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Old 05-23-2008, 12:58 PM   #15 (permalink)
Keen
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White 07 Civic - '07 Honda Civic LX
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Hi,

Thanks for the replies. I am planning on getting a trunk lid from a wreck. I wouldn't want to kill my resale value too much. I understand that I can't go too steep with the angle, as I might get seperation of the air stream. So I am planning on continuing the cuve of the rear windshield. My drawing makes it look much more aggressive than It actualy would be. I am also thinking that If I am getting a new trunk I might delete the rear tail lights that are mounted on the trunk lid. This would allow me to Have the entire trunk angled down. There are still a lot of details to work out. My main question is. Do you guys think this would work? Would it reduce the area of low pressure in the back? I'm pretty sure that the fuel savings won't offset the cost of time and materials needed to complete this project, but that really isn't my main concen. Mostly I want to do it to see if I can and if it works.

PS Anyone know of any salvage yards in the NYC metro area that I should be checking out?
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