Does C43 have brake duct cooling in front fenders?
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99 C43 AMG, 2001 CLK55 AMG
Does C43 have brake duct cooling in front fenders?
hey guys,
my front fender liners are both toast, i ordered the new ones from the dealer, although they are the same part number im noticing 2 things:
1: there is one hole missing in them that attaches the bottom of the liner to the front bumper, im assuming since its a C43 and not a regular 202 these holes are not on the standard part. thoe holes that are on the part near the bumper dont aligh to anything, im assuming they are for the stock front bumper. It will be easy enough for me to align the part and drill a small hole in the plastic.
2: on another thread on here i noticed that a C36 has a cooling duct just to the inside of the louver vents on the fender liners, i dont know if my car is supposed to have these or not. the area where the old liners would have had this duct opening is gone so i cant tell. The new part does not have an opening for any cooling duct. I referenced this thread to clearly see that there is a cooling duct on a C36:
https://mbworld.org/forums/c36-amg-c...nder-help.html
this site has some schematics for the fender parts but not for a C43, only a C280, which apparently does have brake duct cooling?
http://mercedespartscenter.com/parts...gramCallOut=12
If anyone out there has a C43 and can take a peek inside your fenders and let me know if you have a cooling duct NEXT TO the louvered vents it would be really helpful.
my front fender liners are both toast, i ordered the new ones from the dealer, although they are the same part number im noticing 2 things:
1: there is one hole missing in them that attaches the bottom of the liner to the front bumper, im assuming since its a C43 and not a regular 202 these holes are not on the standard part. thoe holes that are on the part near the bumper dont aligh to anything, im assuming they are for the stock front bumper. It will be easy enough for me to align the part and drill a small hole in the plastic.
2: on another thread on here i noticed that a C36 has a cooling duct just to the inside of the louver vents on the fender liners, i dont know if my car is supposed to have these or not. the area where the old liners would have had this duct opening is gone so i cant tell. The new part does not have an opening for any cooling duct. I referenced this thread to clearly see that there is a cooling duct on a C36:
https://mbworld.org/forums/c36-amg-c...nder-help.html
this site has some schematics for the fender parts but not for a C43, only a C280, which apparently does have brake duct cooling?
http://mercedespartscenter.com/parts...gramCallOut=12
If anyone out there has a C43 and can take a peek inside your fenders and let me know if you have a cooling duct NEXT TO the louvered vents it would be really helpful.
