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Originally Posted by Arragonis
I have managed to get some thick but flexible plastic using Ikea - its cuttable and bendable so it should be easily shaped. My plan is to fit an upper grill block to my Fabia. The upper grill comes to pieces easily and I can replace the slatted part with my plastic easily.
The engine is the familiar VW TDI 1.9 unit so the upper grill also has the air intake on the left hand side (viewed from behind the wheel, i.e. looking forwards).
First question is, do I need an opening to allow air into the engine ?
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Where is the intake orifice located now? As long as it can access air (meaning it is not blocked by anything) it should be OK. If it is mounted to the grille itself (but it's unlikely it would be), you might be able to disconnect or shorten the tube. Usually the intake orifice faces downward or at some angle to avoid rain and debris from entering it, and usually it's not at the grille itself, but merely in the engine compartment.
I just spent several days making and installing a lower grille block and a large under body air deflector for my new '09 Aveo. I'm finishing up making an external, detachable, upper grille block for it as well. I plan to start a new thread with details and photos soon.