Yes this sounds like a noobish topic, I know. I have never really had a huge desire to have a duckbill on my 1992 hatch until I discovered this morning that my third brake light and OEM spoiler were MELTED!!!





Now I know what you're thinking:

"Whoa man you've got some serious electrical problems man!!!"

Well no I realized exactly how this happened after some serious thought. The little plastic tab in the top of my brake pedal had broken out, causing my brake lights to stay on. This in and of itself will not cause the "meltdown" you see here. What WILL cause this is having the brake lights staying on while the car is parked outside in 95 degree heat/sunlight with a car cover on it!!! I didn't realize the brake lights were on until later in the evening (when the sun wasn't so bright) and the familiar blue plastic bits were then discovered in my floorboard.

Anyways so now I'm exploring options. I can get a replacement OEM set up for free from some local friends, but my time is limited these days, and it will cost money to color match it so I am looking at C/F duckbills. So far I've found a VIS version from Password JDM for $300.00ish. I've been extremely pleased with my old VIS hood seen here that is now a good 6 or 7 years old:



Is VIS still a high standard for C/F parts?

I've also seen some fiberglass versions that I'd possibly color match (which sort of defeats the purpose of going aftermarket) for $135.00ish too.

Anyone have any other good suggestions? I'm an absolute maniac when it comes to fitment and finish though. If there is a "brand X" C/F wing for $50.00 cheaper than "Brand Y" but fits poorly, or has an inconsistent finish I'll pass. I will say that the crazy BYS and anything $350.00-up is out of the question.

Thanks for the help.

Oh and BTW here is a general pic of the car so you can see what I'm working with, and which wing might "flow" best:

 

Spoon mirrors and duckbill.

Ps always loved ur hatch.

 

my buddy has a vis hood on his evo 8. its doin good clearcoat-wise. i like carbon duckbills that arent super popped up, like the BYS.