[Ludacraig]

In case anyone out there is wondering, I have gone wingless and back to winged recently and I can tell a huge difference in the cars handling.

When I got the car last November, within the first 2 weeks I removed the wing. I bought a new trunk and had it painted so I could have a wingless trunk for daily driving and a winged trunk for the track.

Well, I finally got my new lid back from the paint shop the other day (they had a hell of a time matching the paint) and just to try it out, I stuck the winged trunk back on. Keep in mind I have been driving around without a wing for approx. 4 months now.

On my way to work I take a twisty road to have some fun. There is one turn in particular that at around 55mph I can feel the rear start to swing out. With the wing on, I didn't feel the rear letting go at all. So I hit the turn 4 times, each time going a little faster. At 75mph it still felt completely stable. I didn't want to go much faster because there are homes on the road and its a blind corner.

I took the car on the highway too and got up to, well, fast and I could tell it was a hell of a lot more stable.

When I first removed the wing I thought there was no difference because it felt good in the corners and on the highway, it really didn't feel any different to me. Now that I put it back on...I can easily say there is a huge difference in the way the car handles. Night and day.

However, I am still going to use the wingless trunk for daily driving. If I ever want the winged trunk, I can just throw it on...only takes 5 minutes.

Just wanted to let everyone know my experience Wing vs. Wingless. Hope this helps anyone who is trying to make the decision to go winged or wingless.

[FutureStiOwner]

Helps my decision... Ill just get another trunk! :-D

[Ludacraig]

BTW: Trunk lid, torsion bars, latch system, and key cylinder are a little under $400 bucks total. The paint job was quoted at $275 but only ran me $200. Total for a wingless lid.. roughly $600.

When you order the trunk lid, make sure you get the key cylinder bracket as well. I didn't know I needed it until I put my new trunk lid together. So now I have to order the cylinder bracket.

The latch system is very easy to put together. Just take a look at the one on the car. It only takes a minute to piece together.

You will also need a 3rd brake light for the rear deck. I sold my 02 WRX to a friend who didn't need it (has a spoiler with one in it) so we just swapped rear decks. There is already a hook up in the trunk for the 3rd brake light from the rear deck (blue clip in the center of the underside deck).

[elucas730]

nice avatar...bert meets special ed

[Ludacraig]

elucas730: haha, thanks. i took that photo like 4 years ago. its a clown nose. one day i just stuck it on berts head and laughed my ass off for like 10 minutes.

[slvrsti]

sweet !thanks for the info.i wan tto get a second trunk s if anyone knows of any one(wingless)let me know