Those black strips that are behind the front wheels on the Evolution.. I like how those look on the car. Any idea where to buy them?

I'd search myself but... I don't know what they're called!

They are called Side Air Dams. Any place that sells body kits may have them, but right now the only place I can think that actually sells them are dealerships.

Sucks for me because I want them, but the Evo X comes in Octane Blue and my Lancer is Electric Blue. Paying more money to have them color matched? I don't think so.

is this what your talking about?

http://autocityimports.com/2008-mitsubishi...div-p-8035.html

No that wasn't what he was talking about. Side Air Dams are the strips that run through the bottom sides of your car.
The ones you were talking about are the fender strips and the link you gave are them. =)

She. :D

And actually I think they are side vents to cool the engine compartment, after a bit more research.

I thought they were purely for looks because I could have sworn I saw an Evo without them.

The link is similar, but not quite. What's on the link looks good, but it's a little too flashy. I'm going for a European sports sedan look with the modifactions I'm having made, not a racing look. Subtle difference.

First off... they are for looks. You can actually build an Evo X on Mitsu's website without them. It's just that the dealerships want you to pay as much as possible for the car, so they slap them on there.

Secondly, it's a japanese car... so good luck on the European look. :laughing:

On second thought, I take that back. The front of the Lancer looks a lot like some Volvo's... :grin:

+1 Can you say, S40 :grin:

I think the Lancer looks very European. It reminds me a lot of a Volvo or a BMW.

So those strips *are* for looks... I wonder how I go about getting one!

Find a crashed Evo in a junk yard?

Yes Yes when i got mine...i pull up to a friends house and he runs out and says WHAT! u got a volvo...haha what an *****... "stupid slap"
:blush-anim-cl:

I CALL DIBS ON THE PROJECTORS!

But seriously, all insurance agencies scrap crashed vehicles for their parts and sell what they can so they don't lose money... so good luck finding anything intact enough to actually use.

I guess I'll ask the dealer what they can do. Maybe they can order me a couple.

Oh and my sister came over today... I hadn't told her I bought a Lancer and she also thought it was a BMW. :D

A slight bit off topic but its regarding the link posted above. NEVER buy anything from Extreme Dimensions. They only sell knock-off crap and its all terrible quality.

You mean canards??

Here are some universal carbon fiber ones by APR...

Set A: http://www.autocarparts.com/part/1483/0/

Set B: http://www.autocarparts.com/part/1483/1/

Hope this helps

It's not just for looks, it produces a down force onto your car if you guys are talking about canards :S

I think he's referring to the side fender vents. Thats the black vertical vent on the fender behind the wheel.

I attached a shot of what I'm talking about.

Cant too well from that pic but I think those are just some stick on vents. Might just be a faux-vent, in which case it serves only a cosmetic purpose. If you were to actually cut out a hole the size of the vent in the fender and mount the fender vents over that hole, then you would have functional vents. Assuming that the vents are actual vents too and not just a solid piece of plastic.

Anyway, the purpose of the fender vents is to allow the air that goes in through the front bumper vents to travel through and out the fenders. This lets you streamline and be more aerodynamic. It also helps cool your engine and brakes.

IMO, you can always use more vents to help cool your engine. Now that Evo could use some fender strakes haha


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The black fender strips are actually purely for aesthetic looks. The EVO X has vents already built on, the strips just make the vents look nicer =)