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Old 12-04-2009, 08:20 AM   #87 (permalink)
bwilson4web
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Tonight I made a grill block for the Prius. . . .
What material did you use? I have a sheet of coroplast but it is white and though I've thought about painting "teeth," I've probably just paint it black and then cover it with a layer of epoxy impregnated, carbon fiber.

One problem I found with my air-tight cover was the outside air temperature gauge became unusable:

A little gap is all it takes to get a small flow of ambient air.

Bob Wilson
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