Total newbie question. What exactly is that plastic thing under the front bumper. Is it an air diverter or water diverter? and is it necessary or can I take it off.

 

Junk!!!!!!!!!!

 

so it effects nothing at all. I figured its plastic anyway. It wouldnt protect anything.

 

First thing I changed!!! Lost the plastic dingle berry from the front bumper.

 

It's an air diverter, and allows DC to claim 1/100th MPG (+ or - ) on every vehicle they sell.

If you remove it, you will invalidate the CAFE standard.

SV

 

thank you for all the info

 

Well I 'll be weird I took mine off for a long time and recently reinstalled using real nuts and bolts , in my mind it helps my mpg on my commute to work.

 

I like my skid row plate there...

 

1st weekend after got 07 rubi went wheeling,chickened out on deep water crossing(hadn't even made a payment yet)went to back out of deep fast flowing water,Jeepgirl says to me 'whats that,is it off our jeep? I looked and laughed as I saw that ugly@ssed piece of plastic floating away(then I got wet +had a hell of a chase retrieving it as what goes in the bush comes back out with you)It along with equally ugly front bumper have been donated for recycling

 

since it is my daily driver every mpg matters. Ill leave it on till it gets ripped off on the trails.