They are not mudflaps, they are wind deflectors to help add a little downforce to the front of the car.

 

you can't remove them under terms of international automotive engineering convention (4-1-01) treaty. removing "mud flaps" can result in dept of homeland security seizing your car and all your family's personal property for resale to build the new cheney-rumsfeld sodomy research facility in mclean, va. you have been warned!

 

Theya re there to prevent mud from splattering in from of the wheels when you are driving in reverse.

 

i removed mine a few months ago. no big deal. nothing happened. looks better without them, even though you really cant see them to begin with.

 

The technical term for them are "strakes." Their purpose is to improve the aerodynamics around the front wheels and increase stability at high speeds.

 

They help keep the air from trying to lift the wheels at high speed.

 

there was a thread about a year ago when a member did some computer windtunnel testing on the S. without the strakes there is a high pressure buildup right in front of the front tires. the strakes help reduse this aiding in aerodynamics. ALL hondas have these.

 

They are designed to create an air pocket infront of the front tires. Enjoy any high speed drives without them and you had better hold onto the steering wheel.

 

Exactly right! If you never drive at high speeds you will, at most, see a tiny drop in gas mileage, and probablynot that. Their is a noticable difference at high speeds and no strakes.

Same same for the rear strakes, but to a lesser degree.

Keep 'em on the car. I'm lowered too, and scrap them on a regular basis. They are cheap and easy to replace becaue they scrape even when the cars aren't lowered. They're made to scrape up and replace periodically (like tires and oil).

 

All right guys! i'll them back on! thanks!