Blocking cold air vents into cabin.....?
Blocking cold air vents into cabin.....?
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Scrooloose

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888 posts

245 months

Saturday 23rd December 2006
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Anyone know where the inlets for cold air into the cabin are.

Anything over 60mph results in me getting very cold feet, even with the heater on full blast.

I want to block the vent intakes to stop this happening. (Mainly cos I have a 3hr drive to do on boxing day......)

jensena

5,671 posts

259 months

Saturday 23rd December 2006
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ditto !! Warm as toast below 30 though

kevin63

4,661 posts

282 months

Saturday 23rd December 2006
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Just below the front indicators there is a hole which takes air up into the wing, what i did 4 years ago was to put a plastic bag up ito the wings and fill it with explanding foam, and bingo, warm feet, if you want to remove it, then due to it been in the bag it just pulls out.
I put the bag in the top of the wing, I got to it though the pannel in the wing where the wheel is.

Scrooloose

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888 posts

245 months

Saturday 23rd December 2006
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Does that hole have anything to do with cooling the brakes as well, or is is just for ventilation?

kevin63

4,661 posts

282 months

Saturday 23rd December 2006
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I can't see how it can get to the brakes, but where I have blocked it off, if it did get to the brakes before it still can now.

dempsey

297 posts

239 months

Sunday 31st December 2006
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I got my Cerb during the cold weather at the beginning of November. I was really cold on my first long trip in spite of all the cold air vents being closed and the hot vents open and fan on max. There was a draft all around my feet.
Yesterday I traced the culprit to the hole behind the seat through which the rail anchoring the bottom of the seat belt strap runs into the body. Stuffed a rag tidily into the hole (did both sides of the car although the corresponding hole on the passenger side is much smaller for some reason) and bingo, no drafts and now warm as toast.

mad mark

2,345 posts

261 months

Sunday 31st December 2006
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I made this post last year about cold feet, it may help some more of you out as the cold weather is upon us again.

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=6&t=234076