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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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I seem to be missing the front air deflector on my '82. What was the purpose of this item and would it hurt anything if I don't have it? I'm also missing the two little front spoilers (left & right).


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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 10:45 PM
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Channels air up into the radiator. Your engine will run cooler with it mounted.
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Channels air up into the radiator. Your engine will run cooler with it mounted.
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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that pic is up side down and yes you need it. The two small rubber ones attach to the bottom edge of that
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1435
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1435
and some of these
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1353
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I drove my '80 with one mounted just after it came back from the paint shop. It overheated easily, even with a new 4-row aluminum radiator. Gotta' have one.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by MN80Vette
I drove my '80 with one mounted just after it came back from the paint shop. It overheated easily, even with a new 4-row aluminum radiator. Gotta' have one.
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My car seems fine without the air deflector, but then again the auxiliary fan has been wired to run constantly by the previous owner.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SIXFOOTER
that pic is up side down and yes you need it. The two small rubber ones attach to the bottom edge of that
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1435
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1435
and some of these
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1353
If you buy them, you can still get them at the DEALER. Mostlikely, the ones from Hecklers will be non fitting IMPORT parts that fail or don't fit! Then you will pay for shipping BOTH ways and still need a set.
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Hmm, I hear some folks have probs with Ecklers, but I never have. And they just up the road from me
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I think I'll just buy the LT-2 front spoiler from Vanacor instead of replacing the stock spoilers and air deflector.
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