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Old 12-27-2013, 10:40 PM   #960 (permalink)
Superfuelgero
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Turtle - '92 Honda Civic Vx
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Beast - '91 Chevy V2500

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When I did my tuft test ( 1993 Civic DX hatch ) I was surprised to find that the air did not run up the side of the rain channel on the sides of my windshield and instead just tripped over them as if they weren't even there. The windshield on this old of a car is not sunk in very much, but there is still quite a groove there that I would have thought would channel the air upwards.
If you take the trim off, it is fairly well sunk. It compares to most other newer cars, except the the set back continues to the header. I formed my own transitions/trim out of black silicone to get the effect i wanted.
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