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freebeard · 01-10-2014, 06:49 AM

I have noticed those slots in the end plates and wondered what they do.

Oh, OK. The red arrow gets bigger for the same reason the VW Beetle and GM EV-1 have good airflow down the backlight—only upside down. And backward. Hmm.

01-10-2014, 06:49 AM	#281 (permalink)
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,500 Thanks: 8,060 Thanked 8,863 Times in 7,316 Posts	I have noticed those slots in the end plates and wondered what they do. Oh, OK. The red arrow gets bigger for the same reason the VW Beetle and GM EV-1 have good airflow down the backlight—only upside down. And backward. Hmm.