Why you need to remove your Dodge Challenger/Charger splitter guards - New automotive trend

[@porteneur1]

has anyone ever told you that you have the most perfect egg shaped head ?

[@automotiveantics]

Egg shaped no, but perfect bald head yes 😁

[@porteneur1]

@@automotiveantics :)

[@robertjackson3779]

Lol comment was gold

[@lattylo5794]

Got em so he shut df and not judge people moneys 😂😂

[@hawktalk6858]

🤣🤣

[@honkhonk9222]

I kept them on until my brother drove my daytona and hit a curb it protected the bumper but the guards broke and the paint wasn't harmed.

[@garciajr913]

Same

[@ctetuning]

Well here is 1 thing that is COOL about the yellow guard, is that when your driving and you look in your rear view mirror and you see a challenger with the yellow splitter you know that its a scatpack or hellcat!

[@Simon_Cow]

Exactly! That's because only the SRT and the Scat packs have the Performance Bumpers which are required to install the yellow splitters.

[@Grfn_nfrg]

@@Simon_Cow but why care what others think. That just proves the people that leave them on want everyone else to know they have a higher-end model

[@XXXTentaclez]

@@Grfn_nfrg it’s a trend at this point

[@andrewahreashyr]

or it’s a gt challenger lol

[@GT-43]

No you dont

[@never2late454]

Looks really stupid when you see them driving on the road.

[@munthermunther1030]

Gonna put them back on. I like how they look

[@douglasames6495]

What all the peckerwoods dont realize that in NASCAR and SCCA a Yellow stripe on the bumper means your a "Rookie". Lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@w.e.s.]

3 years later and jackasses r still doing it. Chargers and challengers wad cool 10 years ago now I want to sell mine since this new community took over and gave original owners a bad name

[@frostedpearl1386]

Its funny how there are guys out there that think it looks cool. 🤣 i agree with this guy. They ruin the look of car. But those are the same guys who put tacky cosmetics all over their car and think that looks better as well.

[@Mattt7940]

I’m so sorry but I love them and it’s all opinion

[@nicolenicole001]

Matthew Hanna I have a F8 Green Challenger and I still have my Splitter Guards on after a year. As long as they aren’t affecting my engine or paint job I’m going to leave them on. I love them, mine are yellow, I’m keeping my bananas...lol 😂

[@fresco4500]

Shirrell Nicole They are affecting the paint job and it makes you look like the dumbass you are for buying a dodge

[@VicMann]

yes Matthew... I agree... I just posted a video on my channel showing all the damage I got on my bumper after removing them... gonna cost me now to repaint the bumper... then putting them back on

[@ongbruhlol]

Kyle Harrison hush, your name is Kyle

[@anthonywright5275]

you're a disgrace to automotive engineering. Please buy a Honda civic and add stickers instead.

[@JonO387]

They look so bad and make the owner of the car look like an idiot.

[@roger7943]

To each their own. If you pay for the car you can do what you want to with it.

[@shawnloop6674]

If people like them soo much SRT should make them a offical mod part in a way that it actually protects the paint and fits the air dynamics 🤷‍♂️upgrade it in a way it help and be replaceable for those that do or dont want it😌

[@bulletclub4life]

so sell you something from wish but twice the cost...they might as well add it to the price, if you want it removed its no extra cost but if you want it to stay on its an extra 200....lol

[@frostedpearl1386]

Dodge is a prestigious name & would never do something so stupid.😂

[@TalkingTapatios]

They should just make a splitter with a yellow colored stripe on the tips and charge an extra 300 dollars🤣

[@LilScotty10]

Good thing dodge isn’t apple lmfao

[@naruto41479]

😂mine didn’t have them so I ordered some

[@automotiveantics]

🤣

[@jlandor1]

Lol I did too

[@MarioCanon1]

I did too lol

[@KingJames450]

That’s dumb lol

[@porteneur1]

it looks cool. this guy probably drives a Volkswagen and is jelly lol

[@coltsinglearmy]

The moment my charger left the dealership it stopped being SRT's business. I got myself new custom painted splitter guards today and I think they look great! To each their own.

