My spoiler is a cracked and I am trying to decide what on earth to do with it. If I get a new one, then I have to have it painted and it won't match. If I repair it, then it is prone to breaking again and will show repair defects.
But if I take it off then it won't quite look like a T2 any more.

 

I'm a huge fan of FC's w/out wings, but that's mainly the N/A cars (MAYbe the aero kit spoiler). But for the TII since it did come with the wing I think that it'd look a little strange w/out one. The wing kinda offsets the scoop on the hood of the car and balances out the look. I say get another one but keep it in the stock family or something pretty close.

 

Yep I agree. NAs look great naked but not the TIIs. Time to toss it, replace it, and paint to match ($$$).

 

I love the stock spoilers better than 95% of aftermarket ones.
Pick up a used stock one for $50-$100 and get it painted $50-$75

 

I agree.

If you take it off, there will be ugly holes showing, and the unfaded paint underneath the spoiler will probably not match the rest of the car. Modern paint matching methods are fairly accurate, so you should be able to paint another spoiler to match. Even if it doesn't match perfectly, it will not be as noticeable because the spoiler is a separate component. It wouldn't be like you have a spot in the middle of the hood, or anything. Mazda painted my new sunroof to match the original paint on my 88, even after being ungaraged in the Florida sun for 8 years.

Actually, the TII originally didn't have a wing. The FC body is designed so that the rear deck acts as a spoiler. The superior drag reduction of the Sport aero kit, along with the growing popularity of rear deck spoilers at the time, led to the standard TII wing in 1988.

I agree that the wing balances out the scoop. The 87 TII which has no spoiler makes a great, clean-looking sleeper if you install an FMIC and NA hood.

 

I have a naked TII. I think FCs without spoilers look great. I like spoilers too. If I were to put a spoiler on, it would be the rubber sport "lip" spoiler, or the two pedastal spoiler like the one below, found at MazdaTrix. Its shown on a convertable, but looks better on a coupe IMHO.

 

Hey evil...I do realize that not all of the TII's came with wings, but his profile says it's an '88 so I knew it came with it . Thanks though

 

I have the 2 pedistal its made by Wings West and I love it it looks way better than the stock one and very subtle.

 

I personally dont like seeing wingless Rx-7s it just doesnt look right to me... too naked

 

Anyone else notice the name "mazda" unde their spoilers on the s5's? I know its off topic, just thought it was interesting. Wait I can make it on topic, get one with the name "mazda" under it, hehe.