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    Funky Little Tab??


    Does any one know what the little plastic tab on the ND's rear wheel opening is about?
    What's it's purpose? See Pic.

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    My first uneducated guesses would be a tiny little mud/dirt/water deflector so it doesn't go up that seam right there. Or maybe to move wind turbulence away from the area behind the bumper...

    Idk im not very smart.

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    they used a similar thing on the M2-1028, not sure of what benefit they will have?

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    My initial thought was the same as Paul's. It probably keeps water/dirt of the rear bumper. Maybe someone from Mazda will weigh in on this.
    Last edited by mazdarati1; 12-15-2015 at 07:28 PM.

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    It is funny but I know that in some cars they are there purely for homologation reasons; in some countries regulations dictate which % of tire is acceptable to be viewed, so they act as "fender extenders". Maybe that's the case with ND...or not.

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    I'm gonna go with a discrete mud guard. Just enough so that the spray/mud doesn't fly up to the gas cap.

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    flap about da flap :lol:

    The flap is on both sides...symmetry perhaps.. I like the homologation theory, though.

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    Casting flash from the diecast tree small car joke

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    I really do wonder if water could run up that bumper seam and into the trunk area.

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    They creat little air vortices that curl around the rear and propel the car faster.


    No todo que es oro brilla.

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