tuskar

Active Member

• Mar 26, 2013

• #1

Anyone know are there any benefits in leaving bumper skirt on my disco ? MPG or wind noise ?. It looks pretty crap at 15 years old and a liability off road.
Thanks

 

nick2303

Well-Known Member

• Mar 26, 2013

• #2

take it off..

it will get ripped off when ya off road anyway... lol

 

MPfive

Active Member

• Mar 26, 2013

• #3

Only thing I noticed is it stops some of the spray back when you hoon through puddles. Best off getting rid

 

tuskar

Active Member

• Mar 26, 2013

• #4

Thanks for replies.

 

SpaceDawg

Active Member

• Mar 27, 2013

• #5

It's a really quick job, I used it as an excuse to get the angle grinder out, but a wood saw and a tug will get rid of it.

 

auf_wiedersehen_pet

Well-Known Member

• Mar 27, 2013

• #6

tuskar said:

It looks pretty crap at 15 years old and a liability off road.

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You answered your own question.

 

tuskar

Active Member

• Mar 27, 2013

• #7

Ok Don't want to labour on it.But are there any negatives points , at the moment get excellent MPG 34.Think that might be effected by removing skirt or whatever one calls it. Must of been put there for reason , if its only styling well off it comes.

 

discool

Well-Known Member

• Mar 27, 2013

• #8

It's called a Spoiler IIRC, it's some where to put your foglights and helps stop the the forward air lifting the front and so making steering unstable at speeds of 100mph +.

But there is a difference in handling of a vehicle at speed between with and without a spoiler so I have found in the past.

 

SpaceDawg

Active Member

• Mar 27, 2013

• #9

Have a look here is this what your on about?

And a Disco is aero dynamic as a brick, I don't think its going to add any MPG on.

 

seanlandy

Active Member

• Mar 27, 2013

• #10

It does look a lot better off but at least get the spelling of friend right or is that write? Lol. I wont mention the apostrophe!!

 

tuskar

Active Member

• Mar 27, 2013

• #11

Its off now and stored away in barn loft . Undone the 6 or so 13mm nuts. Looks a lot better I believe .Thanks all for advice.

 

SpaceDawg

Active Member

• Mar 27, 2013

• #12

seanlandy said:

It does look a lot better off but at least get the spelling of friend right or is that write? Lol. I wont mention the apostrophe!!

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Oops, it's OK I can't spell it's fixed now so you can relax. Not taking the ! out though!

 

seanlandy

Active Member

• Mar 28, 2013

• #13

SpaceDawg said:

Oops, it's OK I can't spell it's fixed now so you can relax. Not taking the ! out though!

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Lol. No worries mate. I must admit I have been looking at where to cut the corner sections to get the best line. It seems like a plan before I get a better bumper anyway.