| replacing their stock 90-93 spoiler. In the past, I've responded to a few members with pics of my aftermarket spoiler and some suggested I post this info and pics here which might help others who are deciding how they should replace their spoiler - i.e stock look, kaminari, etc. I bought mine a little over a year ago from Luke in the UK. [ http://www.zcentre.co.uk/spoilers/spoilers.shtml ]
He makes them as they are ordered, and at the time the cheapest shipping (cheap is relative because it was about ~$250 while the spoiler itself was about $280) takes about 10 days, so there is about a 4 to 6 week lag time to get the product once you've ordered it. Then more time to have the paint shop remove the old one, paint the new one, then install it. You will need to call him, as his email doesn't work properly. There's about a 7 hour time difference so calling him about 7 to 9 in the morning from the US is best. He's a nice guy, I just wish the shipping would have been cheaper, but I checked around and his price is better than I could find anywhere else at the time. Once I received the fiberglass spoiler, I had a local shop do some minor sanding and filing on the underside of spoiler to get it to fit better, because when it set on the hatch and the ends were lined up, the middle of the spoiler popped up about 1/4" to 3/8". It could be forced down to be flush, but the paint shop thought that if left that way it would put too much stress on the fiberglass and cause problems down the road as the double sided tape used wouldn't hold, and since Nissan doesn't make the keyhole screw connectors that were used before, I had a local specialty composite shop set 2 additional bolts in the spoiler on either side of the tail light to give it more stability. You'll see in one pic that the ends of the spoiler aren't quite level, they are however the same for both sides, but this was the lesser of two evils regarding the fitment issue mentioned above. Of course, with any aftermarket spoiler, fitment is going to be a concern so keep that in mind. There also were a few pea sized air bubbles that needed to removed and filled but I guess this is a typical problem with fiberglass. I couldn't see them but the paint shop noticed them and said they may expand in the heat of the paint booth so recommended they be fixed. Also after the old spoiler was removed, I unpleasantly discovered a patch of rust bubbling on the side of the hatch where a bolt hole was, so that had to be fixed. So be prepared for the possibility of that unpleasant surprise. One good selling point is that the third brakelight fit with no problem, and a lot of aftermarket spoilers don't allow for that light to be put back in. I really wanted the stock look with the third brake light and I could not find any other options. The fiberglass tweaking took 2 days without my car, and the painting and installation by the paint shop took another 3 days. If you're going to go this route then plan on about $800 to get everything done right, plus any rust repair that might be needed. Hope this info helps some others. Here's some pics.  
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