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MetroMPG · 09-08-2014, 10:55 AM

Did a bit of fiddling with the car this weekend...

Deeper air dam:

This is my first ever "classic lawn edging" air dam, and it leaves about 3.5 inches of clearance. I just screwed it on to the original air dam, though it's going to need some extra bracing behind it to stiffen it up.

Original air dam from the factory:

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