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Old 06-27-2017, 08:12 PM
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What is this called

I have this trim on my driverside and can't find it in any of my catalogs or on the internet any where. It's underneath below the ground effects on my 87 GTA. It's missing on the passenger side. I have a 88 Trans Am Ttop parts car and it is missing on both sides. What in the world do you call this trim? You can see its a little mud stained. Looks to be about 2 1/2" tall.
Missing on passenger side.
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You mean the black rubber "splash skirt"?

No idea what the proper name is....................
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Yes, mystery part of some debateable function.
Personally, I think it was just visual cover for exhaust pipes and such, made it look cleaner and lower. Some think it was for aerodynamics, but seems unlikely to me.
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It's a Air Deflector and also called a Fence.
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thanks for replies, still cant find one
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It's a Air Deflector and also called a Fence.
thanks you nailed it with fence. apparently it is something i will have to get used. it bugs me only having the one on the driver side. once i put fence in my search keywords i was able to find some old threads about them. appreciate your time to help me solve this.
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Originally Posted by Jbuchanan
thanks you nailed it with fence. apparently it is something i will have to get used. it bugs me only having the one on the driver side. once i put fence in my search keywords i was able to find some old threads about them. appreciate your time to help me solve this.
I couldn't think of the word "Fence" either. Mantaguy knows his stuff.
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I couldn't think of the word "Fence" either. Mantaguy knows his stuff.
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Re: What is this called

Originally Posted by Jbuchanan
thanks you nailed it with fence. apparently it is something i will have to get used. it bugs me only having the one on the driver side. once i put fence in my search keywords i was able to find some old threads about them. appreciate your time to help me solve this.
I think I've got them on both sides of my Trans Am. I'm removing the GFX at some point so if need a set of fences I could sell you mine. If they can be rolled up the shipping shouldn't be too bad.




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