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PriusMatty 06-18-2016 10:25 AM

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!

aerohead 06-18-2016 01:15 PM

skirts
 
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)
http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/...titled3_22.jpg

freebeard 06-18-2016 04:29 PM

MOON Disc Screw-on Type

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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.

MetroMPG 06-23-2016 02:20 PM

Belated welcome to the site, PriusMatty!

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. :D

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?

He-man 06-30-2016 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by PriusMatty (Post 516651)
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

Xist 07-01-2016 04:04 PM

How about sign vinyl on coroplast?


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