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Old 10-11-2011, 11:23 AM   #1 (permalink)
m.portice
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Batmobile - '06 Suzuki Forenza
90 day: 27.89 mpg (US)
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Thumbs up Smooth Wheel Covers - Success

Ok so I wanted to make smooth wheel covers for my 2006 Suzuki Forenza since I got it (January 2011). I was reading a post on ecomodder and while I was reading it I was only aware of making the pizza pan wheel covers, but wasn't sure how I was going to fasten them to my car so I didn't really look into it any further. Anyway, I was reading a post about someone making smooth wheel covers with fiberglass resin. I looked into it and ended up doing the mod.

The results turned out great. I LOVE how they look. I do not have any real statistical data to prove that I am getting more mpg, but my hub caps before weren't that aerodynamically "dirty". The improvement in mpg is probably marginal at best, but it gives me a little piece of mind.

Oh and it turns heads like no other..

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