The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Hi All,

I'm keen to fit a front spoiler onto my 1500hl to make it look a bit more sporty. If I get my hands on a sprint spoiler (if anyone has one going with the right fittings - please let me know) will it fit the 1500? Otherwise i may look at bespoke?

Picture on my Dolly at Silverstone Classic attached for your reference

Cheers


Colin

I was at Silverstone Classic too, in my 1850HL. How did you get onto a parade lap? I was told it was for cars with significant birthdays like the Herald. My car was on the TSSC display area.
Regarding the spoiler, It should fit any Dolomite as far as I can see. Mine is simply bolted to the bottom of the front valance. I used small stainless steel nuts and bolts. Be warned though that on my car it has made it too low at the front for the trolley jack to get underneath.

yes it is the same fittings as a Sprint, if you look the holes should already be there.

@bumpa Lovely car!

Thanks for the info. Re Silverstone Classic, I registered for the 'retroRun' which is great as it means you get to drive into the display area every day all day andf show off your car, do a drive to Aston Martin or Landrover Classic Works and then drive around the track. Problem with Silverstone classic though is that it rains every year (i've been 4 times)

The front spoiler baffles me, surely they should have put one on the back? Unless Dollis lift at the front at speed.

cleverusername wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 4:09 pm The front spoiler baffles me, surely they should have put one on the back? Unless Dollis lift at the front at speed.

The front spoiler is of more use for everyday motoring than any rear spoiler. The spoiler wing fitted on the back of a car is basically only for show unless you are exceeding the national speed limit. But the front spoiler is there to try and restrict the amount of air that passes under the car and it works at any speed. The forward facing lip on the spoiler channels some of the air and spills it out the sides of the car. As you go faster, but still well within the legal speed limit, more and more air tries to go under the car and it builds up pressure which can lift the front and give a light feeling to the steering and a loss of directional control.

If you look at high performance competition cars they are so low at the front that the spoiler almost rubs on the ground. That isn't practical on a normal car on normal roads, but even a small spoiler is worth having.

I know it's going to make me sound like a right naggy-pedanty-nerd... but if it's on the back it's a wing, not a spoiler.

Correct !!!

yorkshire_spam wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:20 pm I know it's going to make me sound like a right naggy-pedanty-nerd... but if it's on the back it's a wing, not a spoiler.

Surely that depends on whether it's an actual wing, (actually an inverted wing, for negative lift) or a ducktail! Which definitely isn't a wing! Though it may not technically be a spoiler either! But it's a lot easier to say "spoiler" than "Kamm effect generator"!

I love the way the English language evolves, spoiler has become the generic term for ANY aerodynamic device applied to a road car, in much the same way that Hoover means a vacuum cleaner.

In fact the front "spoiler" is more correctly a "splitter" in todays terminology!

Personally, I think spoiler is a very satisfactory term for aftermarket goodies of this sort, they "spoil" the look and probably "spoil" the aerodynamics too! Though I have to admit, the Triumph one does help straight line stability, having driven the Carledo both with and without one!

Steve

so i just missed one that was on ebay... if anyone here knows of one that is for sale do please let me know

Busy day today fitting the air dam... here are some pictures of the progress. I’m going to colour the air dam the same as the car...
https://postimg.cc/gallery/ozkgs4z0/

A nice coat of satin black gives a good finish, close to the original.