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Old 03-17-2008
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ascona 400 rubber spoiler

hello lads, new to the furom, i was just wonderind, were the original ascona spoilers rubber? and if so does anyone know where i could get one??
they be nicer than fibreglass!!
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Hi Chris,
Unfortunately the B series chassis never made it to N. America officially, so we never had the chance to play with 400's, Manta or Ascona.
There is an active forum based in Ireland which will have all the info you will need... Manta 400
There is also another which I think is www.vxopel.com/
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a bit upmarket for here the site was for cars sold in the states before 75 but has developed a bit since then but is still about a 99% north american membership

the 400's were never sold over there as far as i know but half of the members would rip your hand off for one

there are a few on site who will know but they will still be having their breakfast coffee , you should get a reply soon

welcome to the site btw
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no bother lads, im on vxopel.com alright,
wanted to get a more global opinion though
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Chris;
It would have been nice to have had all the models you (Europe/UK) got, but, GM thought they were too nice for us to have...
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Chris,

I'm on VXOPEL too

There are actually 2 spoiler types used on the Ascona, the SR and i2000 models use a shallow rubber spoiler but the 400's use a deeper spoiler that from memory was rubber.......however finding one now could be like searching for Rocking Horse droppings.

I know of a couple of companies doing them, M-99 and Smith and Deakin should be able to help you out.
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Originally Posted by Motor Mouth View Post
Chris,

I'm on VXOPEL too

There are actually 2 spoiler types used on the Ascona, the SR and i2000 models use a shallow rubber spoiler but the 400's use a deeper spoiler that from memory was rubber.......however finding one now could be like searching for Rocking Horse droppings.

I know of a couple of companies doing them, M-99 and Smith and Deakin should be able to help you out.
ya lad, thanks, smith and deeakon are on ly fibreglass though
id like to get a rubber one if i could
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As far as I know all the original Ascona 400's had a complete fiberglass bootlid with the big integrated spoiler, as well as the fiberglass bonnet and airdam and side skirts. Competition models also got the big fender flares. It's possible that the road cars (the ones without the fender flares) got a spoiler stuck onto the standard boot, but I doubt it, I've never seen it. Maybe someone else knows definitively. Irmscher had a rubber spoiler that was the same style as the 400 spoiler, though it wasn't quite as tall.
I still have the rubber i2000 spoiler off my rally car, though it was damaged, along with the bootlid, after a slight incident *ahem* with a tree. That was when I put the Ascona 400 body kit on the car.
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Originally Posted by oppositelock View Post
As far as I know all the original Ascona 400's had a complete fiberglass bootlid with the big integrated spoiler, as well as the fiberglass bonnet and airdam and side skirts. Competition models also got the big fender flares. It's possible that the road cars (the ones without the fender flares) got a spoiler stuck onto the standard boot, but I doubt it, I've never seen it. Maybe someone else knows definitively. Irmscher had a rubber spoiler that was the same style as the 400 spoiler, though it wasn't quite as tall.
I still have the rubber i2000 spoiler off my rally car, though it was damaged, along with the bootlid, after a slight incident *ahem* with a tree. That was when I put the Ascona 400 body kit on the car.
have you any pics of the car/spoiler?
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There is availability from hella sport spoiler.
If you may be interested i may have some photos available
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Originally Posted by alpharm View Post
There is availability from hella sport spoiler.
If you may be interested i may have some photos available
is at fibreglass or rubber lad?
iud be interested in pics definately,
my email is
downwith8x4s@hotmail.com
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Originally Posted by chrismk2 View Post
is at fibreglass or rubber lad?
iud be interested in pics definately,
my email is
downwith8x4s@hotmail.com
cheers

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anyone get anymore informatio on this?
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The hella spoiler at 135 euros
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