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Originally Posted by aerohead
look to see that the adhesive bonding between the pressed-steel superstructure underneath the hood hasn't separated from it's metal outer skin.
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Seems to be straightforward. Does yours even have an inner structure? My Beetle does not.
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the tech running the printed is not fluent in how to resize the print.
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I certainly hope they work cheap. That happens in the slicer software.
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11-14-2023, 05:31 PM
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Welp, using a creative commons 3D printing site, the shop just contacted me saying they could have at least 2 sets of 5 of the airtabs ready for us for testing. Hopefully we'll find out more before the weekend.
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11-14-2023, 05:44 PM
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Give it a shot. Generally speaking, the improvements from air tabs are too small to be measured, they're tenths or hundredths of a point of drag. So, I don't expect you'll be able to quantify it. Depending on the placement, putting them in the right place will help, and putting them in the wrong place will hurt, but the upside is that you likely won't be able to tell either way.
Something like a decibel meter could be useful, and that's something that can easily be quantified.
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11-14-2023, 08:44 PM
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Welp, using a creative commons 3D printing site...
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Did the give you a link? Thingiverse? www.thingiverse.com/thing:2827019 Cults3D? https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/vortex-air-tabs
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Got an email from the shop this morning showing 2 of 6 airtabs they completed for us. I'm leaning towards the black ones because they have a carbon fiber appearance to them.. these tabs should make it home this evening and we'll test fit on the van just to see if they pleasantly fill in the void or stick out like a sore thumb..
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11-19-2023, 04:34 AM
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How did active radiator shutters suddenly become 3D printed aerotabs?
Maybe the aerotab posts were meant for another thread?
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