Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 09:39:18 +0300 From: Roy =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rkstrand?= <roilonopsamam.cc.hut.fi> Subject: Re: What are the rubber flaps under my Saab for?
Virginia Young wrote: > Let me know too please. New to the Saab market too! Ginny Y. > "JD" <jdr0nopsamail.com> wrote in message > news:iCjO6.5722$x6.649229nopsamr.videotron.net... > > Hello, > > > > I noticed two plastic flaps similar to mudguards used behind wheels but > > these are halfway underneath a 97 SAAB convertible? > > Are they there for aerodynamics reason? Sorry, new to the SAAB world? > > Thanks in advance! > > JD They protect the rear axle and brakes from flying stones. Saab was originally designed to meet scandinavian needs - that partly (~greatly) was driving on dirt roads. Maybe they belong to those 170 "saab properties" that were listed when the new generation was created (they wanted to keep the SAAB-design). Roy