Ordered in England, via Ebay: 2 pieces of chrome steel air vents for in the front fenders of my ID19.
I hope this will allow me to exhaust more hot air from the engine compartment. The last time in a traffic jam before the Gothard tunnel, the car became very hot. The thermometer went well over 120 degrees and that was not very nice. Moreover, in summer it takes a very long time for the engine to cool down when you are in the sun.
Despite the new 3-row radiator, new thermostat, new water pump, new belts and so on, when it is above 30 degrees outside, the car gets very hot when stopped. When we just drive it all goes fine but when standing still all the heat stays in the engine compartment and the radiator and engine do not get enough fresh air.
Hence the solution to make a hole in the front fenders, just like in the old DSs, so that the hot air can get out and fresh air can flow from outside through the cooling tunnel to the radiator and the engine.
Under both grilles will be a plastic tray that will catch any rain and drain it neatly down through a drain hose. The collection tray is larger than the air grille and comes 5cm below the grille so air can just get out at the above vents.
I’ve make another nice 3d design for this vent cover to be mounted under the grilles.
