What is a Front Chin Lip Splitter Spoiler ?

Looking for VHB tape I cam across ads for Hyundai i20 Sedan Front Chin
Lip Splitter Spoiler Trim and other kinds of spliters for other kinds
of cars.

I read the whole ad and looked at the pictures, but I still don't
know: What are they talking about? What gets split?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hyundai-i20-...item336ab6f9b7

micky > wrote in
:

> Looking for VHB tape I cam across ads for Hyundai i20 Sedan Front Chin
> Lip Splitter Spoiler Trim and other kinds of spliters for other kinds
> of cars.
>
> I read the whole ad and looked at the pictures, but I still don't
> know: What are they talking about?



The black plastic strip across the bottom of the front bumper. It looks
like a shadow in some of the pictures.



> What gets split?



The wind going under the car. Those things are meant to improve the car's
aerodynamics and thus its gas-mileage. Problem is, they're so low that they
often end up getting broken against curbs and things, and OE replacements
are often more expensive than aftermarket.

The eBay seller is hoping you'll not bother to check the OE price at a
Hyundai dealer (or not like the price you do get), and will buy his
instead.



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Tegger

On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:36:17 +0000 (UTC), Tegger >
wrote:

>micky > wrote in
:
>
>> Looking for VHB tape I cam across ads for Hyundai i20 Sedan Front Chin
>> Lip Splitter Spoiler Trim and other kinds of spliters for other kinds
>> of cars.
>>
>> I read the whole ad and looked at the pictures, but I still don't
>> know: What are they talking about?
>
>
>
>The black plastic strip across the bottom of the front bumper. It looks
>like a shadow in some of the pictures.

That's for sure. Even after you point it out, I can only see it on
one car.
>
>
>> What gets split?
>
>The wind going under the car. Those things are meant to improve the car's
>aerodynamics and thus its gas-mileage. Problem is, they're so low that they
>often end up getting broken against curbs and things, and OE replacements
>are often more expensive than aftermarket.
>
>The eBay seller is hoping you'll not bother to check the OE price at a
>Hyundai dealer (or not like the price you do get), and will buy his
>instead.

I finally remembered to go back and look at the ad. I would never
have understood it wihout your explanation.

Thanks.