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Old 07-30-2008, 05:16 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Sounds like you'll be home-work-home on one gallon in no time! Those wheel wells are at the extreme rear of the car, so you should see a big gain. If your ride to work involves lots of highway, you could be really close to your goal!


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Old 07-30-2008, 06:21 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Reached my goal already (2 weeks ago) just going to see how far I can go.
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Old 08-18-2008, 10:05 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Grats

Congrats on your 53mpg goal. Gotta try my hand at those wheel well covers and a grill block myself. Was thinking of black duct tape to start that way I can fiddle with the right size and be able to easily peel off if I overheat. Any suggestions?
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Old 08-18-2008, 07:11 PM   #14 (permalink)
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3M has a dark gray duct tape they call 3X which sticks better than most I've used it for a lower grill block and partial body pan from the fender to the radiator. Works good

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Old 08-18-2008, 08:24 PM   #15 (permalink)
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well covers look great...forgive my ignorance here.. what exactly is coroplast, and gylon?...I'm sure I could work with either of them, if I knew where to get some...
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Hi,

Coroplast is a corrugated plastic sheet -- often used for signs, and the bins that the Post Office uses. Very durable and resistance to many solvents. It is usually 4mm thick, and comes in about 8 or 12 colors.

The OP describes Gylon here.

I would also mention Gorilla Tape -- black (somewhat shiny, with a light gray sticky face), very tough, and very sticky.


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