"back In Black"

[Marching Chief]

Anyone know the purpose/function/material composition of the black "siding" on the front fenders and rear side and back?

 

[Gas-Powered Awesome]

Cover the wheels. I think it's plastic, but I don't know for sure.

 

[Coss]

Anyone know the purpose/function/material composition of the black "siding" on the front fenders and rear side and back?

Purpose? It's pretty much a mud flap and a way to seal in the colored area of the wheel cover to complete the aero design. If it was open, air would pocket inside the front part and cause drag.
I think it's made of something like PVC composite.

 

[floydv]

I'd like to know if those pieces are designed to be easily removable so that we can check tire pressures without removing the whole fender.

 

[Chaz]

I'd like to know if those pieces are designed to be easily removable so that we can check tire pressures without removing the whole fender.

the feder comes off with the removal of just 2 screws, it should take a minute or 2 to do.

 

[floydv]

the feder comes off with the removal of just 2 screws, it should take a minute or 2 to do.

Thanks. But how do the black pieces attach to the rest of the fender?

 

[Chaz]

My guess is in no particular order magic,glue, screws or snaps in. They are meant to stay as one piece, if you are worried about the wheel being fully covered you could always order the retro fenders.

 

[floydv]

My guess is in no particular order magic,glue, screws or snaps in. They are meant to stay as one piece, if you are worried about the wheel being fully covered you could always order the retro fenders.

Thanks. I was hoping they would be hinged for easy access to the wheel without full removal of the fender. Oh well.

 

[booboo]

Thanks to Jambe for his picture today in Elio Events 2016. It shows the best photo of the Fender securement I have seen. You can see how the Black Plastic wraps around. It should be a simple pull 2 pins, and lift entire fender off operation to look at the front tire. I plan on using some sort of pin lock and cotter pin type of set up. Will have to look at the final design in person while sipping a cup of coffee to figure it out for myself. Also will have to carry a towel to gently lay the fender on.
" The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has a few things to say on the subject of towels. A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have."

http://www.elioowners.com/attachments/img_0724-jpg.11293/

https://www.pepboys.com/product/details/572273/00774

 

[Jeff Miller]

And yet another take on the OP question: will they be the same material we have seen on the Ps or will it now become steel like the rest of the body?