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DarbyWalters 02-05-2009 10:31 AM

Interesting way to visualize/test "vortex" type tabs
 
I was at the car wash today, soaping the Jeep, and saw these streams of soapy water streaming off the side of my Jeep. I have AirTabs across the top and sides of my Jeep Liberty. You could really "see" what they were doing. You could probably even duplicate it at home with a wash wand or something similiar that shoots a "mist" instead of a "stream". I don't know the velocity of the water at a high pressure washing facility, but the visual effects were interesting. Basically, it was similiar to smoke streams you see in aerodynamic ads for some cars.

bowtieguy 02-05-2009 01:46 PM

pics please!

now and at the next car washing.

i saw your garage, but do you have pics of the top?

DarbyWalters 02-05-2009 04:46 PM

There are five tabs along the top about 6" back...I will need to get a video and do it. It was pretty wild to see...I also need to use the spray to test the shape of the rear tailight...it is shaped like a vortex between the round sections.


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