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Old 03-24-2011, 10:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
Blu3Z3rg
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Tailgate "wings" on a tonnau cover?

For various reasons, I need to have my fiberglass tonnau cover. Storage, lockability, etc. Sure I may upgrade to a custom made fiberglass aero cap some day, but money won't allow it atm.

On the Chevy's and Dodge's they add these plastic tops to their tailgates that have a small wing to them. Ford also puts a small wing incorperated into the tailgate as well. It's apparently effective to a small amount.
Proof???


My question:
If i have a hard fiberglass cover, would it be worthwhile to mount one of these chevy or dodge bolt on types to the cover? If not, i'm adding on a handle anyways. I need something because it doesn't have a handle atm and every time I lift the cover it greases up the paint all over the back. Quite annoying. I thought if these "spoilers" are effective at ALL, that it would make for a good handle as well.

Let me know what you think!
Blu3

PS. My watching snow/rain/etc. shows that the wind on highway hits cover about 3/4 of the way back, not at the very end. This is at about 60 mph. Perhaps at 70 it's closer to back. Dunno if this is relavent.

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