Plastic Wind Deflectors in front of Tires
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Originally Posted by hondaf1,May 20 2008, 01:26 PM
if you're still loosing sleep because of my post. go lay your head on a rail road track and wait for a train to go by.
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Originally Posted by hondaf1,May 20 2008, 02:26 PM
if you're still loosing sleep because of my post. go lay your head on a rail road track and wait for a train to go by.
The following words appeared across the top of each sheet of note paper:
"Don't let the turkey's get you down."
No matter what one thinks of Ronald Regan, that's good advice.
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Originally Posted by daktruckie99,May 20 2008, 02:35 PM
Majestic has them for $11.45 a piece.
The front strakes are made of flexable material because Honda knew they'd take lots of impacts. They are also designed to break away cleanly without damaging any other parts of the car, should they take a heavy impact (like running over a large pylon). Additionally, they're designed to be trivial to replace, and they're cheap to buy, so IMO they sould be considered a maintainence item, and should be replaced periodically, as a part of the normal upkeep of the car.
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Originally Posted by RED MX5,May 20 2008, 03:16 PM
When Regan was President he kept a notepad in the desk in the oval office.
The following words appeared across the top of each sheet of note paper:
"Don't let the turkey's get you down."
No matter what one thinks of Ronald Regan, that's good advice.
The following words appeared across the top of each sheet of note paper:
"Don't let the turkey's get you down."
No matter what one thinks of Ronald Regan, that's good advice.
j/k Anthony
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cool thanks for the responses guys..
but heres a question for you guys..
if lets say, the front strake is roughly 1 and a half inches long which means it covers the tires 1 and a half inches more than the front bumper does, if i lower my car 1 and a half inches, does this mean by removing the front strakes, basically i would have the same advantage of having the strakes on there at stock height? of course if i keep the strakes on there if my car is lowered there would be a greater advantage of reducing lift but if i remove them at least it would be equal to stock?
of course there are going to be guys on here that are stuck on the mentality of just keep them on regardless but in this situation what do you guys think? i could be completely wrong, so bare with me..
but heres a question for you guys..
if lets say, the front strake is roughly 1 and a half inches long which means it covers the tires 1 and a half inches more than the front bumper does, if i lower my car 1 and a half inches, does this mean by removing the front strakes, basically i would have the same advantage of having the strakes on there at stock height? of course if i keep the strakes on there if my car is lowered there would be a greater advantage of reducing lift but if i remove them at least it would be equal to stock?
of course there are going to be guys on here that are stuck on the mentality of just keep them on regardless but in this situation what do you guys think? i could be completely wrong, so bare with me..
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Originally Posted by NightShark,May 21 2008, 03:14 PM
cool thanks for the responses guys..
but heres a question for you guys..
if lets say, the front strake is roughly 1 and a half inches long which means it covers the tires 1 and a half inches more than the front bumper does, if i lower my car 1 and a half inches, does this mean by removing the front strakes, basically i would have the same advantage of having the strakes on there at stock height? of course if i keep the strakes on there if my car is lowered there would be a greater advantage of reducing lift but if i remove them at least it would be equal to stock?
of course there are going to be guys on here that are stuck on the mentality of just keep them on regardless but in this situation what do you guys think? i could be completely wrong, so bare with me..
but heres a question for you guys..
if lets say, the front strake is roughly 1 and a half inches long which means it covers the tires 1 and a half inches more than the front bumper does, if i lower my car 1 and a half inches, does this mean by removing the front strakes, basically i would have the same advantage of having the strakes on there at stock height? of course if i keep the strakes on there if my car is lowered there would be a greater advantage of reducing lift but if i remove them at least it would be equal to stock?
of course there are going to be guys on here that are stuck on the mentality of just keep them on regardless but in this situation what do you guys think? i could be completely wrong, so bare with me..
to get a slightly better (but still quick & dirty) idea, look under the car. if you picture streamlines of air and see how they'd be pushed around, that will tell you something of the effects. if there appears to be an airflow path that would be screwed up by removing them, then keep that in mind. if it doesn't look like it will mess anything up, you could try it--after alignment, add and remove them and tell us if it's different enough to feel any effect.
that certainly wouldn't be conclusive, but at least it would be a voice of experience, and it would be worth a lot more than my guess from behind the keyboard.