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Damaged coolers - AMG design fail

Old May 22, 2018 | 06:30 AM
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Angry Damaged coolers - AMG design fail

I want to bring to your attention something that was pointed out well at W205 and W213 threads here already - AMG design fail of missing protection of cooler/intercooler/heat exchangers where one small stone can seriously damage your car and leave you stranded. Dealer cost fix is in thousands of USD not mentioning flatbed to the service.

https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-c63s-...ad-debris.html

https://mbworld.org/forums/w213-amg/...-catchers.html

This is how my new-ish CLS front looks like and I'm forced to make a custom mesh protection. I wonder why AMG haven't been offering this kind of protection, people would be happy to pay extra for this in the MB configurator.










Btw. I checked a new Audi RS3 yesterday and their design is a bit more clever - the front bumper has a plastic intake shaped in a way that could potentially deflect stones but still doesn't restrict air flow at all.
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Old May 23, 2018 | 07:26 PM
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What are those coolers? I have the non-AMG CLS and those ducts on either side are closed off.
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Old May 23, 2018 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by VirtualRain
What are those coolers? I have the non-AMG CLS and those ducts on either side are closed off.
Those are Auxiliary Heat Exchangers

Read and photos of upgraded ones are here
https://www.amsperformance.com/cart/...-upgrade.html/
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Old May 24, 2018 | 04:16 PM
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Damn Sir, that is sucking. As you mentioned, many AMG models have this issue. MB should cowboy up and do something for the owners of these cars!
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Old Aug 3, 2018 | 08:43 PM
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