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Old 06-18-2016, 10:25 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Wheel skirts for 2016 Prius c?

Does anyone know if it is possible to find wheel skirts for a 2016 Prius c, and if there is any data that proves that they work? Thanks!

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Old 06-18-2016, 01:15 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I guess ebay and Amazon are your friends on that one.I've never seen any on the road.
And as to performance,they'd vary for each vehicle.
One of the only tests I've seen came up with these results (from Alex Tremulis)
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MOON WHEEL DISCS can be made up to 46" in diameter. Don't see your size listed? Contact us for custom applications.
You have a semi-circular wheel arch, probably 28-29" or so in diameter. A single 32" custom spun disk might cost ($200?) but you could cut it in half and align the free edge with the up-sweep in the body lines. Dzus fasteners in the overlap.

Or use 2/3rds of two and hammerform the bottom edge as necessary.

aeroheard -- It is interesting that they found the rear skirts more effective than the fronts.
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I think you'll find that there aren't a lot of aftermarket fuel economy mods, and the ones that are available tend to have an impossibly long payback time (if that's your motivation).

Most folks around here tend to fabricate their own parts, and the work ranges from professional to, well, mine.

How are your fabrication skills? What's your philosophical position on form vs. function? How much do you care what the end result looks like?
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Does anyone know if it is possible to find wheel skirts for a 2016 Prius c, and if there is any data that proves that they work? Thanks!
It won't look great unless you paint it the same color of your car but a lot of ecomodders use coroplast. Personally, id just get a G1 insight if i were you jk

I think the metal disk formed and painted would look good on the Prius like the other posters were saying
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How about sign vinyl on coroplast?

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