Poison Spyder Hood Louvers--Now for JK!
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From: Mentone, CA
3/8 might work if you use a thin locknut and delete the flat washer. You'd probably have to install with the supplied 3/4 screws first, to draw everything together, then replace with the shorties one by one. However, if the screw itself is made out of aluminum, I'd be a bit wary of that. It seems they'd be more prone to breaking, or stripping out the socket, or cross-threading. Also, my experience with black anodized aluminum parts in full sunlight is that they eventually fade into a purple-ish brown. But I'd be interested to see someone try these and report on it for the other folks who want to use black fasteners.
Last edited by DTS; Apr 5, 2012 at 11:11 AM.
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From: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Originally Posted by 4W-Jive
Looking for input on this one (possibly from you PS)...
I live in beautiful colorful Colorado. The summers are amazing, but traffic on 25 can be brutal at times, leaving me to idle on hot blacktop in +100 degree weather. For this reason I LOVE the idea of engine compartment ventilation. However, the winters are also pretty cold and I've heard of problems with motors not heating up properly once ventilation is added. Thus, I present this idea... a painted fiberglass piece, that will 'dome' over the louver panel. It could fasten magnetically or else-how. It could be applied during excessively rainy or cold months (such as we have here in CO) to provide the factory protection to the engine compartment and keep airflow where it was designed to be, then it could be removed during the hot months (which we also have here in CO) to reduce stress and heat.
Best of both worlds?
I live in beautiful colorful Colorado. The summers are amazing, but traffic on 25 can be brutal at times, leaving me to idle on hot blacktop in +100 degree weather. For this reason I LOVE the idea of engine compartment ventilation. However, the winters are also pretty cold and I've heard of problems with motors not heating up properly once ventilation is added. Thus, I present this idea... a painted fiberglass piece, that will 'dome' over the louver panel. It could fasten magnetically or else-how. It could be applied during excessively rainy or cold months (such as we have here in CO) to provide the factory protection to the engine compartment and keep airflow where it was designed to be, then it could be removed during the hot months (which we also have here in CO) to reduce stress and heat.
Best of both worlds?
