Why Is This Port in the Bumper?

[AzScorpion]

Nice pun!

That being said, if I had to delete every post regarding a dampener we'd have like 2 threads left and they'd be asking why the tailgate is so heavy.

Well you just put a damper on my day!

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[FoD]

Well you just put a damper on my day!

 

[JohnnyO]

Cooling ducts for the flux capacitor.

 

[OrangeStreak]

Hint... hint ?

Damper threads leave a trail of PUNishment ?

 

[GregsFX2Ranger]

Truly amazing at the 55 comments! :->

 

[OrangeStreak]

Truly amazing at the 55 comments! :->

Helps to keep a cents of humor

 

[FloggingBishop]

Do all rangers come with fog lights? If not what do they do with the space for the ones that don’t?

 

[2020FRL]

The little "channel" funnels bugs to the brakes ... this in turn makes them squeak ... then Ford can charge you for a brake job ...

 

[SteamiestOyster]

It's to reduce drag from the wheel well. Nothing to do with drag on the front bumper. Fast moving air across a cavity (the wheel well) produces a lot of pressure drag. By speeding up the air in the wheel well it brings the pressure down so it is a little closer to the pressure of the air coming around the bumper/fender. Less pressure differential means less drag. Same reason the Honda Insight used to have those terrible looking wheel covers in the rear. Wheel wells typically account for 25% of total drag.

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