From digest.v6.n886 Wed Jul 16 16:10:49 1997
From: Duane Collie <trapdnce_at_erols.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 11:03:03 -0400
Subject: M3 LTW Rear Wing
From: Geoffery Kao <geoffery_at_ecn.purdue.edu>
> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 19:18:41 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: E36 M3 factory rear spoiler wanted
>
> Hey guys, do any of you have a factory rear wing that you are not using,
> or thinking about swapping to some aftermarket wings, or those of you
> that have a M3 LTW and have your "low" wing sitting in your garage?
> Well, I like to get a wing for my M3, let me know, thanks :)

Since there have been a number of posts lately looking for LTW M3 factory rear wings as of late, here's the story on them:

BMW has cracked the price up on these a substanial amount as of early May '97. They were very much in demand as add-ons and BMW ran out of the original batch and made a second production run. Currently, you'll find the best price from Bekker's out of Atlanta (800-624-5410) on these. The wing has a low section, and upper section, and the optional spacers to bring it up to full height. You buy all of these pieces individually. Expect to pay about $ 1,450 for the whole thing from Bekkers. If it's genuine BMW Motorsport, it will be white when you get it and top quality (natch!). Will Turner at Turner Motorsports had one a while back to sell at a somewhat reduced price - but it may be sold already. Even with a quality wing expect to pay another $ 300 to your favorite body shop for installation and paint.

M-Speed (a Roundel advertiser) out of Cali (213-887-1078) sells homemade clones of the wing for $ 375 to $ 425 (depending on if you want it high or low style). While the price is right, the fit and glass layup on their wing is rather poor. Expect to spend several hours preparing it for paint and the fit will never be very good where the two sections meet. Some guy in CT. is also advertising a homemade clone in the Roundel Classified but he has no photos or literature on it (buyer beware!) and is very vague on the phone about the quality.

Before you spend all that $$$$ on the wing, do you know that its going to cost you drag/horsepower to pull that wing through the air? If you're Club Racing and have the Group N suspension, splitter on the front to balance it all out and are 100 + mph on the track then the added downforce is probably worth the drag induced. Otherwise, for street/ autocross its just more weight on rear of the car to aggravate the existing understeer and it's going to slow you down a wee bit.

Ahhhh..the price we are sometimes willing to pay for fashion!

Duane Collie
'95 M3 <- wingless in the quest for max. speed National Capital Chapter