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ChopsQube 06-24-2010 11:54 AM

Show off your wheel spats please!!...
 
I'm in the process of researching how big I should make my wheels spats and where to place them. As I've been driving, I've been looking at cars driving by and seeing who has what. And surprise, surprise, 99.9% of them are NOT American vehicles. Imagine that... Anyway, I see some that face straight down, some that are angled forward a little, and some that are angled back towards the wheels some. I even see some that are mounted 4-5" before the wheel wells (mainly on BMW), while most are flush with the wheel well liner itself.

So post up some pics of your front and rear spats, whether they be stock or home brewed!

Many thanks in advance! :D

ChopsQube 06-25-2010 05:39 AM

Wow... Lots of action going on in here!

theholycow 06-25-2010 11:40 AM

By "wheel spats", do you mean the air deflector in front of the wheel?

ChopsQube 06-25-2010 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theholycow (Post 152373)
By "wheel spats", do you mean the air deflector in front of the wheel?

Yeppers! ;)

tomauto 06-25-2010 06:59 PM

https://tomauto.smugmug.com/Cars/Ohio..._kFdd3-L-1.jpg

Only have the rears. :rolleyes:

theholycow 06-26-2010 03:23 AM

This is how my 2008 VW came from the factory...a small deflector and a big duct.
https://lh4.ggpht.com/_oNsRR_T1Qx0/SF...0/IMG_1320.JPG

Dr. Jerryrigger 06-27-2010 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theholycow (Post 152386)
This is how my 2008 VW came from the factory...a small deflector and a big duct.

Hum.. I wonder what the intention was in that design. I would guess they were thinking more of cooling the brakes than of aero. but aero. obviously was in their minds.

ChopsQube 06-27-2010 02:10 PM

I like that. It's a dual function design.

dieselbenz 06-27-2010 07:47 PM

You'll accomplish more with a smooth undertray for your car. I tried to incorporate tire deflectors on my 850 when I made the coroplast undertray for that one.
https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/...fd776eb1_o.jpg

ChopsQube 06-28-2010 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjts1 (Post 152452)
You'll accomplish more with a smooth undertray for your car.

I plan on it. ;)


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