Possible spoiler swap with Dodge stealth?

[MZ-N10]

well the spoiler on teh us vx acutally serves a purpose....it keeps the rain/junk off our rear wind sheild

[VehiX]

I just went out and snapped some pics of both spoilers. Will need to wait til I get home tonight to post them. I also took a real quick messurment and it looks like the posts are about 17 inches apart on both the VX and the stealth. This was by all means not a very accurate measurement as it was starting to rain and I was more focused on getting the pics for now.

As far as covering the back window from rain and snow, the stealth spoiler will stick out towards the back further than the VX. The stealth spoiler also feels to be of better quality than the VX, it feels thicker and heavier, it doesn't feel like plastic.

I'll post the pics tonight and see if I can get closer measurements on both of them. That may not happen til tomorrow though.

I think the pics I just took will give you all a better idea of how identical these two spoilers are

I'm sure some modification will be required to actually bolt it up but not much at all. We'll see

[AnalogVX]

My spoiler looks like crap...all faded. The Stealth spoiler may be an inexpensive replacement.

Thanks fot the tip!

[VehiX]

Here's the pics I took of the stealth spoiler today along with some approximate specs.

The stealth spoiler is about 4 ft wide, the VX is slightly shorter. The stealth is about 10 inches in the middle from front to back compared to the VX's approximate 6 inches. The posts are about 16 1/2 - 17 inches apart on both. Both spoilers have 3 posts (mounting). The specs are not exactly accurate but I wanted to get an idea of what we're dealing with here. I would actually need to take them both off and swap them out to see what would need to be done in order to accomplish the swap.

Here's the pics of the car at my work parking lot. It's not mine and it looks like crap

Let me know what ya think?

[XCross69]

I say go for it, don't think it will look that bad at all!!

[Joe_Black]

As MZ-N10 points out, our spoiler serves a purpose and even though the Stealth looks similar it can't replace the VX's feature. Take a good look at the underside of our spoiler and you'll see what I mean. It really isn't a spoiler at all but serves two important functions. It directs air over the rear glass to keep it relatively clear in the absence of a rear wiper, but more importantly it smoothes the airflow at the most turbulent portion of the body which reduces drag. Lose that spoiler and lose a few miles per gallon.

[VehiX]

As MZ-N10 points out, our spoiler serves a purpose and even though the Stealth looks similar it can't replace the VX's feature. Take a good look at the underside of our spoiler and you'll see what I mean. It really isn't a spoiler at all but serves two important functions. It directs air over the rear glass to keep it relatively clear in the absence of a rear wiper, but more importantly it smoothes the airflow at the most turbulent portion of the body which reduces drag. Lose that spoiler and lose a few miles per gallon.

Due to the almost indetical design, I can't see how it would make much of a difference?

The stealth spoiler is longer front to back and will hang out over the back window about 4 inches past stock. It's also slightly wider so it may hang over the sides of the VX a little. The edges (left and right sides) are more curved towards the front of the vehicle giving a more rounded appearance that I think would complement the curves on the VX rather nicely.

As far as air flow, the underside of the stealth spoiler is pretty much the same as the VX. From what I can see, the shape of the front of the spoiler is what will direct air down over the back window. The front section of both spoilers is pretty much identical. Have you looked closely at the stealth spoiler compared to the VX?




Either way, it's still just another possible mod which is the only reason I'm posting about this. With all the VX's out there that have lift kits, Bigger tires, AC running, roofs racks with full size spares on them, I'm sure some will want to shoot for this mod if it works because, as expensive as gas is these days, not too many VX'ers are really THAT concerned about it

[Navigator]

My spoiler looks like crap...all faded. The Stealth spoiler may be an inexpensive replacement.

Thanks fot the tip!

You really don't need to replace the spoiler because it's faded, all you need is Mother's Back to Black trim restorer to make ALL the black extereior parts of the VX look like new. The sun fades everything over time, so continuous maintenance with the right products will keep your vx looking like new. $4 @ AutoZone.