I wonder if ecomodder would benefit from an "Unsuccessful Stories" or "Less Successful Stories" forum to combat the effects of publication bias. In particular I'm thinking about A-B-A tests like the smooth wheel cover wiki -
Smooth wheel covers - EcoModder.... we know that there should be a lot of variability in the results depending on the stock wheel covers...
Separately, the "what-not-to-do" lessons in materials are often quite valuable: i.e.:
- Don't violate 15° approach angle with rigid fixed air dam materials.
- Don't use dark-painted coroplast if dimensional stability matters.
- Don't leave tape gum on the car in the sun.
- Don't use polyester resin over foam.
There are some other areas where encouragement of failure reporting may be helpful:
- Adverse effects of over-inflation.
- Over-heating resulting from grille over-blocking.
- Unintentionally poor visibility resulting from poor mod design.
- Mods that failed local safety inspection requirements.
Is it a good idea, or unnecessary?