[@badcholesterol]

You…what?

[@chhansen9813]

BINGO!

[@thejacks7664]

Just got my challenger 2 days ago / guard is still on but I plan to take it off

[@slickchick5811]

Imagine driving through the city, hitting a pot hole, and having one pop into the air like a potato chip...

[@joanriano2559]

This is def subjective. So what if you like them on?? It’s just a piece of plastic you can remove whenever. I think they look good. Even the new pink ones on the b5 blues. I’d probably leave them for the first year once I’m tired of the look i would remove them.

[@funnyfunkinmonkey]

Pfff nah it looks ridiculous hahaha

[@mikedambowic5862]

I hope the the new trend wont be, leaving the protective white plastic wrap on new cars 🤣🤣 ! LOL

[@automotiveantics]

Lmao let's hope not!🤣

[@ryanmcnalley4616]

For those of you who have them on, the guards WILL damage the paint if you don't protect it somehow. I took mine off after about 3 months and there was already some light scratching. I used some clear Gorilla tape to provide a barrier. I also wrapped my guards with yellow vinyl wrap because the yellow was fading. Just some tips if you plan on having them on for a while.

[@professorstein5855]

Don’t worry, some of us with Challengers don’t have painted splitters.

[@ardelld8465]

I told the dealer to take it off when I picked my 2022 Challenger Hellcat widebody. I have seen the damage they can do. I think they are ugly. Thank you for this informative video.

[@elijahtorres3670]

w opinion

[@stephenjones6574]

Got atleast 5 comments in one day from random ladies saying they love the pink! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 It stays!

[@automotiveantics]

🤣

[@vinniecorleone62]

I have a newer Challenger & I would never leave those ugly pieces on, couldn't toss them in the trash fast enough but some love having excessive decals & extra crap all over their clean Dodge muscle cars. There's no accountability for taste today apparently.

[@automotiveantics]

Couldnt agree more!

[@vinniecorleone62]

@@automotiveantics I have seen your clean Nova, you have great taste my friend!

[@automotiveantics]

@@vinniecorleone62 thanks so much! Much appreciated 🙌

[@dontblameme6328]

Looks are subjective buddy! My white Charger came with a pink guard. My wife is a breast cancer survivor and loves the pink accent which is like the color badge for BC survivors.

[@demiurgeobzen327]

You do know there are several ways to support breast cancer survivors right?? There's literally no reason to weaponize your wife as a means to justify your poor taste in aesthetics.

[@Nunya4567]

@@demiurgeobzen327 he didn’t “weaponize” his wife. He said SHE likes the pink guard, so he left it on. He didn’t leave it on because it’s pink and his wife is a breast cancer survivor.

[@nicolenicole001]

I still have my splitter guards on after a year. I actually like the look and leave them on because everyone else takes theirs off...lol. I’m just wondering if I should take them off now because of the supposed damage it may cause.

[@automotiveantics]

If there were a good reason to take them off I feel thats a good one. They were only intended to prevent damage during shipping but over time do their own damage

[@coldnhot369]

SRT should just make two unevenly shaped guards so they just look worse being on there.

[@kjainana]

Put thin pieces of foam between the guard and just take out the two push clips and once in a while wash under there. The damage will be less than the car without the guard. Look all depends on the driver.

[@stevedriver6884]

Agree 💯! They actually holds dirt and pebbles between the paint/splitter and when you drive the air moves the guard because it's not completely secured to the car and scratches the hell out of your vehicle. DON'T LEAVE THEM ON!

[@sweatpantsclub]

I just bought my Challenger and I'm leaving them on. Looks cool. And for those who have the opposite opinion, congrats, take em off, I don't care.

[@H1storybr3akdown]

😂😂😂😂 I love this comment

[@rikkatheconure2395]

Congrats X'D leave it on, we don't care.

