Making a Kangoo slippier
I've made a few mods to a Renault Kangoo ZE 33kWh
- Change tire from Michelin energy saver to Michelin e-primacy
inflate 2.9bar instead of 2.5
By far the change which improves the most ...
- Flat wheel rims from 1990 Citroen XM (already same rims attachments as today)
- Front grill block with rigid plastic, except for a small square
The initial grill openning is the same as the ICE kangoo... way too big for this EV version
Not sure the small square is enough though, for coldest or hottest days with heat pump/AC, but cabin temperature was ok for 1 year
- Front grill block above licence plat with duck tape
- Hood rubber seal to block the gap
- Wheel arch gap filler with duck tape, front and rear
- Front tire spats: increase size of existing spats with duck tape
- Rear tire spats: reuse and resize a mud flap
- Smoothen Front bumper side with duck tape (pretty useless mod...)
- Remove spare wheel located under the trunk
Under consideration:
- Flat underdoby in the middle where there is a tunnel for ICE kangoo exhaust
Would be easier with a car lift
- Flat underbody in the rear where the spare tire was located, not sure how to secure it to the car from battery pack to rear bumper
- Partial Kammback ?
- Hide wipers behind a hood extension
- Side mirror delete ? There no inside mirror, so I requires camera mirrors that can be found on aliexpress for ~$150 ... not very ecofriendly
I need to do a ABBA test first with and without the mirrors
Any advice appreciated, even if I need to remove a bad mod!
Last edited by caillou; 03-31-2024 at 06:09 AM..
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