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Old 01-07-2018, 03:11 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I like that theory.

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I dont know if I'm going to fit this yet, I'm not even sure if I'll even get a working car back...
Wut?

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...but it strikes me that if this is the case for certain cars, you'd get an aerodynamic benefit as well as protection from road edge gravel and stones helpfully sprayed by uncoordinated cretins...
Possible benefit from acting as a grille block to internal air flow, but some concern about trapping moisture against the paint.

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...(although not the head sized rock that was spat out of an artic wheel and almost decapitated my dad (that was one sad looking Mercedes estate)).
I had a fist-sized rock dislodge from the rear duals on a dump truck and strike the hood of my VW Beetle 2ft ahead of the windshield, but it bounced sideways and knocked the rear-view mirror right off the car.
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