what's the black plastic guard called under the front bumper?

[shendren]

thanks. mine got ripped off. i just need to know what it's called so i can search for one. thanks. scott.

 

[Helohauler]

thanks. mine got ripped off. i just need to know what it's called so i can search for one. thanks. scott.

It's an Air Dam.

Course in your case it might be called an air damn!

 

[Tony T.]

Black Guard

I believe it's called a Air Dam, or at least that's what I have always refered to it as. Someone else my chime in with some more technical name for it.





Tony

 

[Cattletrkr]

"Ripped off" as in stolen? Or, "ripped off" as in, " I ain't gonna let the Mrs. drive my baby any more?"

 

[Yo Hoot]

Looks better without it in my opinion... .

 

[RKerner]

air dams are for urban "off-roaders"

"Ripped off" as in stolen? Or, "ripped off" as in, " I ain't gonna let the Mrs. drive my baby any more?"

Probably ripped off as in literally ripped off the truck like the first time I took the truck off-road. If it's only ripped, you can plastic weld it with TPO filler - that's what I did with mine.



To reinstall it, remove the fog lamps (or plugs) to gain access to the two attachment bolts.

 

[RonsRig]

Regardless what it looks like, the air dam helps with mpg and helps you go faster.

 

[RonsRig]

Yo Hoot,

Nice wheels!

 

[bighammer]

It's a curb scraper on most vehicles.

 

[Greg Boardman-RIP]

looks like a mustache to me!!!

 

[GFrance]

How about road debri finder.

 

[J&LRam]

The older trucks that didn't have a air dam didn't cool properly. Air would pack up under hood because of high air flow under engine. Air dams were added to create low pressure under engine for better air flow through the radiator , around engine and out the bottom. Its a towing thing... ... JIM

 

[shendren]

air dam as in ..... we just had 2 hurricanes, yes 2. palm tree ripped it off. i am kinda worried about the 2 lines on the front port side. i believe they are trans cooler lines. thought the little black thing would help protect the underneath side a little.

 

[Yo Hoot]

Yo Hoot,

Nice wheels!

Thanks. .



The air dam is only about 2 1/2" tall. Can't do all that much.