Is It Necessary To Install Wheel Fenders?

The car isn’t equipped with fenders itself. Many drivers installed by themselves. But is it really necessary to install car fenders? Let's talk about this topic today.

As the name suggested, the fender is used to block sediment. It has the following advantages.

Advantages of Wheel Fenders

Prevent soil from splashing on the car body or people

Generally, in rainy weather, especially on muddy roads, a lot of mud will be produced during the driving of the car, and sometimes it will be on the car body. The thick fender installed on the car can help the car resist sediment, preventing splashing to the car body and surrounding people.

It can protect the car paint

When the car is running at high speed, the wheels will throw out some sediment. When these sediment splashes out, it may hit the car body and even damage the car body paint under the condition of extremely fast speed.

Then, why manufacturers don’t install them with such benefits? To reduce cost? It is a part of reason, but there are other reasons.

When the car is running at high speed, it will be subjected to great air resistance. So the bottom of the car is as flat as possible in order to reduce air resistance. If the car is equipped with a fender, it will destroy the diversion design at the bottom of the car, increase the turbulence at the bottom, slow down the airflow speed, and increase the wind resistance coefficient of the car. Moreover, it will feel floating when driving at high speed, and it will significantly increase the wind noise of the car. The larger wind resistance will not only affect the handling, but also increase fuel consumption, which is the main reason why manufacturers do not install car fenders.

In Conclusion

Is it necessary to install car fenders? If you often run at the highway, it is absolutely not recommended to install it. If your driving speed is not fast, and you always drive on muddy roads, you can consider installing car fenders.

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