Rubber chin spoiler aero? cool looking?

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ripple4

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I had read that there is an aero advantage for installing a chin spoiler on most cars, and many new cars have them, even F150's. However, on the leaf with the smooth underpan I figured it might not make a huge difference, but I order some rubber material anyway. total cost was $14 for a 100" section of 1.5" rubber spoiler material, that and a few stainless screws I had laying around. I don't care enough to do an A-B-A-B economy test, which would take half a day, but on looks alone it might be worth it.

https://ibb.co/zSK3LgD




https://www.ebay.com/itm/100-Inch-Foam-Front-Bumper-Lip-Kit-Splitter-Chin-Spoiler-Valance-Fit-Chrysler-EZ/281027911081?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
 
Looks good! Do you have any pics from farther back? I'd be interested in this just to protect the bottom of the bumper from scuffs and parking blocks.
 
A little overcast today. I think the same material would work well on the sides of the car too, the ebay listings show this and it looks good.

https://ibb.co/WfD6QWK




https://ibb.co/3CvF2sF



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https://ibb.co/FbwHp4c

 
this looks pretty good, especially for a 15$ upgrade. Has anyone else found other front lip options? The aftermarket tesla model 3 front lip is good for like 6% range, so figuring out something like this for a Leaf seems possibly worthwhile. That thing also costs 600+$

Marko
 
Old ecomodder.com trick is to use plastic lawn edging.
It's really cheap, flexible, sun light resistant. Just have to attach it some how.
 
estomax said:
this looks pretty good, especially for a 15$ upgrade. Has anyone else found other front lip options? The aftermarket tesla model 3 front lip is good for like 6% range, so figuring out something like this for a Leaf seems possibly worthwhile. That thing also costs 600+$

Marko

6% range ? If so where do I buy this space age polymer?
 
Steelcity said:
estomax said:
this looks pretty good, especially for a 15$ upgrade. Has anyone else found other front lip options? The aftermarket tesla model 3 front lip is good for like 6% range, so figuring out something like this for a Leaf seems possibly worthwhile. That thing also costs 600+$

Marko

6% range ? If so where do I buy this space age polymer?

i guess to back up my quote, it is 6% less drag, which is only somewhat correlated to range: https://unpluggedperformance.com/product/front-lip-spoiler-model-3/

range is up 13% at highway speeds if you do the front lip, spoiler and lowering springs: https://cleantechnica.com/2020/08/18/unplugged-performances-body-kits-for-the-tesla-model-3-improve-range-by-13-at-70-mph/

enough going down that rabbit hole though.

the 15$ mod for the Leaf is not likely to do anything near that but it is also 50x cheaper. Ultimately i revived the thread to poke at others who might have seen / fit front lips from other cars onto the leaf.
 
Cool. Am thinking of doing the same thing. Since you have installed it for a while now, did you notice any efficiency/milleage gains from the install?
 
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