Filtering heater air intake

james · Post by **james** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:35 am

I'm getting a bit fed up with the leaves, bugs and dust being sucked in and then blown out all over the dash. I read somewhere (but cant find it now) that you can put some kind of filter/gauze over the heater air intake but Im not sure where the tube goes to (it dissapears off down inside the clam when I removed the service covers for a look) Do I need to remove the clam to get to the end of the intake and effect some kind of filter?

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:40 am

Was it not the guys on seloc who tried to make a gull wings hard top who sold them. Sooty or some other name like that. the one who goes bjork bjork a lot.

mac · Post by **mac** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:44 am

Dead simple.

The air intake is under the radiator - look through the front grill and you'll see them there.

Skyenet had the superb idea of using dyson filters are I think they are of a similar shape and size.

HTH

Mac

MacK · Post by **MacK** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:03 pm

I've had a quick look at doing this, but on my car anyway the air inlets are a rectangular shape at an angle on a moulded sticking out bit

After trying to get in with both arms and trying to be able to see what I was doing at the same time, and due to lying in a puddle of water around the car after washing it, I gave up

I have scraps of air filter material I was going to 'stick' on. Not sure what I was going to stick it on with, but it's on my 'to try and do' list.

hiscot · Post by **hiscot** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:57 pm

I used very fine s/steel mesh cut to shape and stuck with stickaflex
wont keep out the dust but will mince the wasps /flys ect

Uldis · Post by **Uldis** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:29 pm

I did mine at some stage without removing the clam.
I have big hands and arms and even so I didn't struggle.
You need to remove the grill and can access everything from there.
The alloy thin mesh I bought in Halfords and used Sika flex as well, just put a little bit around the square hole and stick the mesh. Simple.

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:33 pm

Uldis does this reduce airflow much ?
Could this make the heating element overheat at all when on ?

Uldis · Post by **Uldis** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:26 pm

This does not reduce the airflow a bitm remember the Elise/Exige's nose is a very high pressure area.

And there is no heating element, the heating matrix is heated with coolant from the engine, it is in fact the bypass circuit when the thermostat is closed, so if it's not used it's at coolant temp anyway.

BTW, this pic was taken before TT 2005m when I damaged my nose and crash structure. But the new one they installed has a similar mesh fitted from factory (although uglier, with rivets and steel, not alloy like I did)

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:33 pm

Open front bonnet, pull off big silver hose, empty out crap, take one pair of clean tights from your drawer and stretch over the pipe, refit.

Voila, filtered air intake.

Still haven't got any tights to do mine yet. Only downside it that it will need emptying form time to time.

HTH
Pikey Rich

Bada Bing! · Post by **Bada Bing!** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:42 am

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:Open front bonnet, pull off big silver hose, empty out crap, take one pair of clean tights from your drawer and stretch over the pipe, refit.

Voila, filtered air intake.

Still haven't got any tights to do mine yet. Only downside it that it will need emptying form time to time.

HTH
Pikey Rich

Could be interesting if you used the right part of a used pair.

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:12 pm

I am never getting into your car! Can I smell fish?

Uldis · Post by **Uldis** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:11 pm

Do you want to?

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:02 pm

Could just imagine the "do I smell coolant threads", "is it like smokey bacon ...."

Scottish Elises

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