So is your's blanked off or does it have a hole?
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I am (of course 
) referring to the moulding beneath the front indicators...
I always imagined that they wee all just blanked of as part of the front styling for the Cerb, but I have (only just
) noticed that some others seem to have some kind of vent there. Is it brake cooling or some other strange mechanism? Should I have it too (my car is a 2000 4.5 LW)? 
) referring to the moulding beneath the front indicators... I always imagined that they wee all just blanked of as part of the front styling for the Cerb, but I have (only just
) noticed that some others seem to have some kind of vent there. Is it brake cooling or some other strange mechanism? Should I have it too (my car is a 2000 4.5 LW)? 
Mines a hole - an obvious ploy by TVR to creat excessive pressure in the wings when you are going fast so that my feeble heater cannot overcome the blast of cold air delivered into the drivers footwell in the winter.
Before everyone replies I have already done the "fix" and its fine now
Before everyone replies I have already done the "fix" and its fine now
I have holes 2000 4.5LW and no ducting.
I thought it was necessary for the ventilation system, it's certainly where all the drafts by our feet originate from. (maybe they can be filled after all!!)
Do the holes correspond with those who have aircon? I have aircon (ok it doesn't work,
but thats beside the point) and have Holes.
I thought it was necessary for the ventilation system, it's certainly where all the drafts by our feet originate from. (maybe they can be filled after all!!)
Do the holes correspond with those who have aircon? I have aircon (ok it doesn't work,
but thats beside the point) and have Holes. Hi Paul,
Do you have a photo showing the ducting within the inner wings and how it is connected to the front vents. i was thinking of doing this by removing the indicators but that would mean a headlight conversion as well so it would get expensive. does anyone know where the retrofit pods for the headlights can be obtained. i would ratrher fit those than have them blended in
Do you have a photo showing the ducting within the inner wings and how it is connected to the front vents. i was thinking of doing this by removing the indicators but that would mean a headlight conversion as well so it would get expensive. does anyone know where the retrofit pods for the headlights can be obtained. i would ratrher fit those than have them blended in
jesfirth said:
Hi Paul,
Do you have a photo showing the ducting within the inner wings and how it is connected to the front vents. i was thinking of doing this by removing the indicators but that would mean a headlight conversion as well so it would get expensive. does anyone know where the retrofit pods for the headlights can be obtained. i would ratrher fit those than have them blended in
Our 4.5 always had the holes cut out, it only takes a jig saw if they aren’t!
Jes,
I fitted some flexible brake ducting hose running from them, through a suitability sized hole in the bulb replacement panel & tie wrapped it to the track rod arms aiming at the center of the disc. It worked so well there were wasps splatted on the inside of the wheel rims!
The problem I had was thinking I could just clamp the hose to the “D” shaped hole under the indicator, the wire re-enforcing was just too strong & springy So I made some fiberglass ducting that ran from both the holes connecting them both & it up. To make them; I cut up & bent some of that regular aluminum foil type air ducting to about the right shape to fit up behind the two holes, re-enforced it with masking tape, coved that in Clingfilm (so it didn’t stick to the fiberglass) then layed up fiberglass mat over them. Once hard I just ripped the foil out, then trimmed them so they fitted together & lined up correctly with the two holes in the body. When I was happy with the fit I used a small amount of P40 to stick them together while holding them in the correct place in the inner wing, easer said than done! I then found an aerosol that was just smaller than the ducting hose, put it into the newly joined end of my moldings (again covered in Clingfilm) & wrapped the whole lot in fiberglass mat. Once the aerosol can had been persuaded to come out I was left with a “Y” shaped ducting connector with a nice round end to fit the hose over. It fitted in so well it didn’t need any fixings it stays in place just by the hose being clamped into place by the tight fitting hole cut in the bulb changing panel. Also I didn’t want to fix it permanently as I wouldn’t be able to change the indicator bulb as it fits all round the back of the reflector. So I just sprayed the inside mat black & fitted it all up, you can hardly tell it’s there. That was three years ago now & they are still happily sitting there.
Hope that helps, I managed to delete the pics I had from the camera before saving them on the PC, but If you'd like some I can take it all apart again & take some more…
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