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 65busser
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| posted on July 5th, 2004 at 10:24 AM |
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Solid visor aerodynamics?
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.
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Brad
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| posted on July 5th, 2004 at 10:29 AM |
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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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| posted on July 5th, 2004 at 02:05 PM |
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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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| posted on July 5th, 2004 at 02:10 PM |
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posted by baybuscamperkid
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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Doesn't the wind shoot up off the windscreen of a Kombi?
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| posted on July 5th, 2004 at 03:33 PM |
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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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| posted on July 5th, 2004 at 06:24 PM |
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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
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| posted on July 5th, 2004 at 06:25 PM |
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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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| posted on July 5th, 2004 at 06:30 PM |
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if it's on a kombi, your nt going to go very fast anyway :vader
Just havin' a bit of fun 
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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