[@TEHNOOB916]

Your money/car your choice.

[@donfinkey692]

Just bought a 19 Challenger Scatpack. The dealer said he left them on so that I could judge how low the splitter was in relation to a parking stop. It sounds like they are too lazy to take mine off. I’ll remove them This week.

[@finisher86b76]

Yeah they make the car look cheap and trashy

[@The_Cuban7998]

my sister saw a dodge challenger with these on and said it looked good, and when I told her it was the bumper protector she didn't believe me and her "car guy" boyfriend agreed with her

[@automotiveantics]

Not much of a "car guy" then is he hahaha

[@svrsxlt]

I think having a brighter color accent on a darker car always looks good but that's just me ig 🤷

[@automotiveantics]

Well they just switched the color to hot pink so that will look good with black! Haha

[@svrsxlt]

@@automotiveantics we'll see 😂

[@ajaybirsinghsandhu6001]

I agree

[@Christof708]

Who cares! it's their car they can do as they please with it.

[@NoCapinCrunch]

People who leave their splitter gaurds on are a disgrace and so are the dealers who leave them on

[@daviddixon9598]

Nice Nova! I just brought my brand new RT Challenger home today and those ugly yellow guards will be gone 30 minutes from now!

[@stinkbugdesigns]

I’m in Oklahoma and broke mine hitting a pot hole. I have no idea how to remove it so I’m just scratching it up everytime i drive.

[@highrise9559]

Just got a Pitch Black 2020 Challenger Scat Pack Widebody. Has the full length yellow splitter guard. I think it looks cool, everyone else I know likes it. Including a few classic muscle car owners. The splitter stays.

[@mattmurrayrocks]

Just got the shaker in black and it just has the corner pieces I think it looks cool on the black so I'm leaving it on to

[@omarramos5989]

Bro just take it off and paint the splitter it's the same BS but doesn't damage your car

[@highrise9559]

@@omarramos5989 Actually, ended up taking it off a couple of weeks after I posted this. Glad I did.

[@kxm93]

Honestly I think that they make the car stand out

[@barryhowell7904]

I plan to take mine off.

[@jessejaviangel]

I'm gonna put 4 splitter guards with lights! ...and they gonna spin! Lol

[@automotiveantics]

Are you going to switch to the hot pink ones dodge is using now?! 🤣🤣

[@professorstein5855]

“Fact of the matter is, it doesn’t look cool.. it looks pretty ugly..” You need to learn the difference between fact and opinion.

[@automotiveantics]

And you need to learn the difference between opinion and sarcasm 🙄

[@professorstein5855]

Touché

[@ST-px5vw]

I took mine off and put it on line for sale and it sold LOL. Can you say gas money? LOL

[@qbanz00]

I literally thought the factory put them on there because it meant you had a SRT lol

[@chrisclark5178]

I thought it meant you had a scat pack or hellcat lol

[@josephjohnson9596]

After watching this video, I just removed mine!

[@jesuschristislord77733]

Thank you.

[@rikkatheconure2395]

Thank you

[@davidpineda645]

Tbh it looks pretty sick, mines didnt come with it and you can buy it onlone. It just looks more mean and the color contrast is sick

[@ledenkmems2503]

Just wrap the splitter instead. You're damaging it by leaving a piece on that's supposed to be removed.

[@davidpineda645]

@@ledenkmems2503 all my homies have the yellow splitter, it ads to the character to the car and ads color contrasting. These are one of the real last muscle cars and when they become rare in the near future some buyers are gonna want it with the yellow spiltters

[@mgmtez2018]

It’s makes the car look way more aggressive I love it y’all crazy

[@jjs777fzr]

If you are upset then you have larger issues. Not Meant to be on the car? LOL. Need to tackle bigger issues.

[@robnewlee1787]

My brother just bought a Challenger RT. He's leaving them on. My head exploded. The saying, "If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand", seems to apply here. Yes, I know, it's his car....but my head still exploded. Ha!

