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Old 05-15-2011, 04:34 AM   #34 (permalink)
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In post 24, I talk about covering the area before the rear bumper (not sure if you saw that). I'm thinking of getting a cheap webcam that I can ziptie under the car to see how much that piece moves and if I need to add more zipties. Doing the same on the passenger's side is a no go, the muffler gets way too hot for coroplast to touch. Aluminum would probably work great, if you can get some for cheap.

A full kammback would be nice, but right now I'm going for the easy stuff, especially mods that will use the coroplast that has been sitting in my back seat for a month. Maybe I could throw an easily removable and collapsible one together with coroplast that I can put in the trunk for city driving so I can still see out the back window.

I'm not sure about an airdam, it seems pretty smooth underneath, it might do more harm than good. I've been thinking of tire spats since I saw a first-gen Insight the other day, I'll see what my mounting options are like. I started to remove the stock belly pan, only to find out that it wraps up to the sides and acts as a splash guard. It would be cool to make an aluminum one that does the same and extends back a bit farther.
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