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Originally Posted by freebeard
Consider steel strap hinges with the hinge line below and forward of the eave line, with the leaves normally open. As the window swings open [up to 45° above horizontal] the leaves close, and there is a magnet to hold each one.
Tune the magnets' strength and if you forget and drive off with the window up, the air pressure would push it closed.
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That is a good idea using magnets to hold things open and closed. I already got an air spring and am planning on using a mount that goes past center so that the spring holds the window both open and closed.
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Originally Posted by ChazInMT
Honestly the eave isn't doing squat diddly....just lop it off to an inch or 2 and that'll free up space for your window. When you extend panels beyond the rest you start the diminishing returns cycle. The eave is providing a tiny gain, or, it could be costing you a tiny loss in Cd. Soooo, just get it gone and let the window flip on up.
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I agree the eave probably isn't contributing significantly to aerodynamics now. It might in the future if I decide to hang a spare tire or two on the rear bumper. I like how it looks though and I like having the extra rain blocking and sun blocking function of it. Polycarbonate isn't fully UV resistant and will turn yellow eventually when exposed to direct sunlight. The real question I am battling in my head is if the eave is worth splitting up the rear window into 3 sections. I am leaning towards keeping it for now as I can always cut it off later and making a new one piece rear window would be trivial. I think I'll have plenty of left over material as well. I am so indecisive sometimes..