Air Tabs Installed

[Art_Schlangen]

Well I pull the trigger to and install Air Tabs on my camper. Hoping to cut the wind noise around the passenger door and reduce bugs. We will see how it works. ART

[pianotuna]

Hi,

I have them on the rear of my class C which is where the company recommends they be installed. I did get reduced noise in the RV. I would do them on my next RV.

[IAMICHABOD]

This tells a little more about them.

Air Tabs

They seem to be very expensive but if they could be bought at a reasonable price they might be worth a try.

Could I ask where you purchased them and the coat?

[bcbigfoot]

Very interesting, I hope your experiment solves your noise and bugs issue. Anxious to hear the follow up info.

I went the air deflector route and it has worked out better than expectations by reducing bug splat to 5 or 10%, and wind noise is the same with or without camper. Before installing air deflector the noise was so great that my wife and I would have to yell to each other. I have never tried checking mpg numbers as I believe it takes approx. 10000 miles to get proper average mpg with a TC. I really don't want to go that far with all the wind noise.

[bobndot]

Anything we do to try to get better fuel economy is a good thing. I applaud the idea of trying this, its a good idea IMO.
Why not put them on the nose of the pickup as well and on the sideview mirrors to deflect the sides , where the camper is wider than the truck.

I think each individual will get different results regarding mpg.
Every time i fill up any vehicle, i can choke extra fuel in to the tank . In varies on the amount . In order to achieve MPG results, the fuel fill would have to be to the same exact level each time . That might be a little difficult to do .
I would think if they helped save fuel costs, they would be on a lot of trucks. I don't see them being used on commercial trucks. Any thing i have read, they help with bugs but not MPG.

For anyone interested, i found this informative . The impact on a tc is not the same as a semi but some of the info here is helpful.

http://cumminsengines.com/uploads/docs/cummins_secrets_of_better_fuel_economy.pdf

[jimh406]

I hope they work well. I can't say I like the looks of them.

[harold1946]

pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

Did you install them at the rear end of the tc? And on the sides and top surface?

Thats not a TC, its a cabover camper.

[bighatnohorse]

Very interesting. The air foils that I've seen were fairly spendy.
Would you mind telling how much they cost.

[the_tc_life]

interesting. ill be looking for a report on how it works for you.

[Art_Schlangen]

I just installed them on the bunk over the cab. I get a lot of wind noise inside the cab. Some guys put air foils on there rigs. It was mention about these air tabs in a older post. I found a local company that carried them so I wanted to give them a try. I hopping it will cut the bugs also. I will keep everyone inform on the results. I might mention they were easy to install I snap a chalk line use my thumb as a spacer. Then you peel the paper off and it has sticky on the back of them. Simple.... ART

[harold1946]

Interesting; Be sure to report the results. Never see them installed under the cab over before.

[pianotuna]

Hi,

Did you install them at the rear end of the tc? And on the sides and top surface?