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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:02 AM
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well since my car is dropped a little more than usual i rub those little mud flaps in front of the front tires alot when pulling into parking lots and my garage...

well last night i finally opend my new lip since its been sitting in the garage for a week and started to read the directions anyways got my car all jacked up and ready when i realized the driverside one was missing

what do these things actually do???

divert the air from going under the tires
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:09 AM
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I am not sure, but mine generally clean my driveway at the bottom where there is a steep incline. j/k
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:11 AM
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yup they divert the air around the frt tires
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Bass,Jan 16 2007, 05:11 AM
yup they divert the air around the frt tires
the one that is still on is about to fall off also

im just going to take it off
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Bass,Jan 16 2007, 05:11 AM
yup they divert the air around the frt tires
Now that makes sense, even if my driveway is clean.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:18 AM
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damn its bothering me now knowing that they serve a purpose and i lost one of them WTF
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:20 AM
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found this too

"helps stabilize the car at high speeds.... "

they should be really cheap - and when you get a new one just dremal a bit off the bottom since you're lowered
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Bass,Jan 16 2007, 08:20 AM
found this too

"helps stabilize the car at high speeds.... "
^ I was just going to say that
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Bass,Jan 16 2007, 05:20 AM

they should be really cheap - and when you get a new one just dremal a bit off the bottom since you're lowered
was planning on this but i always put things off until something even worse happens
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 04:31 AM
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it will be a lot easier to change them when you flip over
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