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Does anyone know where I can get either carbon-fiber or OEM painted rear wheel skirts for my Fit? Does anyone anywhere produce such a thing? I'd even consider importing them if need be.
[quote=bonsaikc;356931]Does anyone know where I can get either carbon-fiber or OEM painted rear wheel skirts for my Fit? Does anyone anywhere produce such a thing? I'd even consider importing them if need be.
They are called 'fender skirts'. and almost every car had them if they had style. The Insight uses them for aero reduction. They would be a help to the Fit as well but likely only an mpg or so. Nobody has offered them for a long while but you might check JCWhitney. As for custom skirts they are not hard to do for any fiberglass specialist; the trick is having a good means of attachment.
For the record, I am another person who would be interested in wheel or fender skirts for my Fit.
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CBP (Black) 09 Base Fit C4C deal (thanks Gub'mint!)
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$23 keyless entry keyfob (why they don't just give you one when the system is in there is beyond me.)
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CBP (Black) 09 Base Fit C4C deal (thanks Gub'mint!)
Alpena Innisbrook Interior Makeover Kit (Seatcovers)
$23 keyless entry keyfob (why they don't just give you one when the system is in there is beyond me.)
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Why not drop a continental tire kit on the hatch too..........go '50's old school.
Maybe a set of old Buick portholes..
You're missing the point. Wheel skirts are not just cosmetic 'improvements' (obviously the aesthetics of any change are in the eye of the beholder) like fake stick-on portholes, nor am I seeking them because they are reminiscent of some era.
According to many reports, wheel skirts actually improve the MPG of the vehicle by tweaking the aerodynamics.
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CBP (Black) 09 Base Fit C4C deal (thanks Gub'mint!)
Alpena Innisbrook Interior Makeover Kit (Seatcovers)
$23 keyless entry keyfob (why they don't just give you one when the system is in there is beyond me.)
I helped a couple Yaris drivers with a similar question. Before actually forming a skirt that would mount to the opening I recommended they do some testing first to establish if this would in fact increase mileage. What we ended up doing was getting some foam cored panels at a craft store, cutting them to size and taped them to the car, trying to keep everything as smooth as possible (really looked goofy). I had recommended actually documenting the tests and taping yarn tufts along the side of the car to get a better visual of the air flow, but that didn't happen. Only a couple days of 'testing' went into it and the skirts came off. I personally think the only benefits would be seen in extended high speed driving but I would like to see someone follow through with further testing.
You're missing the point. Wheel skirts are not just cosmetic 'improvements' (obviously the aesthetics of any change are in the eye of the beholder) like fake stick-on portholes, nor am I seeking them because they are reminiscent of some era.
According to many reports, wheel skirts actually improve the MPG of the vehicle by tweaking the aerodynamics.
I was just kidding...............I don't care what anybody does to their car.
Someday down the road some young kid is going to buy mine, just like the day I bought it, only with WeatherTech Digital Floormats & a condenser shield.
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"I'm talking it back to the old school
'Cause I'm an old fool who's so cool
If you want to get down
I'm gonna show you the way,
Whoomp there (F)it is
Let me hear you say
Whoomp there (F)it is"
Someday down the road some young kid is going to buy mine, just like the day I bought it, only with WeatherTech Digital Floormats & a condenser shield.
Run a 4-way splitter from the USB in your glovebox to each corner of the floor. They will shock you sometimes if your feet are wet, but overall they can't be beat.
"I'm talking it back to the old school
'Cause I'm an old fool who's so cool
If you want to get down
I'm gonna show you the way,
Whoomp there (F)it is
Let me hear you say
Whoomp there (F)it is"
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