Riviera spoilers & wings

I lack the software to edit one on, but I was looking at the spoilers on bonneville SSE's and personally, I don't think they would look too bad on a riviera :>

Got it pre-painted here:

Painted $139 + $35 shipping : LINK

Unpainted $69 + $35 shipping : LINK



Measure twice...Drill once...

kinda like it.........
what i would really like to see is a little higher spoiler...no1 has one yet..

Jon, that looks pretty decent, factory even...

Aerodynamically speaking, does it serve any functional purpose? Positive, negative, or no effect on drag coefficiency? If cosmetic only, that's cool, I like the way it looks.

1998 Riv wrote:

Jon, that looks pretty decent, factory even...

Aerodynamically speaking, does it serve any functional purpose? Positive, negative, or no effect on drag coefficiency? If cosmetic only, that's cool, I like the way it looks.

An expert would have to answer that one...not me.

Was it a perfect fit at the mounting locations, sitting nice and flat on the lid?

Yesserie...nice and flat.
Install was a dream compared to a 70 AMX I did a year ago.

It really looks great, but I'd probably have to buy one and set it on the lid to see it in person, before deciding to do it or not. You've got excellent pics here though. Is yours white or bright white diamond?

Diamond White Pearl

Mine too. Did they charge you any extra for that paint job? I've had a front and rear bumper cover repaint in the last year, and the body shop gets a nice little premium for this special paint.

Same price as regular colors.

I'm thinking about getting one and putting it on my spare trunk lid, use it when I want, and not when I don't. It does look good but I like the clean lines of the Riv the way they were built.
I'm sure it would look good with the Black Chrome Ractive Tips I've got for the '95...might just have to check it out!

1998 Riv wrote:

Jon, that looks pretty decent, factory even...

Aerodynamically speaking, does it serve any functional purpose? Positive, negative, or no effect on drag coefficiency? If cosmetic only, that's cool, I like the way it looks.

i asked a buddy of mine who is a physics major and he said a spoiler does not have to be high at all to serve a purpose..cuz i asked him on the crossfire cuz it has a reallllyyy small spoiler...and i asked what the point of that even would be...and again..he said it doesnt have to big at all to serve a purpose.

Looks nice

quote: "i asked a buddy of mine who is a physics major and he said a spoiler does not have to be high at all to serve a purpose..cuz i asked him on the crossfire cuz it has a reallllyyy small spoiler...and i asked what the point of that even would be...and again..he said it doesnt have to big at all to serve a purpose."

I'm not a physics major, but is a spoiler a good idea on a FWD car? Maybe it is, but I have to question the idea. Regardless, you would really need to be moving to notice the effect, good or bad.

i dont think you would even notice the spoiler taking effect until you got up to a good speed. like 70+mph. the size doesn't really matter as much as the design. they add some drag but the down force gained out-weighs the negative.
i dont see where FWD or RWD matters with rear down force, once you're moving traction isnt a problem, but keeping the rear end planted and stable is what i thought the idea was.
this applies to a road course not the drag strip

I really doubt there is any significant downforce effect on the street, or on a road course. The speeds are probably too low to be a factor. I would wonder how they affect aerodynamics of the car though.

absolutely, a spoiler adds drags, always. But they also add downforce, but not untill high speeds, but a good spoiler cost thousand of dollars. One that has been tested to produce downforce, the stuff you buy for "relatively" cheap likely hasn't gone thru the trials of efficientcy testing. Either way, only the car manufacturer or a specialty tuner could actually provide a spoiler that actually works. As we all know not all cars are the same and it could be impossible to make a spoiler that works properly on all cars.

This is neither here nor there. On this Riv, the spoiler looks good. Thumbs up!

1998 Riv wrote:

I really doubt there is any significant downforce effect on the street, or on a road course. The speeds are probably too low to be a factor. I would wonder how they affect aerodynamics of the car though.

Thanks for the comments guys!
As far as drag goes...All I can say is she still makes 30 mpg hwy...

Jon - where did you get this spoiler? I want one!!

Buapo wrote:

Jon - where did you get this spoiler? I want one!!

Painted $139 + $35 shipping :
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Unpainted $69 + $35 shipping :
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Can anyone photoshop a bonneville ssei spoiler onto a riv?

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hear you go looks like S>>T

I disagree, but thanks.

Here's a link to a RIviera with 03-05 Kia Rio spoiler installed. Doesn't look too bad, imo:

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