E36 M3 rear spoiler - does it do anything?

[ICSD]

....or is it just bling?

I'm looking to buy one and if I do I'd quite like to remove the rear spoiler from a look point of view but I don't want to upset the handling so I was wondering if anyone new if it was necessary or not?

Thanks

[mat205125]

Not all E36s were fitted with the spoiler from the factory, so I'd say that it wasn't essential from a Audi TT style handling point of view.

Plenty of "naked" boots.

[dan101smith]

Standard spoiler does the square root of fk all in terms of downforce.

I had one on mine, then had it despoilered when it was resprayed. No difference to handling.

Have since fitted a rather large one - big difference in top speed and handling.

Most of the press cars didn't have spoilers either.

[BillyB]

dan101smith said:

Standard spoiler does the square root of fk all.

LOL

I had been wondering this too. And similarly wondering if the little, tiny rear lip spoiler that is missing from my E39 530i actually did anything, apart from look "sporty". I suspect it, too, does the square root of fk all.