Aluminum Intake Screening

This is a picture of the radiator opening(obviously) with the aluminum screening installed. It consists of one piece with cutouts to accommodate the rear housing of the stock foglights. It extends past the foglights where I removed the plastic inserts.

The screen is positioned in front of the three vertical supports and forms around the bottom and side lips of the opening where it is attached with silicon adhesive. The silicon works well and is surprisingly strong. It's properties make it ideal for use with the flexible urethane nosepiece. It also has the added benefit of making no permanent marks(i.e. drilling etc).

The screen is also cut to allow easy access to the foglights should the bulbs need replacing.

The oil cooler intake screen was installed the same way as the radiator opening. The screen extends above the opening where it is formed and adhered with silicon, like the sides and bottom.

I know Touring models didn't come with a second oil cooler, but I removed the insert the day I bought the car and installed a duct w/3" silicon host to direct fresh air to the intakes.

Although I don't have any pictures here, the driver's side intake is similarly modified. This was especially important after seeing all the rocks that had embedded themselves in the oil cooler fins. It was also a colossal pain in the ass removing the oil cooler and ductwork that seals it to the opening.

The last two pictures were taken in my garage while these next two were taken in my driveway in the bright Houston sunlight.

Before installing I gave the screen a couple of shots of flat black(I thought the bare aluminum would be a little too obvious).

After logging on over 1,000 miles, I've noticed quite a few rock chips in the screening. My guess is that the screening is really helping to protect the oil cooler but I'm not about to remove the oil cooler just to inspect it.

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	This is a picture of the radiator opening(obviously) with the aluminum screening installed. It consists of one piece with cutouts to accommodate the rear housing of the stock foglights. It extends past the foglights where I removed the plastic inserts. The screen is positioned in front of the three vertical supports and forms around the bottom and side lips of the opening where it is attached with silicon adhesive. The silicon works well and is surprisingly strong. It's properties make it ideal for use with the flexible urethane nosepiece. It also has the added benefit of making no permanent marks(i.e. drilling etc). The screen is also cut to allow easy access to the foglights should the bulbs need replacing.
	The oil cooler intake screen was installed the same way as the radiator opening. The screen extends above the opening where it is formed and adhered with silicon, like the sides and bottom. I know Touring models didn't come with a second oil cooler, but I removed the insert the day I bought the car and installed a duct w/3" silicon host to direct fresh air to the intakes. Although I don't have any pictures here, the driver's side intake is similarly modified. This was especially important after seeing all the rocks that had embedded themselves in the oil cooler fins. It was also a colossal pain in the ass removing the oil cooler and ductwork that seals it to the opening.
	The last two pictures were taken in my garage while these next two were taken in my driveway in the bright Houston sunlight. Before installing I gave the screen a couple of shots of flat black(I thought the bare aluminum would be a little too obvious).
	After logging on over 1,000 miles, I've noticed quite a few rock chips in the screening. My guess is that the screening is really helping to protect the oil cooler but I'm not about to remove the oil cooler just to inspect it.