[@devionproctor6745]

The splitter guards come in multiple colors their like ear rings for car

[@automotiveantics]

🤣

[@nicolenicole001]

Devion Proctor lol...🤣 That’s a great way to look at it! I love mine and I’m leaving them on.

[@andrewsandberg8504]

Hold on... you said "it's like earrings for yr car" and that gave me an idea... side mirrors are kinda like ears (sorta, idk) but anyway, my concept is to literally add "earrings" to side mirrors.... *in my best Trump voice* IT'S GONNA BE HUGE! ..Yall just wait and see!

[@astaad133]

I think the same way lol 😂

[@releasethecracken]

"Its pretty ugly" its subjective to the taste of the individual.

[@fortisfortunaadiuvat9262]

I kept mine on my Demon

[@Rantmas]

I had my taken off at the dealer before I took car home

[@Rantmas]

They look like a rookie driver stripe of a nascar

[@gagacrazy10]

The yellow guards look good on the red cars. Also if they change to purple guards people will only paint them to what ever colour they want.

[@priscillaaddison3797]

Thank you

[@markhaley3046]

I took mine to a paint shop to have it painted the same color as the splitter. They told me the material used wouldn’t hold paint, but they could wrap it in vinyl. I left it alone.

[@rikkatheconure2395]

McDonald's themed lol

[@papaidolatrine2499]

McDonald’s colors is what I came to say

[@youknoweverything7643]

I literally took the splitter guard off my mom's hellcat she didn't know lol abd she has had it for a month

[@automotiveantics]

🤣

[@doughboy7686]

To some they may be ugly. But most dont think that. And on the challenger, the front spider isn't painted just black plastic so

[@arieljohn01]

I got an add for the challenger at the beginning of this movie

[@syafiq987]

I remove whole front splitter on my Challenger, it’s looking good.

[@adrumedag8020]

Now I know, it’s coming off

[@Spirit01_official]

I wish i had them ,Its very practical i have a rt and i cringe while parking hoping i dont scratch my lip i want it to stay prestine im actually just going to carbon wrap mine

[@LikeAntt0]

I left my splitter guards on my challenger for a year after I bought it and guess what happen to my car, the engine blew the fuck up

[@josephhradil86]

Why aren’t they removed by the prep guy at time of the sale?

[@lunsy9420]

They should make them a lot bigger and pink. Yellow doesnt go with any color. I think purple would actually go with most of the colors better.

[@tracycaulder1145]

I took my off when I got my 2019 Hell Cat charger . Anybody want to buy some new yellow spitter guards?

[@automotiveantics]

Haha. Props to you!

[@lordmegatron8617]

I actually have a split so I'm going to add stitches Chris cross stitches to be exact

[@Steeb0157]

If they are for shipping only why don't dealers take them off or ask if you want them taken off.

[@dennisschumaker3133]

We kept them on for about a week just till we got used to the fact that it’s there. Easy to remove.

[@Boomtendo4tw]

purple is my favorite color for the challenger

[@automotiveantics]

Purple is definitely a sick color! I drove a purple scat pack and everyone stared!

[@tim5cad203]

I just bought the Kyosho Mini-z Challenger rc car and guess what. The yellow splitter guard is painted on to the bumper. Glad the dealer removed my when I bought my real challenger

[@thefitnesslife4988]

That's why they changed the color to pink.

[@98idizy]

I can bet when they change the color on the guards there is going to be an aftermarket for yellow ones

[@automotiveantics]

They are already going for $75-$100 on ebay which I think is ridiculous, so you might be right

[@briansmith1452]

Iddizy pink now

[@gustavopolanco6925]

The yellow thing? It does look very cool

[@artyom63]

But what if I really do like how it looks? I have hellraisin scat pack challenger with yellow stripes and those yellow splitters just match like nothing else. What if I just remove the splitters and put a yellow piece of wrap instead? lol

[@SweezyxSacci]

“Fact or the matter” continues to state a opinion *

[@jesuschristislord77733]

They should just make it hot pink with glitter.

