z3speed4me
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anything to worry about with them open? will this actually help with cooling anything, like intercooler later on obviously but stock would it help? like why wouldnt they be open from the factory anyway??
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GTI2007
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they say it looks more sportier ang agressive with the more open air vents
z3speed4me said:
Supposedly they were meant to help cooling with the DSG for warm climates (which is where they were originally fitted) but when VW found it had little effect (if any) they started replacing all of the open surrounds with closed ones. The Euro 2005-spec cars had three holes open right along at the bottom, and the 2006+ spec cars (including NA cars, right?) have no holes open at all.
Now it is mostly for the aggression/looks factor as GTI2007 says :evil:
GTT
Touring Car Champion
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GTI2007 said:
That's 30 each?
So, it's 60? The person selling the cut ones wants 80 or 90?
Also, I wonder what US discounted parts cost will be?
My point is, your car comes with the stock part. Thus, the cost of getting a precut set may not be that unreasonable when you consider that you can put the stock untouched ones back in for resale. I don't like destroying or permanantly modding a stock part due to resale.
A lot of used shoppers get leary with a car that's too modded.
TT
GTI2007
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no, it's 29,99 € per pair. That means a right and a left one. The guy who sells those completely open ones asks 89 € for his pair of competely open air vents. So if I can count it you have 3 pair of the partly open ones for 1 pair of those completely open. To my opinion I wouldn't buy those completely open ones but buy the partly open ones and make them like the completely open ones. Saves you almost 60 €
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GTT
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GTI2007 said:
If the cost of those parts is low in the US as well, you bet I'll be doing my own mod with the the new or original parts.
Plus, I want to do a "metallic" finish to them, brushed aluminum. So, it may cost me a few sets to get it right. :wink:
If someone makes a front end real metal set though, I may opt for that. Nothing like the real thing.
TT
GTI2007
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If you know someone who works with computer operated machines you could import the look of those plastic air vents into it and lets make some air vents out of aluminium or stainless steel and then you would have the true metallic finish
dpham00
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there is a ducting on one side for the dsg cooler...how much it helps, no one knows, but most us-spec gti/gli don't have it.
Some early-model DSG GTIs had the open vent (particularly in hot climates), to allow cooling for the DSG unit. Since then all GTIs (even in EU and hot climates) come with closed vents to improve aerodynamics somewhat. There is no real need for open vents, other than to provide some slight additional cooling for front brakes etc.
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RedlineMotorworks
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I wouldn't put my money on the fully open grills vs. anything that hits it though...
