One of the most fantastic way to make your car sportier and cooler is adding spoilers to your car. They may be one of the most recognized but underutilized car accessory available today. A spoiler should be used as a rear fin, a car part that provides a downforce when going at super top speeds. The sad part is that there might never be an opportunity for you to go fast enough to really make practical use of a spoiler on your car. Even though there will never be a time when you need to use a spoiler it is a fantastic add on though for your car. A spoiler turns a drab car into a sporty race car. A spoiler is a kind of wing that is mounted on the rear of the car in a parallel position. Its purpose is to provide high speed stability. For most cars, the spoiler is purely superficial; a car has to be speeding over 100 mph to take benefit of the aerodynamics of the spoiler. Some mini-vans also make use of a spoiler, but it's upside down, and angled. The purpose of this type of spoiler is simply to deflect the rain off the rear window. There are actually several kinds of spoilers. A front spoiler, or air dam, is positioned under the front bumper. A rear spoiler, sometimes called a wing, mounts on top of a car's trunklid and is used in racing to create downforce. For pickups, there are also cab spoilers, tailgate spoilers, truck cap spoilers and tonneau cover spoilers. There are also rear window spoilers for SUVs, minivans and even cars. The first time anyone considers a car spoiler as an addition to their car the most likely concern is about how it would change the look of their car. One issue that is important to keep in mind when putting a spoiler on a car is how it will affect the handling. Different spoilers have different weights, and adding any amount of weight to the rear of a car will affect your driving in varying augmentations.