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Old 11-16-2011, 05:38 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian View Post
Here's an article that addresses tire spats. It's specific to that model, but should be useful as a general guide for others as well.

Autospeed Modifying Under-Car Airflow
This is the article I used for modeling my tire spats. I'm happy with them. I made them our of black coroplast and attached them with black duct-tape. Before you wince (too late!) at the duct-tape and coroplast, remember that their color, small size, and placement mean nobody really ever sees the tape or the spat. Fairly stealthy. As for the chin spoiler. A cleanly cut section of black lawn edging was my choice. Whenever I show it to people they cannot guess where it came from (once someone did). Again, somewhat stealthy, though perhaps not totaly an OEM look.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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