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Old 09-21-2024, 07:07 AM   #59 (permalink)
Safaol
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Originally Posted by woodstock74 View Post
One motivator I believe to door mounting is reducing the aeroacoustic noise. Here's a video on the Ford Mustang where they discuss just that:

The aerodynamicist in the video implicate the purpose of moving the mirror to the door is to limit the interaction between the vortex coming off of the mirror and the side window. You'd have to think there are drag (reduction) implications there too?
Could fender mirrors further help with that? I really like how they look so I hope they have an aerodynamic advantage
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