To get some cold air into my engine bay I've just installed some side vents in my middy and I am not sure if I like them or not ............. so
I will put it to the collective.
Do they look ok or am I kidding myself ? (excuse the brushed on primer)
You can be brutally honest - I can take it 
I am also interested in any alternative solutions
p.s. See if you can guess what car the vents are from
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I think I'd prefer a simple hole, nicely blended in... what you've got looks just like an "add-on".
Sorry to be so blunt - but you did ask!
David
it does look a bit boy racer bit if it works it not that bad to be honest it could look worse
What about these:
www.nfauto.co.uk
should be more efficent as well (less drag as they don't stick out at all - thats why race cars use them)
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See if you can guess what car the vents are from
Recessed would look good, like a factory would fit. Cut a hole and plant on top gives a Corsa boy racer look IMHO.
Sorry
In my opinion, for what it's worth, I think they look fine.
John
I'll come and have a look this afternoon and give my considered opinion then.
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Originally posted by CaLviNx
Hi
my opinion is that the vents would have been perfect if they had been flush to the sides of car with NO raised ridge going around them.
Regards
I'm with mcerd1
i think that if the wheel arch was round & perhaps an inch or two forward they'd look great.
As it is, not bad.
Ok guys, thanks for all the input - I think the concensus is that the vents officially suck like a rabid dog. 
The jigsaw is being revved up as we speak and I will hopefully post a pic when I have .... erm ..... revised the vent.
mcerd1 - those NACA ducts are plastic so cannot be blended in. I have used a couple of GRP ones in the engine cover and they might look ok, although
I'm going to leave a dirty great hole when I cut the louvres out
ps Brian - come round whenever you can mate - no cold beers left though
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How about this on our audi tt
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Originally posted by westf27
How about this on our audi tt
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Originally posted by RazMan
Ok guys, thanks for all the input - I think the concensus is that the vents officially suck like a rabid dog.
Yeah, that's my way of thinking too, although I am aware that I can get a bit too consumed by the process and forget about the finished product
(if that makes sense) It is always good to get another point of view and the great thing about this forum is that you can ask like minded people and
get honest answers. 
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Hi Razman,
How about something like this?
Bet you could quickly knock them up out of grp then blend them in.
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or
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dunno what photoshop did to the image, but i think flush looks good.
they're not bad louvres, just not best on the surface.
tom
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thought i'd best do the first one too, just to compare.
they're growing on me more
tom
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Wonderful stuff!
I like your first one Hammerhead - a bit like westf27's TT one above. It wouldn't take much to mould one in GRP as you say.
The flush version is also good - thanks indykid 
Decisions decisions .......
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indy kids mock up looks good much better than original
Try to get the lines to connect to the rear end.
dop
I like that leto, although it is perhaps a little too complex for me to mould at this stage of the build - I am hoping to be going to SVA in a few
weeks!
I might save that for the Mk2
UPDATE:-
I have revised the design incorporating some of the ideas given, although time constraints didn't allow me to do anything more radical (maybe
next rebuild)
I have left the louvres in place and added a scoop - hopefully making it more effective at ducting air into the engine bay.
What do you think guys?
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Looks much better that does. Nice bit of mesh in either shiny black or silver and you're away.
Thanks Si, I am still considering doing a 'slash cut' back to the shut line (like Leto's post above) but thought I would live with it
for a couple of days and see if I still like it.
looks great - glad we could be of help.
