What’s with the rear spoiler?

[Moparfiend]

That color makes the body pop.

Yeah it took me a long time to get the color on my car the way it is. It’s a custom color. It’s very close to that Chargers.

 

[j-c-c-62]

I don't recall that color ever being offered on B's or if it was it wasn't very common.
I have seen on lots of A body's. It looks good on a big car, relatively.

 

[69wedge]

it was an option available J81 from the factory. No functionality, it was added for looks only. Some people like it and some don't.

I agree, it doesn't add to the look. I would never add it and if I bought one that had it, I would remove it.

 

[GTXDAN]

Can't decide if I want to remove the front trim rings or get another set for the rear. I bought one set for the rear and they would not fit. They were supposed to be the correct ones for these wheel vintiques 15x8 wheels from them, but I could not get them on. Actually bent one trying so I couldn't return them.

 

[Kern Dog]

If you want an opinion, lose the trim rings and hub caps along with the spoiler.
See how cool a car looks with regular black wheels....

 

[DeltaV]

Can't decide if I want to remove the front trim rings or get another set for the rear.

I would remove the front trim rings.

I like the look of your car without a vinyl top and without stripes.

The photo is a little bit fuzzy on my cellphone. Does your car have wheel well lip mouldings?

 

[Dako]

Can't decide if I want to remove the front trim rings or get another set for the rear. I bought one set for the rear and they would not fit. They were supposed to be the correct ones for these wheel vintiques 15x8 wheels from them, but I could not get them on. Actually bent one trying so I couldn't return them.

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Put both rings on one side of the car...so you have one side with wheel trim and one side without. It gives you a better perspective in making the decision to go with or without...and each side matches front to back.

 

[Kern Dog]

My first car was a 69 Dart that had Dodge wheel covers on one side and Ford Pinto wheel covers on the other side.

 

[GTXDAN]

I would remove the front trim rings.

I like the look of your car without a vinyl top and without stripes.

The photo is a little bit fuzzy on my cellphone. Does your car have wheel well lip mouldings?

No wheel well molding right now. I took them off as they were trashed. This car has been wrecked pretty good in the front and whoever repaired it just threw it together.

 

[GTXDAN]

If you want an opinion, lose the trim rings and hub caps along with the spoiler.
See how cool a car looks with regular black wheels....

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I might try the black wheel look and see what it looks like. I've been thinking about the hood black out too, as Rick E gave me the drawing to paint it on.

 

[Kern Dog]

My opinion means nothing if it runs counter to yours. It is your car, your opinion is what matters here,

 

[GasGuy]

Haters. I like mine.

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I agree i think it adds to the look i have a 71 charger im going to add one to mine

 

[j-c-c-62]

I should add to the conversation, any "real" wing at speeds driven over a hundred miles an hour can load its support structure with many hundreds of pounds load, far exceeding the safe load capacity of most trunk lids. True real racing wings are seldom if ever stock trunk lid mounted.
Of course, if you never drive at high speed or have a truly designed functional wing, this concern does not matter.
And you might want to compliment your boy racer look "spoiler" with one of these while you are at it:

And 2049 newtons above at 120 mph is approx 460lbs DF
These might actually add any needed DF and look awesome

 

[Photon440]

Sometimes it's all for looks, and sometimes there is a benefit. For example, the Lexus SC400 had an optional rear deck lid spoiler, and the aerodynamic CD rating for the car without the spoiler is .32, while the option lowers the rating to .31 which isn't a lot, but enabled the car to reach a true 150 mph. I have one of these cars.

 

[j-c-c-62]

Sometimes it's all for looks, and sometimes there is a benefit. For example, the Lexus SC400 had an optional rear deck lid spoiler, and the aerodynamic CD rating for the car without the spoiler is .32, while the option lowers the rating to .31 which isn't a lot, but enabled the car to reach a true 150 mph. I have one of these cars.
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However, that does not really "spoil" any airflow, and as I mentioned in reply #7 on this thread its purpose is to primarily to better reattach upper body exiting rear airflow lowering drag. It's a takeoff of the aero "box cavity effect", a better implementation for vehicle use is lately seen on the large flaps of OTR on the rear doors semi-trailers, and extensively seen on nearly every current SUV rear window lip.