4M]

by reading descriptions is kinda hard to know what I'm voting for because the pictures below seem out of order? but the one the hack posted is the one!!

[Shutterspeed]

Glad to see some progress in this department. Wish my plant could've produced the foam model quicker.

[WickedNy]

I'll be honest I'd take either one to get rid of my mini tekacarbon and fill it in with something more noticeable

[zurus]

Overhang looks better imo

[JonM]

I like the one Hack posted... notches on the top and on the bottom. It doesn't sit right on top of the decklid, it sits half on top and half behind the trunklid. But, it should curl around the edges more than the M4, because obviously our truck doesn't have the parting line at the rear quarter like that car does. The Milamookie spoiler shows the extended curl.

The most important thing is to get as close to OEM quality as you can... there really are no bad choices here.

[SDCoupe]

If I were buying one, I would want something very subtle. Not a giant kick up at the rear. So I guess that's the m4 style. I would want it relatively short too.

[XMetal]

Originally Posted by SDCoupe

If I were buying one, I would want something very subtle. Not a giant kick up at the rear. So I guess that's the m4 style. I would want it relatively short too.

But the very subtle version had already been made by Tekarbon?

[Boosted 1]

Originally Posted by XMetal

But the very subtle version had already been made by Tekarbon?

Agree. The only reason I want a new one is to be more aggressive and taller than my tekarbon!

The one in milamookies rendering is damn near perfect

[ZeD4Mr]

Originally Posted by i2ichal2dZ4M

by reading descriptions is kinda hard to know what I'm voting for because the pictures below seem out of order? but the one the hack posted is the one!!

It's hard to put the final design together without showing all the options. It's a bit confusing since it'll be the combination of some of the posted pictures. The final version that we envisioned doesn't currently exist. I guess it'll be much more obvious when the prototype mock up comes out.

Originally Posted by zurus

Overhang looks better imo

I think the overhang looks better, too; however, we don't have a trunk line like all the picture posted above so a gradual integrated mount will be our goal.

Originally Posted by JonM

I like the one Hack posted... notches on the top and on the bottom. It doesn't sit right on top of the decklid, it sits half on top and half behind the trunklid. But, it should curl around the edges more than the M4, because obviously our truck doesn't have the parting line at the rear quarter like that car does. The Milamookie spoiler shows the extended curl.

The most important thing is to get as close to OEM quality as you can... there really are no bad choices here.

I totally agree with you regarding the cut-off trunk line since we don't have those lines. Both ends of the spoiler need to extended further out than the M4 ones and essentially with similar curve shape finishing toward both sides. We all agreed to have the top notch on the spoiler; however, the bottom notch is debatable since our trunk has 3 parts to it. The top surface, the sloping surface and the vertical surface which holds the 3rd brake light. There might not be enough surface on the sloping part of the trunk to create the shape of the bottom notch that'll look good. It'll be determined during mock up. The quality and finishing will be "top-notch" like the roadster ones and we'll test fit each spoiler on the OE trunk before ship out.

Originally Posted by Boosted 1

Agree. The only reason I want a new one is to be more aggressive and taller than my tekarbon!

The one in milamookies rendering is damn near perfect

I agree with you on the rendering. The general shape will be similar to it; however, it's how it'll sits on the trunk that is up in the air until prototype mock up.

I see the general consensus so far is a no-go on the high-kick style, which we personally don't prefer anyway. It should follow the original design cues with reference points to the body line of the whole car. It'll be more of an enhancement than an after thought.

Keep your votes and comments coming. I made some mistake on the wording of the voting options. Unfortunately, I can't find a way to edit them.

All good stuff guys and we are very excited!

[coh661]

Awesome to see this happening. My vote is to have something more aggressive than Tekarbon. Glad you decided to do C/F 2/2 weave. A medium to high kick is my preference, similar to my CAD file. A notch is a must or else it will look a bit heavy, the notch breaks up the lines a bit. In a top down view it should follow the body lines. Not sure if I would like it to waterfall over the trunk edge, I'd be concerned with fitment if it were to waterfall. Whatever design is chosen count me in!

[coh661]

Crap, accidentally voted for the M4ish when I meant to vote for the Viperish. Oh well, I'd be good with either.

[m5m3mc]

Originally Posted by milamookie

Awesome to see this happening. My vote is to have something more aggressive than Tekarbon. Glad you decided to do C/F 2/2 weave. A medium to high kick is my preference, similar to my CAD file. A notch is a must or else it will look a bit heavy, the notch breaks up the lines a bit. In a top down view it should follow the body lines. Not sure if I would like it to waterfall over the trunk edge, I'd be concerned with fitment if it were to waterfall. Whatever design is chosen count me in!

Fitment would be an issue, definitely. I also think the "waterfall" would have the potential of trapping water...would hate to have acid or salt water trapped in there for who knows how long.

[MPowerZ32]

I think the overhang requires a sharp trunk edge. So the overhang can wrap around the edge. The z4m coupe has a thick trunk edge similar to e90 sedan whose oe spoiler sits flush. Im intrigued by the cool overhang look but unsure if it'll fit.

[coh661]

Thought I'd share this with the group, its info I have supplied ZeD4Mr to help guide the Design. Don't forget i was working to a rough cloud scan that i did on my car using an iPad scanner so it not accurate down to the millimeter but it should give people more of an idea of what it will look like. Hopefully this will help those on the fence as to whether they want to get in on the group buy or not. Personally I'm pretty geeked about this!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...Vk?usp=sharing