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View Poll Results: i you had to choose one, would you get the Scion foglights or the spoiler?
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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i can only afford to get either the Scion Fog Lights or the Spoiler for my xB!

which would you get if you had to pick on of them?

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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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Fog lights
Old Oct 17, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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Fog lights are functional.
Old Oct 17, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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yep yep go fogs
Old Oct 17, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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all fogs votes so far.
I wouldnt use the fogs so I'd go for spoiler. then you can wait for the 5axis fogs.... if they ever make'em
Old Oct 17, 2007 | 06:32 PM
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Spoiler.
Old Oct 17, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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a poll would be easier
Old Oct 17, 2007 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Whispaz
all fogs votes so far.
I wouldnt use the fogs so I'd go for spoiler. then you can wait for the 5axis fogs.... if they ever make'em
What he said!
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 01:36 AM
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Go for cool and do the spoiler.
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 01:39 AM
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spoiler!
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 03:31 AM
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SPOILER and if you dont have a mobilehid kit, it is only $170 and beats the **** out of fog lights
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 11:26 AM
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FOGS_cool functional
SPOILER_cheesy weight
FOGS_difficult installation
SPOILER_easier installation
Final vote: dealer-installed fogs, then later, self install of spoiler.
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 12:44 PM
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Spoiler. It's a cool addition to the rear of the xB2. It'll make a big difference.
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by silvrxb
SPOILER and if you dont have a mobilehid kit, it is only $170 and beats the **** out of fog lights
Exactly. I had fog lights on my last car but no spoiler. I now have a spoiler and no fog lights. The spoiler drastically affects the look of the car for the better and I don't even notice the lack of fog lights. Fog lights don't add a lot of functionality, especially with the aforementioned HID's, and add zero aesthetic value.
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 03:36 PM
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I should have been more specific. IF you're in an area where fogs are useful to you then do fogs. If not, I'd go HID's as mentioned, always been a huge advocate of them, I consider them a safety issue. I'm more about functional than aesthetics.
Old Oct 19, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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can anyone supply some pics with a spoiler or fog lights on a 2008 xB?

i can not find very many except stock photos!
Old Oct 19, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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Here's the spoiler. I don't have fog lights.

Old Oct 19, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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Thanks chadfo for the pics!

your xB is lookin' Good!!

do you find that it helps keep the rear cleaner? i had one on my original xB and it seemed to help...

my '08 gets dirty very quickly in the rear w/out one...
Old Oct 19, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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Thanks!

It doesn't help at all. The OEM spoiler on the gen 1 was thicker and curved at the front to direct air down across the rear window. The gen 2 spoiler is much thinner and is flat or maybe slightly angled at the front so it doesn't do anything other than maybe keep the rear of the car more stable.



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