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05-19-2018, 07:47 AM | #1 |
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Vortex Generator
I noticed a while ago the newer yaris has a small vortex generator on the inside of the wingmirror base to reduce wind rush. And then i thought about how much noise there was between the wing mirrors when driving at speed.
So I decided I'd make my own and see if they work. I 3D printed them and painted them. Used a good double sided tape to stick them down. Unbelievably they actually work. There is a very noticeable decrease in wind rush. Has anyone else done something similar and also noticed a difference. Granted these are a bit big for the car but they do the job. Sent from my SM-N910F using Tapatalk |
05-19-2018, 08:46 AM | #2 | |
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05-19-2018, 12:03 PM | #3 |
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but do they decrease the wind noise.
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Then you need a better exhaust guy
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05-19-2018, 11:24 PM | #6 |
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Hi, could you put the file up?
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05-20-2018, 01:25 AM | #7 |
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That's pretty cool.
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05-20-2018, 06:17 AM | #8 |
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My Mk3 (U.K.), pre facelift, same as the o.p., has a plastic piece factory fitted to the driver's side only and much less obvious. Designed to do the same thing. I'll try to post a picture.
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05-20-2018, 06:54 AM | #9 |
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Driver's side. |
05-20-2018, 07:00 AM | #10 |
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Passenger side. |
05-20-2018, 07:08 AM | #11 | |
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05-20-2018, 08:56 AM | #12 |
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Deer Whistle Toyota Yaris
On each side, I placed a deer whistle ahead of the mirror base...stuck to that black trim piece on the fender.
(There are four on the 91 Corolla--two taped into the empty fog-lite holes in the bumper cover, and one stuck at each end of the cowl trim piece ahead of the mirrors.) |
05-20-2018, 04:39 PM | #13 |
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05-21-2018, 02:08 AM | #14 |
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"the difference in wing mirror shape "?
They are both the same shape in spite of being left and right handed. |
05-21-2018, 09:27 AM | #15 |
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Sorry, difference in position, the passenger is slightly more towards the window than the driver to counter for the difference in distance.
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05-23-2018, 10:39 AM | #16 |
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for a clever solution. Nice work!
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05-23-2018, 03:08 PM | #17 |
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Here is Toyota's explanation about adding vortex generators.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bmhuq38EYI |
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i had no idea they help high speed stability i thought it was only wind noise suppression thanks for posting |
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