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Does anyone know what these are called?
« on: January 04, 2010, 03:24:42 pm »


I keep getting told there are 'spats' but to me thats normally something along the lines of plastic wheel arches not an addition to the front bumper

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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2010, 03:48:17 pm »
Canards?
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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2010, 03:49:15 pm »
Fins?
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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2010, 03:58:57 pm »
canards, fins, splitters, spats... is one of these the definitive answer?

i asked VW, but the phone went quiet while he hummed his way though the parts computer and then said "i'd ask on the internet or google it sir"

yay VW  :grin:
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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2010, 04:03:12 pm »
Never knowingly noticed those ever before VC!

Are you planning on smoothing them out or something?  :smiley:
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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2010, 04:05:59 pm »
they are little fins that help push the front end up when going fast ish fat git  :P

i think they are called canards too
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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2010, 04:09:43 pm »
Quote from: rdfcpete on January 04, 2010, 04:03:12 pm
Never knowingly noticed those ever before VC!

Are you planning on smoothing them out or something?  :smiley:

if the bodyshop ever give me my prototype splitter back i need to have a second mold made so i can alter it to fit the GTI. but the gti doesnt have these 'thingies' so i need to know what they are called so i can buy a pair to glue to the inside of the splitter and create a second splitter that will fit the gti which doesnt have them

the current splitter is designed to cover over them on the r32
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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2010, 04:11:47 pm »
Quote from: MAT ED30 on January 04, 2010, 04:05:59 pm
they are little fins that help push the front end up when going fast ish fat git  :P

i think they are called canards too

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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2010, 04:15:30 pm »
WIKI:

In aeronautics, canard (French for duck) is an airframe configuration of fixed- wing aircraft in which the horizontal stabilizer is ahead of the main wing


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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2010, 04:19:30 pm »
I'd still say canard, although in this case I think it's asthetics rather than for purpose - just to tie in with the skirts.
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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2010, 04:30:04 pm »
definately form over function, cos the R32 isnt heavy enough without VW sticking more to the front of the car  :grin:
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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2010, 06:33:09 pm »
as they are just a "bump" in the mold of the R32 front bumper, you cannot buy them seperatly, you need the complete front bumper to get them  :jumping:
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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2010, 07:04:45 pm »
Looks like they're far'canard' to explain.....


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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2010, 07:22:20 pm »
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Re: Does anyone know what these are called?
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2010, 07:26:03 pm »
Quote from: Hurdy on January 04, 2010, 07:22:20 pm
Splitters according to OSIR.

http://homepage.mac.com/risowu/OSIR/SPHYRNAR32.htm

just a thin shell to 3m ontop of the bump on the bumper, it's not a part that replaces the original ones.
copied from the osir link "Carbon add-on corner spliters for MKV R32"

I have bought and fitted my own R32 front bumper and it is NOT a part on it's own.  :rolleye:
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