Like me, you have perhaps wondered why it was that a rear liner for the rear wheel wells of the S2000 was apparently overlooked by Honda – they did a nice job of sealing up the front wheel wells - why not the rear? Take the “Tap Test” on your own rear bumper skin, and/or run your fingers inside the open “C”- channel bumper beam inside the bumper skin, and see how much stuff falls out. Or if you live in a wet environment think about the amount of moisture that possibly sits inside this structural channel and the potential for corrosion. This beautiful car deserves better.

I have never received an acceptable explanation for this oversight (a spurious one was - “to keep the weight down”) and because of this I decided to try and rectify this deficiency both for my own vehicle and for others who may be similarly concerned. I have designed a close-fitting liner and under-liner that should keep most of the road gunk (snow, mud, salt, gravel, sand and moisture) out of the nether reaches of your vehicle to maximize underside cleanliness and minimize the potential for corrosion taking hold. I can provide you with a 3D model of these two parts which, with the download of some free software, you can view in 3D in detail.

I am seeking firm expressions of interest for the next few months (the initial "Marketing Period") to assess the financial viability of proceeding with the production of this liner which I call The S2000 RearLinerSystem (“RLS”). I have all the Solid Modeling done for both of the parts, for the molds necessary to thermoform them, as well as a manufacturer selected, so I am as “ready to go” as I can be at this stage. However, as you can perhaps imagine, having the molds manufactured or machined is a very expensive proposition for an individual and I will not proceed without a sufficient positive response within this Marketing Period. If the response is overwhelmingly positive within the early portions of the Marketing Period I may elect to proceed immediately with mold creation and will update you to that effect with pricing and anticipated availability. The “Kit” will comprise the 4 parts (RH and LH) together with all necessary mounting hardware. Final pricing will largely be a function of the size of the production run over which the mold costs can be amortized - the size of the initial production run, in turn, will be a function of the interest expressed by current S2000 owners.

It would be helpful to me to know whether your S2000 is an AP1 (years 2000-2003) or AP2 (2004-2009) if you could provide me with that bit of information in your email so that I can get some appreciation of the relative #’s of each ‘model’ in the fleet. Any feedback, positive or negative, would, of course, also be appreciated and [….may be] gratefully received.

If interested, please communicate with me (“Rick”) at hs2k.rls@gmail.com.

 

IBTL

 

IBTL?

 

It looks like he's a vendor (green star)?

 

This may be helpful for you guys in the north that see snow and have roads salted, but isn't the purpose of the fender liner so that the electricals behind them don't get damaged/pulled from road debris?

 

I don't daily drive my "S", so this isn't something I would do, but I know of some people in Allegheny that do drive in the winter, so they may be interested. Now having said that, I slso know some that track their car and they would be interested only if it didn't harm the aero dynamics of the car. Most trackers will look at getting vented rear bumpers to keep air flowing through from behind the bumper.

Pics of the liner, proposed mounting, and design for addaptation to diffusers would be helpful. Good Luck!

 

personally, i wouldn't add weight unless if there is an aerodynamic reason to do so, like adding a full diffuser, or to add rear brake venting. and even if one were to think there is an aerodanymic advantage, unless if it's a known design that would be beneficial, i'd like to see some real world measurements like top speed measurements or downforce measurements, etc. if just for better "protection" i'd skip. just my opinion to you.

 

he didn't have the green star when i posted

 

I really like the sound of this.

 

I like the idea. My S2000 is currently being daily driven through snow and salt.

However, I'd suggest that perhaps you include downward facing vents so as to keep the maximum amount of dirt from getting past, and at the same time allow for airflow, ala in the Porsche 911 GT3 where the bubble in the wheel well gets directed out towards the rear.