https://www.c4vetteregistry.com/member_uploads/13701_13800/13759/C4_air_dam_screen_-from_gutter_guard_2r.jpghttps://www.c4vetteregistry.com/member_uploads/13701_13800/13759/ZEA6E_C4_air_dam_screen_-from_gutter_guard_1.JPGI had that problem, big time. I drive through farm country to+from work every day. The Corvette's front acts as a vacuum to such up air into the condenser and radiator. Also sucks up dead birds, chipmunks, leaves, and other critters and debris. I had to replace the front fan, condenser, and radiator. Then my mechanic had a great idea to put some kind of screen across the opening above the black plastic air dam and bounce unticketed passengers away. I came up with a cheap solution to his solution. Went to hardware store (Home Depot, Lowes, Ace) and bought a two dollar piece of curved mesh screen for keeping leaves out of roof gutters. Perfect size (about 6" tall and 3' wide) and it's a stiff metal screen with good sized openings and the curve shape acts like a deflector, while allowing air to get in and the air dam do its damn job. With mine, we just cut the screen to fit, put in a couple screws on the top corners where it touched flat plastic, and used zip ties to hold it down around the edges and bottom. Looks cool, too. No problems since and it has no patent! If I knew how to post pictures, I'd show you how it looks. If anyone wants me to send pictures, just pm/email me (
batayloresq@msn.com).
(changed two large images to links-aapple)
|UPDATED|7/6/2012 10:19:02 AM (AZT)|/UPDATED|
______________
http://www.C4VetteRegistry.com/member_uploads/13701_13800/13759/Corvette-at-home201216202023r.jpg