cardboard radiator air deflectors

[fahrvergnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

Toby,

  There was a fella on Vortex that sold a nice metal top plate for the
Rabbits, I would not be surprised if he makes or could make them for
Sciroccos.  That would not be practical for the sides, but for the top, why
not?

  As for the sides, I have often thought about coming up with something, but
so far, zip...  :-(

David

-----Original Message-----
From: T. Reed [mailto:tereed2@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 9:31 PM
To: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: cardboard radiator air deflectors

Anybody have a good solution for pushing air through the radiator and A/C
condenser.. after discarding the cardboard pieces that came from the
factory?

I took these pieces out when I pulled my A/C since they seemed kinda
pointless, especially since the condenser was gone and there was a gaping
hole in its place anyway. The condenser was no longer blocking the radiator
so it got plenty of airflow.

Now that I put my A/C back in, however, I noticed that in 110 degree weather
my car runs cooler at highway speeds with the A/C on (presumably because the
radiator fan is sucking air at its higher speed) and I think this is the
result of air going around the sides past the headlights instead of through
the condenser and radiator.

Making a pattern and cutting out pieces of high temperature plastic would be
ideal.. I'm kind of afraid to use ordinary cardboard for fear that it might
catch fire. But I was wondering if anyone has come up with a clever solution
for this..

-Toby
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