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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 01:22 PM
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Default Re: Looking for an N/A Retractable Wind Deck

Originally Posted by +fireamx
You know, I understand everybody has an opinion, and on this forum it's accepted, even encouraged to express them. Then there are those who just can't help themselves.
Personalizing your car is your priviledge, but be aware, when ever you deviate from "stock" most puriest will immmediately jump on you for even entertaining such outrageous thoughts.
That being said, don't hesitate to experiment with new ideas. Especially when you're not alterating an "original" part that came on your car. How else would new ideas and parts ever get created?
I will tell you, changing my hood was the best mod I could have made, and I've never had a moments regret. I didn't do it because I didn't like the original hood strakes, I just wanted to make my car reflect the type of car I feel the Crossfire really is. When Chrysler decided to "water down" the unique Crossfire hood design by using it on an SUV, Pacifica, and even a "fleet" car Sebring, I had no problem making the change.
Some Crossfire owners love the small spoiler, some prefer the SRT style. Others long for a Startech design. Maybe a new even more exciting design may be floating around in your imagination.
I've thought about trying to come up with a custom spoiler, (and I've made several drawings) but I just haven't hit on anything that looks right to me. I'll be looking forward to seeing what you might come up with.
Check out MrMopar, or LKQ for body parts. Good Luck
Totally agree with +fireamx .... but I advise caution. I was at a meeting during a Woodward Cruise GTG a couple of years ago, and they had a guest speaker who was the chief engineer on the Crossfire when they were in research and production in Germany. He worked with Daimler-Benz and Chrysler in designing the spoilers and theirr effects on the car. He had a ton of inside info about development. All I can say right now is that the spoilers we have, have been engineered to provide the maximun road worthiness for our aero-dynamics. Both the N/A and SRT apply about the same force at speed to keep the car stabilized. He did mention that the SRT wing was only used to identify the SRT. So be carefull about changing the down force on our cars, you don't want to make the car unstable at speed. Just sayin ..... your choice!!!!