90-93 Stock TT Rear Spoiler on a NA

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Recently, I've purchased through ebay an 1990 US Market 300ZX sale brochure. Reading the brochure, I realized that my '90 NA as the "Integrated body-color rear spoiler" as the call it. Being the 3rd owner and spoke intensively with the second owner before the purchase of the car, I feel like the car was originally bought with the spoiler. Did they sell NA with the TT spoiler back then?
By the way that brochure is amazing. Hopefully I'll try to find all of them up until '96.
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My friend has a 91 2+2 that his dad originally owned and bought from the dealership. His came with the TT wing, however I dont know if it came from the factory that way or not. It could have been installed by the dealership.

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It didn't come from the factory with it, but it was a (very very expensive) dealer option, like the chrome wheels and recaro seats. Actually, I don't think the recaros were offered in the states. The other two were, though.

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Ace2cool wrote:It didn't come from the factory with it, but it was a (very very expensive) dealer option, like the chrome wheels and recaro seats. Actually, I don't think the recaros were offered in the states. The other two were, though.
Here is what I've found today, like Ace said:
"Z32 Spoilers and Wings
Naturally aspirated cars never came (stock) with spoilers, at least from the factory. In the United States, some dealerships added spoilers to NAs as an option. Japanese cars got spoilers depending on their "version" (the Version S, for example, received a spoiler regardless of aspiration). From 90-93, the Turbo model included a "flushmount" spoiler. In 94, it switched to a "pedestal" type. In 1999 (Japan-only), the spoiler was once again redesigned.
The original flushmount spoiler is often regarded as the best looking spoiler for the Z, though many prefer different types or even a "wingless" (no spoiler) look. The original spoiler was made from a dense foam due to it needing to form perfectly to the shape of the hatch. Over the years, they tend to rot, crack, cause the hatch to rust, and peel. Nissan discontinued production of the original spoiler in the late 90's, and cheap fiberglass replacements became somewhat common. Many aren't the same design as the original (leaving the third brake like exposed, while the real spoiler replaced it) and fit poorly. Kuruma manufactures the "Zeta" replica wing, as does Powertrix, and these two are commonly regarded as the best fiberglass replacements for the original wing.
Cars with the (real) flushmount spoiler do not have the plastic third brake light strip, as the spoiler body covers and fills in the area where the strip would otherwise be. All cars 94+ did have the plastic TBL strip, as they either had no spoiler, or had a spoiler that mounted to the top of the hatch and did not fill in the TBL's mounting area.
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http://z32.wikispaces.com/Spoiler

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That article was the one I was going to link to when I read your first post. I'm 85% sure the Recaro seats were only options in japan.

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300ZXttZMAN wrote:That article was the one I was going to link to when I read your first post. I'm 85% sure the Recaro seats were only options in japan.
Now, I actually wonder how much the original owner of mine actually paid extra to have since he took the Electronic package and the Bose audio system.

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300ZXttZMAN wrote:That article was the one I was going to link to when I read your first post. I'm 85% sure the Recaro seats were only options in japan.
I wish the Recaro's were an option here, I love those seats. I like ours, but I wish the had more side bolster.

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I love the way the Recaros have so much support, and look like they belong in the car even more than the stock seats. And the BBS wheels that came with that trim?

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Ill post a pic of it in a minute, mine came from the dealership with a "pedestal" spoiler. I also have the window sticker for it too. It's pretty awesome.


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