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Old 07-27-2014, 12:36 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cowmeat View Post
Every day I pass an automotive shop that has had two junk plastic front bumpers piled in the trash, and every day I wonder if I could somehow use the lower part of one for an air dam.
But I know if I pulled into the driveway with one of the bumpers in the back of the Festiva, my wife would NOT appreciate the aero opportunity it would represent!
Parts of other vehicles make very good aero mod part that can keep the vehicle looking stock.
You could use a large air dam off the truck or SUV on your car, it would look stock. You could build grill block plates out of other vehicles plastic bumpers, it would start to look less OEM at that point.
If you know the air dam is going to drag, better stick with lawn edging or conveyer belt.
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