[@drebrown99]

I have red ones on mine with all red accents... If you like the way they look keep them on... If not, take them off. It's all personal preference just as anything in life that you like.

[@kendallbrown3933]

I like the way it looks to each their own…….

[@RainbowManification]

I think they look cool but I took them off after learning it could harm the splitter.

[@antoniodicaprio7792]

Bro I can honestly say with a straight face that the color looks good I really thought it was meant to be there. Lol it’s ok hats can be worn front or back or to the side still a hat.

[@mastermovieedits1810]

It is cool… and the pink is even nicer with certain colors

[@IMGONEIN60]

When I see a challenger/charger with the guards still on, it seems they don’t trust their parking/driving skills....

[@automotiveantics]

Haha that's one way of looking at it!

[@corona_beforecorona]

It rubs the splitter through movement and friction. Who would do that?

[@ifearedfate9787]

That is true, why doesn't the dealer just remove it or paint on the guards to be removed.

[@ColdCowBoys]

Cause people like them on for some reason. It’s already a boat with wheels they just want more attention idk haha

[@jellybaby9630]

Manscape Sponsor Would Be Ironically Perfect.

[@marymurphy7167]

Mine are still on. Painted matte black

[@joshuabruder5330]

If it’s so uncool being yellow, then why does my black scatpack have a yellow agree bee on it? Just as contrasting.

[@TheMrweaver447]

Super late but it’s your car do what you want. They do hold dirt and grime underneath but it’s your car do what you want

[@99jeepxjguy97]

I just happened to see those for sale on amazon for 50-60 dollars! Funny stuff!

[@tottTownbiz]

Me to 😂

[@scotts6596]

I ordered the Srt splitter and associated parts for my 19 Challenger Sxt, and intended to leave them on..to protect the front edges from scratches, scrapes , low driveways. Perhaps put a protective treatment under the guard? By the way.. its a fact that engineers dont always have the best ideas.. Look at what they build /design that is a public FLOP. Using my best judgment/discretion and others experiences to make my own decision.

[@yshingdee1702]

agree

[@seblo8462]

Ae86 guy just passing thru 🚶‍♂️lol...I was totally unaware that it was a factory thing, here in Cali this trend is so bad that I've seen Chevys, Fords and some imports with those things hahaha

[@papamike9866]

I have a 2023 R/T Challenger. I didn't know it was a trend or "in style". It came from the dealership that way so I left them on. Personally, I think they are ugly. Don't match the paint scheme at all. But I'm the type of guy that wants to leave it as factory original as possible. If the dealership is not going to remove them then neither am I. At the end of the day I don't really give a shit. The car still looks cool overall. And the fact that it's pissing people off is just an added bonus. There are way more important issues to get upset about than someone else's car that has some goofy modification to it like a super high spoiler or a big fat exhaust pipe opening or under carriage lights, or super tall rims with low profile tires etc. My car, my choice. Stop worrying about it.

[@ricklewis9074]

I left mine on my black RT challenger it adds More detail and looks way better...

[@salazar1120]

Look people these protectors lowkey go with the design of the car is not because we don’t trust out driving or parking skills these yellow protectors make the car even more beautiful

[@corporalcreative9892]

I hate those shipping guards, the yellow does not go well with the rest of the paint job, only makes sense if the paint was yellow lol, I’d still take em off anyway for safety purposes.

[@marciomvp9458]

I will leave mine for a while. I am not concerned if you think it is ugly

[@chhansen9813]

The bottom line is, whoever bought the car can do whatever TF they want to do to the car and anyone who doesnt like it, needs a girlfriend, boyfriend, dog, or a hobby!

[@jaybino5199]

Lol the dealerships sale it too u like that 😂😂 I thought that’s how it supposed to be

[@HUNNUH98]

I’d really piss them off. I’m going to take my yellow ones off and order some pink ones🥰