SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Making the vents functional
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2008 SL55, 2016 E350 Wagon, 1991 560SEC, 2011 Audi A3
Making the vents functional
Has anyone given any thought to modifying the hood and/or fender vents functional. Seems it wouldn't take too much effort to route ducting that would allow under hood heat to exhaust out.
J.Chip
'08 SL55
'16 E350 4matic Wagon
"91 560 SEC
'07 E350 4matic sedan
J.Chip
'08 SL55
'16 E350 4matic Wagon
"91 560 SEC
'07 E350 4matic sedan
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From: Lansing mi
2003 SL55 AMG
have you attempted to make your vents functional? Curious because I would like to try this with my car. It bothers the **** out of me when people ask about them and I have to say they’re fake. And they ask a lot.
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2003 CL 600
But the car is designed to flow air a certain way with those vents closed. All air comes in the front and out the bottom. If you introduce a new path you may disrupt the airflow at speed and actually take away cooling performance. Not saying you will, but without testing, it's all guesswork.
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From: Lansing mi
2003 SL55 AMG
But the car is designed to flow air a certain way with those vents closed. All air comes in the front and out the bottom. If you introduce a new path you may disrupt the airflow at speed and actually take away cooling performance. Not saying you will, but without testing, it's all guesswork.
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E55, GLS450, GL63, GLE350
Mine really extract a lot of heat. You can see it coming out of the vents. I'm fairly certain that it is lowering the under hood temps which is important on the V12 models.
