Making the Ioniq slippier

[Ecky]

Originally Posted by Phase

thanks. those are the shape i need. i was going to weld and fuse them into the actual skirt so i wont need to have screws sticking out for people to see. only issue will be it may be tough to unscrew and screw back in the skirt since ill have to get up and underneath it any time i do that. unless i find some flat low profile style screws and paint them black too...

What did you end up using for fasteners? Did you make your clips, or did you find something off-the-shelf?

[Phase]

Originally Posted by freebeard

You've got the idea on the back of the skirts; but IMHO the front of the skirt should follow the door cut line.

thats a good idea
how would you do skirts for the new prius?

[Phase]

Originally Posted by Ecky

What did you end up using for fasteners? Did you make your clips, or did you find something off-the-shelf?

i just did rivnuts into the body of the car with simple screws that let me take them on and off in less than a minute

[freebeard]

Originally Posted by Phase

thats a good idea
how would you do skirts for the new prius?

Underlap the door.

[Phase]

Originally Posted by freebeard

Underlap the door.

How?

[freebeard]

We've reached the end of my usefullness.

Cars back in the day had a generous door gap. Basically you'd build up to the cutline and add a little flange to wrap the edge. It's going to depend on where the gasket is, etc.

[IRONICK]

Originally Posted by Phase

The fins are officially on! Drilled in at 3 points with double sided 3m vhb mounting tape along the edges between drill points. Letting it sit over night so mounting tape adheres better before driving. I need a heat gun to curve the plastic inwards to add a taper. The plastic is much harder to shape than poster board or cardboard clearly

It is not necessary to make them pointed at the back, to have that V shape.

If you wanted to take into account the integration in the design of the car, you have to start from the middle of the stoplight, where the edge of the stoplight ends.

Anyway, it looks neat, compared to other changes seen on the forum.

[Phase]

Originally Posted by IRONICK

It is not necessary to make them pointed at the back, to have that V shape.

If you wanted to take into account the integration in the design of the car, you have to start from the middle of the stoplight, where the edge of the stoplight ends.

Anyway, it looks neat, compared to other changes seen on the forum.

That part under the tail light is actually curved at that point so it would’ve been harder to drill into the body. It’s a weird design choice why Hyundai didn’t put a separation edge there. But yeah the fins get attention especially since they are tapered in the back. The fins with the wheel covers get people making comments about the car everywhere I go. I only went with the v shape because Hyundais built in separation edges from factor had that shape but I just exaggeration it for a more sporty look. It makes the car look faster haha

[freebeard]

I approve.

[IRONICK]

2024 Porsche Panamera

Deflectors behind the wheels.