Getting cold feet

[mgaut]

no, not with owning the Cerb, just struggling to get any heat onto my feet.

Ashamed to say I even read the manual (well, actually, I got my better half to read it as she was compaining bitterly), and made sure the cold air vent in the footwell was off and the hot air "flap" vent was open.

Somewhat different to the heatsoak you get from a Chimaera (this is my first cold spell in the Cerb) so any suggestions as to whether this is normal ??

cheers

Mike

[TimJM]

Hi,

Normal if travelling at high speed but anything below 70 in mine and you can feel the hot air. If you are driving round town stop-start and 30-40mph stuff it does get plenty warm enough inside (warm enough to turn the blower speed down anyhow).

I think mine has had the foam in the wing job done so that could make the difference.

Tim.

[sonnylad]

I can comfirm there no where near as toastie as the Chimaera unfortunatly

[Allandwf]

BRrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!! The Cerb has been pushed into daily service , as the volvo threw its tensioner, -6 C and snow , and that constant freezing air coming in the footwell. Yes mine is also a tad on the chilly side.

[QuiteQuietCerb]

drive it hard enough and your feet will start sweating

[mgaut]

TimJM said:

I think mine has had the foam in the wing job done

Foam in the Wing.

what's all that about ??

cheers

[WIL35]

If I know it is going to be very cold, I stuff a small rag in hole under the offside front indicator. At least it can be pulled out again afterwards!

[trooperiziz]

mgaut said:

TimJM said:

I think mine has had the foam in the wing job done

Foam in the Wing.

what's all that about ??

cheers

The front wings of a Cerb are not the most airtight panels you'll ever see, so you're getting cold feet not from having the blowers setup incorrectly, but because air is rushing in through the holes when you are at speed.

A few people use expanding foam in various places to cover up the holes, I never did it in my Cerb so can't say what the procedure is, but someone will know.

[Nickccc]

It comes in from the hole under the indicators, the best fix I have heard of is to get two cheap sponge tennis balls paint them black and pop them into the holes.

[Dirty Boy]

I noticed this on Sunday, my right foot was freezing!

[Tyre Smoke]

Nickccc said:

It comes in from the hole under the indicators, the best fix I have heard of is to get two cheap sponge tennis balls paint them black and pop them into the holes.

Top tip!

Very TVResque, surprised it wasn't a factory option!

But I'm going to try it! Do you think da-glo yellow would look chav???

[jonbarrett]

I've done a hot air recirculation mod in the left wing and reduced the cold airfow through the right wing with a foam block. On my car, blocking the holes under the lights would have had little effect because the inner wing is open to the engine bay in other areas.

[pikey]

I had this problem on mine. Felt like a jet of cold air coming in from under the steering column.

Never did get to the bottom of it.

1998 4.5

[TimJM]

mgaut said:

TimJM said:

I think mine has had the foam in the wing job done

Foam in the Wing.

what's all that about ??

cheers

From what I recall it was one of the many mods that was circulated to the TVR dealers to stop customers complaining. Somebody on here hosted a whole set of them (PDFs) and I am pretty sure it was in there.

It is basically a piece of foam cut to shape and inserted in the wing to stop the cold air blowing through.

Tim.

[markh1]

TimJM said:

mgaut said:

TimJM said:

I think mine has had the foam in the wing job done

Foam in the Wing.

what's all that about ??

cheers

From what I recall it was one of the many mods that was circulated to the TVR dealers to stop customers complaining. Somebody on here hosted a whole set of them (PDFs) and I am pretty sure it was in there.

It is basically a piece of foam cut to shape and inserted in the wing to stop the cold air blowing through.

Tim.

It would be really useful if someone knows where the pics are.

[JensenA]

I can't find the thread or the pics. What you need to do is remove the headlight access panel in the front wheel arch. You'll see there is a gap between the top of the wheel arch and the top of the wing. This gap needs to be sealed, and the best way is to use expanding foam. You'll need to use your best TVR honed 'bodging' skills to devise a way to roughly block the gap first prior to blasting the expanding foam in - e.g Chicken wire, Cardboard, wedged in tennis balls etc etc.

Can you imagine doing something like this on a Porsche? - We're all friggin bonkers owning TVR's aren't we

[Byker28i]

This might help:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...


http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...




LOL - just look back to the threads at the start of every winter

[jesfirth]

Mike,

having had the same problem there are a couple of things you need to do.

1. The foam in the wing. This is a must do. Just buy a large can of spray foam, remove the front inner wing panel reach up above the wheel arch and just spray it in roughly above the centre line of the wheel. This cuts out 3/4 of the ram air effect from the indicator holes.

2.If like me you want brake cooling ducts you could also move the indicators and fit 3" ducting onto the fornt brake disks. This also removes the air form the inner wings.

3. If you lie upside down in the drivers footwell at or just above the carpet line there are some large holes. One on the inner wing where the vent is located and another just above the brake pedal. I covered these up with tape and then refitted the carpet.

Hope this helps

Jes