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Originally Posted by Phase
thanks for that answer. any suggestions on how to mount the little side tabs? off the top of my head, i was thinking of getting a tiny block of wood thats a few inches long, drill a 10mm screw into it, and then just insert it into one of the 3 10mm hole slots from the former mirror, then just stick the 3m tape mirror onto that little wooden arm sticking out. maybe use some high grade gorilla glue combined with the 3m sticky thats included. then obviously build some type of aero shell around it
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You could certainly mock it up that way, just to see if you could live with the optics of it.
If you like the mockup, then translate that into a structural metal strut , for safety, and some means in which to 'gimble' the mirror for 'aiming.'
The strut could be streamlined after the fact. and some permanent fairing over the new optics.
Technically, the mirror needs to be tested in the exact location in which it will reside. It's the only place where the local flow will be whatever it's going to be.
As a first principle, the mirror fairings on the 1996, PORSCHE 911 GT1 race car, would be an example of a near-minimum drag form, according to Sighard Hoerner's drag tables. You must consider them in the context of their type of stalk, and mounting location on the Porsche.