It's not 3 pictures but it's 3 volumes or pages and it's in Jananese. I see it in Google chrome and then do a page translation. You don't need to be a member.
Biggest missing protection is a screen where air comes into the cabin. Yuk, last week killed two mice in garage, then car starts to stink, couple days ago with top down cause of the stink, I turn blower on through lower vents at 70mph and a ? load of mouse droppings. Come out lower passenger side. Did same thing again a little more come out. Still stinks, maybe still some nesting and poop stuck in the system. But if it did not get in there in the first place ?
If anyone stores there car and live in areas where small rodents can get into the engine compartment I would highly recommend doing this to prevent nests resulting in fowl odors. I ended up vacuuming from the engine access and from removal of the blower in passenger foot well. And yes, there is no filter, just a screen mesh to keep small leaves and such from entering the blower. Even if I did store with the vent closed, upon opening the nest would have dropped onto the so called filter. Opening and closing the vent pushed the poop past the screen/filter. Whom ever put the plastic trim over the vent had the right idea but did not complete it, its worthless without a screen. Glad it was there though otherwise I would have rigged up something terrible.
Upon removal of the plastic cowling and windshield wipers I find an open plastic trim around the vent:
Close up view down the vent, the nest is visible and dead mouse in there somewhere, I vacuumed this all out:
I removed the plastic trim, cleaned and added a Stainless Steel mesh to the underside, hot melt, zip ties and reused the foam weather strip that was existing. Added more foam to the snap ends to prevent the assembly from bowing.
Finished and in place, the way it should have been:
Now replace the cowling and wipers and done, knowing mice cannot get in anymore.
Some have been asking where to get the wire mesh:
McMaster-Carr in USA
9238T22 $7.91 USD (1’x1’ piece)
Whom ever put the plastic trim over the vent had the right idea but did not complete it, its worthless without a screen. Glad it was there though otherwise I would have rigged up something terrible.
Excellent write up! What would prevent adding some foam to the inlet and make the cabin fresh air filter to also filter something here? That would leave the built-in factory filter (mesh really) pretty much unnecessary.
Yes, it is a cabriolet but in my end I ride it for 6+ months roof on top.
What is labelled as a side cowl grille, is in reality, a bezel desperately in need of a metal screen mesh to keep critters, leaves, twigs, etc. from finding their way into the cabin air blower fan.…
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