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Originally Posted by Heel n Toe
Seal up those grille openings with something... sheet lexan, maybe. You don't need tons of airflow to the radiator during a Michigan winter.
You could cut some 1/2" wide slits in it for when it warms up a little.
Or, don't even go to that much trouble... duct tape 'em shut.
Do you really need those tow hooks or whatever they are? Tie down hooks for shipping overseas? Get rid of 'em and seal those holes up too.
You'll be a 23 MPG before you know it. Just think what you can do with all that dough.
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It's been on 3-1/2 years and I really should have replaced the chin spoiler in the fall because the plastic was cracking at the top and bottom seems. It's not from me hitting anything, it's from the plastic aging, plus cars/trucks backing into it while I'm parked on the street.
I tried "water resistant" Gaffer's tape as a temporary repair, wasted half a large roll only to find it invited more idiots backing into it, and a heavy rain proving that resistant does not equal water proof. I power washed off what was left after only a few days.
I went to Lowe's and found some 3M waterproof gutter tape for about $9.00 a roll, I used two rolls on a warm January day and spent another hour on installation.
I used left over lawn edge material and black silicone to block off some opening in the lower front valance.
I still need to test drive this new treatment, I back sealed a lot of joints which should work to my advantage..
I need to put air in my tires too, now that I look at the photos.
I hope this spoiler patch gets me to spring time. Then I'll try some heavy duty conveyor belt material from Tractor Supply. I will not be able to attach that material to the light weight plastic factory valance, and I think it would look ugly to do all the way up to the underside of the metal bumper.
I have a few months to think about, suggestions are welcomed.
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The latest scrapes on my bumper are from a a large extra cab pick up truck, a dirty contractor truck which tried to back into a parking spot but gave up. I saw them pulling away when I was about 75 feet away, they left dirt all over my front bumper, not to mention taking some paint off my truck.
The world is full of jerks.
My truck is all Disco now, wondering if I can paint over the aluminum tape?