Well, answering the question that no one seemed to have the answer for when I needed it. I dont have a any pics as of the install process, but I will have after pics soon enough and I can walk you throught the process. The first step is to cut off those little nipple things that is on the 97-98 wing. Your car does not have the trunklid shaped for these little mounting things, so I just cut them off. The second step is to get that God-aweful toenail wing off of your car, it slides right over the windshield wiper and comes right off. Then you are stuck with a bunch of little holes, and one big ass hole for the harness plug that went into the car. Next step is to wax where, the old wing was because if your car was anything like mine it was very very faded. Now put the new wing on and center it, this is best done with another person, that can concur or disagree with ur measurements. Next I used some plumbers putty, to mark the holes, u can use whatever you want. I put the putty in the screw holes in the ends of the wing, and lined it up, then pushed down on the wing, leaving two nice marks on my car, with the putty. Now you have your two pilot holes for drilling. I used a 1/8 inch drill bit and bored them out just slightly enought to where the screw had a little play in it. Now you put those two screws in using rtv to seal the holes, and using 3m body shop tape to seal around the edges. Now you have the back. There are two holes that need to be drilled with the same 1/8 inch drill bit, and you will need to make another large whole for the new harness plug. I used an electricians tool that is used to bore holes, instead of a hole saw, I was very impressed with the results. You also have to make corresponding holes on the inside of the trunk lid to allow for a screw driver or socket, depending on the fasteners that you use, to tighten and insert the screws/bolts. The second to last step is to use self tapping screws right behind the mounting bracket that you cut off. Drill a small pilot hole in the fiberglass beforehand so you don't crack it. Use rtv on it and you should be all set. Now you just line everything up, tighten it down, to make sure that it is lined up. Put the third brake light in, I got all of my screws and fasteners from Lowes/Home Depot. Use rtv silicone and the 3m tape religously all the way around and you will be very pleased with the results. Wasn't very hard, took about 2 hours. Just take your time and work slow as to not dick up and drill unnecessary holes in your car and it will turn out as expected. Also dont overtighten the mounting scews because you will rip the mounting hole out of the fiberglass. I will have pics very soon.
How to put a 97-98 TSi wing on a 95-96
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Yes, I just had my front converted to 97+ eclipse. Very happy with it. As for poor work, I told them what I thought. Turns out the guy was super nice and within 1 day fixed everything I pointed out and also fixed a crack in my rear bumper for free (most shops were quoting me $300-400 for the job) I'm happy now. 
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Filling holes from 97-98 wing would be a total pain because there are 2 extra holes on the pillars of the hatch and surface is not flat so it'll be costly, rather just swap and repaint.
As for 95-96 spoiler, yes buddie of mine has it on his talon, looks very nice. I'm considering doing it too, it depends on what comes along i guess
Filling holes from 97-98 wing would be a total pain because there are 2 extra holes on the pillars of the hatch and surface is not flat so it'll be costly, rather just swap and repaint.
As for 95-96 spoiler, yes buddie of mine has it on his talon, looks very nice. I'm considering doing it too, it depends on what comes along i guess
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I want your wheels. Mine are dented to shit, and well they shake a little
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Damn, that sucks you went with eclipse bumpers. It looks good anyway but stillDieharD said:Yes, I just had my front converted to 97+ eclipse. Very happy with it. As for poor work, I told them what I thought. Turns out the guy was super nice and within 1 day fixed everything I pointed out and also fixed a crack in my rear bumper for free (most shops were quoting me $300-400 for the job) I'm happy now.
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Filling holes from 97-98 wing would be a total pain because there are 2 extra holes on the pillars of the hatch and surface is not flat so it'll be costly, rather just swap and repaint.
As for 95-96 spoiler, yes buddie of mine has it on his talon, looks very nice. I'm considering doing it too, it depends on what comes along i guess
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I sent that guy pics of my 97 wing on my 95 but he has not posted them up here yet. There were about 5 extra holes that had to be plugged or welded and sanded. I plugged them b/c I'm cheap and lazy.
awdlaunchmonstr - I haven't gotten the pics from you yet. I pm'd and emailed you so be sure to read one or the other
DieharD - That looks really tight IMO. I don't know if I would have personnaly gotten rid of the 97 talon front, but that combo you got goin looks pretty sweet, plus I have never seen that combo before. very cool. I love the 97 talon spoiler and the 97 eclipse bumper, and now that I see them both together on your car, it looks pretty damn nice
you might want to get some side skirts, just a thought :dunno: not sure if you'd want them btw
DieharD - That looks really tight IMO. I don't know if I would have personnaly gotten rid of the 97 talon front, but that combo you got goin looks pretty sweet, plus I have never seen that combo before. very cool. I love the 97 talon spoiler and the 97 eclipse bumper, and now that I see them both together on your car, it looks pretty damn nice
you might want to get some side skirts, just a thought :dunno: not sure if you'd want them btw
well i didnt exaclty swap my bumpers, my talon bumper got smashed up beyond repair in light of my recent fender bender. as i said, i got tired of talon look and since i really like eclipse look, i figured since i have to get a new bumper might as well change things up a bit.
as for side skirts, yes im getting 97+ eclipse skirts soon.
as for side skirts, yes im getting 97+ eclipse skirts soon.
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DieharD - cool, and im sure the new sideskirts will look really nice!
awdlaunchmonstr - THESE PICS KICK ASS, this exactly what I wanted to see! its so funny b/c my talon is red too and I really wanted to see what it looked like! Thanks man!!!! PLEASE TELL ME WHERE TO GET THE PLUGS!!!!
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Thanks again man and any insight on where to get the plugs, please let me know!!:santa:
DieharD - cool, and im sure the new sideskirts will look really nice!
awdlaunchmonstr - THESE PICS KICK ASS, this exactly what I wanted to see! its so funny b/c my talon is red too and I really wanted to see what it looked like! Thanks man!!!! PLEASE TELL ME WHERE TO GET THE PLUGS!!!!
Thanks again man and any insight on where to get the plugs, please let me know!!:santa:
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Re: AS PROMISED...PICS!!!
They sell plugs like that at my local ACEAgent11br said:DieharD - cool, and im sure the new sideskirts will look really nice!
awdlaunchmonstr - THESE PICS KICK ASS, this exactly what I wanted to see! its so funny b/c my talon is red too and I really wanted to see what it looked like! Thanks man!!!! PLEASE TELL ME WHERE TO GET THE PLUGS!!!!
Thanks again man and any insight on where to get the plugs, please let me know!!:santa:
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Why not pull the plugs out and throw some red paint on em so it matches a little better. Overall, that looks perty
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The plugs are painted now. I got lower profile ones from home depot and painted them red. I would post pics of those, but my car bent a valve and has been at the shop for about a month now, gettin fixed. I also have jdm halo headlights now too. I will post pics of everything else as soon as I get my car back. Use a dab of rtv silicon at the base of the plugs b 4 you put them in, to seal them off completely so you don't get water in your car. Best of luck to all that do this, its worth the time and money in my opinion.
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I have a quick question. I just got my 97-98 talon spoiler. So does the large hole(where the brake light wire goes) line up exactly? I currently have the 95 thumbnail spoiler by the way.
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