Hangy down thing.

sixburgh · 04-19-2014, 02:01 PM

Never heard of or seen this application on any car before.
It's a detail piece for going faster. What do they call it?

killerhurtalot · 04-19-2014, 02:44 PM

mud flaps?

Top Gon · 04-19-2014, 04:01 PM

Is this in front of the front tire or behind the rear tire? Hard to tell from the pic.
If it's in front, it's supposed to deflect air from the tire. If it's in the back then it's a little mud flap.

sixburgh · 04-20-2014, 07:10 AM

These flaps are located in front of the front tires. Air dams?

CAVU · 04-20-2014, 08:52 AM

They are air deflectors that reduce drag (and probably noise to some extent) around the tires... lots of cars have them. Are you sure you don't also have small ones in front of the rear tires?

sixburgh · 04-20-2014, 07:29 PM

Cool. I didn't think to look. So they are in front of the rear tires. Engineering marvels.

PA135i · 04-20-2014, 07:32 PM

They are the front air deflectors. They have a purpose as mentioned here.

Worra · 04-21-2014, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PA135i

They are the front air deflectors. They have a purpose as mentioned here.

Let's not kid ourselves, the more common use is "lets you know right before you're about to bottom out on a steep bank"

MightyMouseTech · 04-21-2014, 10:26 AM

Air deflectors to improve drag. Pretty much every car on the road has them these days.

bmw1racer · 04-21-2014, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

Air deflectors to improve drag.

You mean reduce drag, huh?

Or is that a Freudian Slip?

Knightelf · 04-24-2014, 01:39 AM

It's the official hangy down thing, you know your car's cool when you have one

sixburgh · 04-30-2014, 05:19 PM

Perfect.

"It's the official hangy down thing, you know your car's cool when you have one."

Coolness counts.

Kgolf31 · 04-30-2014, 06:03 PM

I think they have more use than just air dams...if that is really true.

I know the rears, especially are made to protect the wheel and brake components. For example, if a stone, debris...etc comes in contact with the plastic piece it is suppose to deflect and brake off from the car...thus saving these more important components within the wheel and fender.

I know this, because I hit a cone once exactly in this spot in my Z4M autocrossing, and it broke off. After research, I found this reason of why it separates so easily.

shah269 · 05-01-2014, 08:24 AM

Front Chode.
That's the engineering word for it...
The front chode deflects some of the air away from the tire allowing your car to now go to 11 on the fast scale.

sixburgh · 05-26-2014, 04:32 PM

Thank you. I wanted to know and appreciate the clarity. Again, ty.

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Kgolf31 Brigadier General 459 Rep 4,531 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4MC, 2012 128i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ohio iTrader: (4)	I think they have more use than just air dams...if that is really true. I know the rears, especially are made to protect the wheel and brake components. For example, if a stone, debris...etc comes in contact with the plastic piece it is suppose to deflect and brake off from the car...thus saving these more important components within the wheel and fender. I know this, because I hit a cone once exactly in this spot in my Z4M autocrossing, and it broke off. After research, I found this reason of why it separates so easily.
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