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Old 05-13-2014, 06:21 PM   #98 (permalink)
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Reply to Istas

Thanks for your kind words.

Actually, both of the adjustable shutters were handmade from 1/16 inch flat aluminum sheet material. They are different because they are early prototypes. We are using the one on the passenger side as our current design .

But you are correct that a residential A/C register from Lowes can be used for this purpose as the picture below shows. Unfortunately this one was made from very thin steel and froze up from rust after only a few months.



By the way, This is a picture of the ORIGINAL Donkey CRX that Ecotex found. Notice it also has Lowes flower bed edging as the air dam material. It improved MPG by about 4 MPG.
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