Solid visor aerodynamics?

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1,795 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 5 Jul 2004, 10:24 am

#198749

Wondering if any one who drives a bug, or anything for that matter, with a solid visor, can give any advice on how much wind resistance a solid visor creates. i.e. how securely do they need to be fitted. Any experience of them "auto -ejecting" at a particular speed.
I'm fitting one at the moment and could self tap into gutters but would rather not.
Cheers
Brad

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robnjo Veteran Volks Folk

2,082 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 5 Jul 2004, 10:29 am

#198756

am interested in this as well ...have a brand new one in the shed but havn't fitted it cause of this.
Rob

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4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Jul 2004, 2:05 pm

#198854

because they slope down slightly i should think that any effect would be a downforce on a kombi, therefore no chance of auto-ejecting it, but on a beetle with the wind shooting up off the windscreen, not so sure.

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MikeM Buggy Head

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2003 · 5 Jul 2004, 2:10 pm

#198859

baybuscamperkid wrote:because they slope down slightly i should think that any effect would be a downforce on a kombi, therefore no chance of auto-ejecting it, but on a beetle with the wind shooting up off the windscreen, not so sure.

Doesn't the wind shoot up off the windscreen of a Kombi?

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lobus Wolfsburg Wizard

618 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 5 Jul 2004, 3:33 pm

#198886

Kimm @ Indian Automotive suggested if I was gunna put one om my bus to make sure I had the centre mount for more stability. If that helps.

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robnjo Veteran Volks Folk

2,082 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 5 Jul 2004, 6:24 pm

#198979

I just remembered when I had the FJ painted,a tilt tray came and picked it up and took it to the painter's.so on the way there the sun visor ripped off.....now I could do 90kms and it would not move so I wonder what speed those tosser were doing:jesus

BenettonVW Administrator AVD Forum Founder

3,125 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Jul 2004, 6:25 pm

#198980

Brad, this has been an issue over the years.. They do just fly off if not securely mounted, but the big question is, how securely is secure?

My mesh one on the Beetle I used to have was secured in a similar way to what you are suggesting, and that was only a mesh one.
It seems extreme, but yeah, might have to drill a couple of holes.. Maybe it is me.. (I tend to be a bit of a hacker with this sort of stuff..)

I dunno.. think of the damage it COULD cause if it DID fly off? Weigh it up?

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1,663 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 5 Jul 2004, 6:30 pm

#198982

if it's on a kombi, your nt going to go very fast anyway :vader

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im looking at getting a mesh one.. didnt actually occur to me that it may fly off.. but if you get some rubber, and pad the gutters or where ever they visor clamps to? the beetle ones clamp yeah?.. you can tighten everything pretty well, over the rubber (cut up tyre tube) and prolly wouldnt have a problem

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