JCW Spoiler Install PDF & Special Pricing

GuessWho Jan 22nd, 2006 Link

Interesting pic…

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Luke K Jan 22nd, 2006 Link

Now, about all those other JCW parts for ‘06. When are those due out?

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giacomo Jan 22nd, 2006 Link

Nice, but I like the GP spoiler better.

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Siddhartha Jan 22nd, 2006 Link

So it’s been optimized in the wind tunnel . . . does it provide any downforce to help plant the rear end at speed? If so, at what speed does it become effective?

I know the Exige spoiler and body parts contribute some serious downforce compared to the Elise. How about this MINI spoiler?

Or is it just bling?

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giacomo Jan 22nd, 2006 Link

JCW’s rims are spankin’!!! Should have put those on the GP.

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Gabe Jan 22nd, 2006 Link

Or is it just bling?

The short answer is no… it was engineered in a wind tunnel to offer better downforce. You may want to re-read the second paragraph as that’s the official answer.

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Siddhartha Jan 22nd, 2006 Link

OK Gabe, I’ll take your word for it and put one on order. BUT, if it doesn’t keep me from going light over Turn 9 and subtract a couple seconds from my lap times, I’m sending Guido. :-)

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Gabe Jan 22nd, 2006 Link

Send Guido to Mike Cooper first :)

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bluzeke Jan 22nd, 2006 Link

Yikes . . . Love those install instructions – hope the installer has “sharp eyes”! No room for error there. Wouldn’t you love to have a slightly cocked wing VERY PERMANENTLY glued to your roof?

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RHT3 Jan 23rd, 2006 Link

In the last part of the install PDF ["Notes on Operation" section], it says you can’t use roof racks with the spoiler. That seems a big price to pay for bling.

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Gabe Jan 23rd, 2006 Link

I would think the factory spoilers would be considered bling before the JCW since they essentially do nothing for the car in terms of performance. Of course having a roof rack would defeat the purpose of the spoiler anyway but to each their own.

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greg Jan 23rd, 2006 Link

So the general concensus is that replacing the “S” spoiler with the JCW spoiler will make the MCS/JCW more…”manageable”?

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Jim Jan 23rd, 2006 Link

Maybe if Tony Nuzzo had one of these things in Pheonix he would not have gone ass over tea kettle.

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Siddhartha Jan 23rd, 2006 Link

I’m going to have to spend all night prying the diamonds off the top of my stock spoiler and removing the purple LED tube light from the bottom. Damn! What am I gonna do for bling now?!??

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Gabe Jan 23rd, 2006 Link

I think that deserves an LOL.

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ChrisW Jan 23rd, 2006 Link

Yes! Finally!!! I’ve been dreaming of a Type-R MINI for years! :)

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Robert Jan 24th, 2006 Link

Gabe,

Are the color options on the JCW Spoiler just to match the roof color while letting the carbon fibre weave show on the center section?

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Gabe Jan 24th, 2006 Link

Yes.

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Schmagagled Jan 28th, 2006 Link

Gabe;

Just placed an order for the one attached to the car with the black roof. Hope that means I got the black one. ;-} Cause I didn’t see a color described in the remarks for any of the images shown. (Just as long as it’s not white!).

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Siddhartha Feb 27th, 2006 Link

In and installed yesterday. schaaweet. anybody need a stock spoiler?

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Siddhartha Mar 3rd, 2006 Link

Here’s a peek,

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MotoringFile » Archive » MotoringFile Review: JCW GP Dec 20th, 2006 Link

[...] However even more important in creating true downforce is the radical looking rear wing. Unlike all other OEM MINI wings or spoilers, the GP’s wing is attached to the boot and effectively sits behind the roof. According to sources, this is the result of aero work that showed that position to be more efficient at producing downforce and creating more high-speed stability – something stock MINI has always lacked. The wing is attached to the rear boot via reinforced molded plastic and the center portion is made entirely of Carbon Fiber. Compare this to the normal JCW wing which is simply plastic with a carbon fiber laminate applied to the top and you start to understand why MINI pegs the cost of a replacement GP wing at over $2,000. [...]