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Old 07-03-2020, 09:59 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Covers on rear wheel wells to affect dust deposition

No covers on rear wheel wells and no wheel covers either (pics). Not yet.

My rear wheel boat tails deflect the rear wheel flow to the middle of the car. So the result of having dust piling up on the center of the bumper cover is expected.


I am looking at the Honda Clarity to build at least the same type of rear wheel well covers.

I will probably have some wheel covers too (pic). I tested some "Tesla" type wheel covers built with pizza pans. (black lettering vinyl bonded to pizza pan) Joining to the wheel was not stable and conduced to wheel balancing problems. I had to remove the covers and think about some other way to secure it to the wheels. Coming soon!

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