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cowmeat;
I was thinking using the back up camera on the Turtle as my rear view mirror, but honestly it would be too much work to be worth it.
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Is a license plate bracket mounted camera too much work ??
Three wires to connect, power,ground and back up light. then plug in the a/v cable and clip the monitor to the existing rear view mirror.
$30 - $40
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I have no real plans for removing the side-view mirrors
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Here's a good reason to...
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mirror drag is quantified at 3-6% of total vehicle drag for a modern car in a report called Contribution of different devices to the total drag (PDF):
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Reflections on side mirrors: testing drag vs. MPG - MetroMPG.com
Metrompg found a increase of 3%
per mirror.
Your 90 day average for the turtle is 66.28mpg.
If you where to gain as much as Metro for deleting two side mirrors (6%), your potential 90 day average could be 70.25mpg.
A 4mpg gain...
So, still not worth it...???
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