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 Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:12 pm |
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Joined: Sep 04, 2011
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Location: Blackpool
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hi all, just signed up and i have just acquired a 206gti which has a few weird "features". First off i noticed when it was raining heavily the other day, that the air vent in the bonnet seems to collect rainwater rather well.
i opened the bonnet to fill up the washer bottle and noticed a load of water where the driver side spring/shock mount is,
is this normal for it to collect water here ?
is it possible to just seal up the air vent on the bonnet ?
it does not look like it actually provides any airflow to anything vital in the car, as there's a gasket around the engine bay and this vent is sat outside that gasket when the bonnet is shut.
i have searched and not found anything (anyone with a similar complaint infact), so any advice would be appreciated.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:52 pm |
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Joined: Feb 17, 2011
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it provides air to the interior air vents and pollen filter iirc
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:53 pm |
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although it shouldnt collect water do you have a black plastic cover under it around the suspension mounts
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:30 am |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010
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Location: Portsmouth
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I have an sp grill and the bottom water catcher bit from my old grill which had a bit of mesh does not fit onto it. :/
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:59 am |
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Joined: Dec 16, 2010
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Location: UK
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I cut the bottom from the old standard grill off and glued it to the underside of the sp grill, it works great and prevents water from collecting around the suspension mount.
You shouldnt seal it up, it would starve your blower motor of airflow. The pollen filter resides at the rear of this compartment
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:20 am |
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Joined: Jun 10, 2011
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Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire
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Mine collects water also, only a small bit on the dip which is close to the ECU, provided it's been painted properly i can't see it causing to much harm provided you have the plastic cover for the top of the struct. It is abit of a design flaw though in my opinion.
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:05 am |
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Joined: Sep 04, 2011
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Location: Blackpool
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thanks for the replies,
this is what i was thinking myself, a bit of a design flaw, im tempted to just paint the metal parts with bitumin paint or something similar for water resistance.
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