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⏱️ 700HP Facelift converted C63 S Coupe with Drexler 3.06 plated LSD
Anyone opened the rear bumper vents on C63 (W/C205)? Picture
Has any one removed the black plastic honeycomb covers on their rear bar vents yet? I'm interested in doing this but from what I can tell:
If you remove the black plastic covers, you'll need to cut holes into your inner wheel liner for them to be functional.
Opening them up could cause water to enter the rear bar and possibly damage the radar/blind spot sensor from the inside
Someone here was talking about opening them up on their Edition 1 (in one of the old threads). Curious if anyone has done it yet or has any photos?
Originally Posted by FDNewbie
Agreed. Wondering if anyone's opened these up? I'm considering doing it on my ED1...
Last edited by Jimmy_c63s; Dec 25, 2019 at 04:27 AM.
I've thought the same as the covers look very fake. Rather than remove them leaving the open vent hole it may be a better solution to drill out the honeycomb holes in the covers when removed, and then reinstall the drilled covers. With the holes the covers will look more functional. I doubt Mercedes would have placed a cover there if actual venting would be of any benefit.
⏱️ 700HP Facelift converted C63 S Coupe with Drexler 3.06 plated LSD
Originally Posted by mstraka
I've thought the same as the covers look very fake. Rather than remove them leaving the open vent hole it may be a better solution to drill out the honeycomb holes in the covers when removed, and then reinstall the drilled covers. With the holes the covers will look more functional. I doubt Mercedes would have placed a cover there if actual venting would be of any benefit.
Drilling out the honeycomb holes in the covers is a great idea. I am going to look into it this weekend.
I wonder if you would actually be able to see a bit of the rear tires through the vents (when behind the car). That would look tough
I could see being able to work out a brake heat extraction hole in the inner wheel liner that connects to the made- functional outlet in the rear bumper.
I think the Coupe rear vents are wider/bigger than the Sedan's. So they may get some useful-sized opening by making that vent functional, even through drilling out joneycomb holes ... but the sedan vent unfortunately seems much thinner/smaller And thus more difficult to make useful/functional. Would love to be proven wrong though.
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Anyone opened the rear bumper vents on C63 (W/C205)? Picture
