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Old 02-15-2011, 02:01 PM   #246 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Geo Metropolis View Post
  • The distance from the bottom of the hatch to the back edge of the kammback (this should help me duplicate the angle)
It's ~20 3/4 inches, or ~15 degrees. But if you're staying with the OEM rear view mirror, I'd make the Kammback slightly shorter, or the angle slightly less. Otherwise you will *just* be able to see the horizon in your mirror on level ground, but not when on an incline or with weight in the back of the car.

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The width of the camback's rearmost top edge (looking at post #29, the distance between the two pieces of tape running front to aft)
I forgot to get this one, but you can figure it out from the photo in post 29. The tape line is pretty well parallel to a line made by the outside edge of the plastic "drip rails" at the edge of the roof:



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  • The length of the distance from taillight to back edge (how far does it extend back?
It extends back as far as the rearmost extent of the rear bumper (vertical line would touch both). But again, I'd shorten it an inch or two, or raise the angle slightly for the inside rear view mirror.

Hope that helps.
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