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kombi_76er Slammed & Awesome Dubber

78 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#127934
i was wondering where can u get those plastic air scoops for kombi's and how much they cost prefrably in newcastle area

Andy Andy\'s Adventures

2,820 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#127944
Give Alec a ring from Klub VW DD

0412126784 / 0746322571
klubvwdd@bigpond.com

He also sells under under dash trays, emblems amongst others. He also has a good range of second hand stuff.
:thumb

Astro Boy Seriously Crusin Dubber

154 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#127951
why do you need the scoops. i have the stock scoops - as part of the car body and i dont have a problem with heating. are you overheating?
Save water, drive an air cooled Volkswagen.

kombi_76er Slammed & Awesome Dubber

78 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#128004
nah ive just heard it improves engine performance and just keeps it that little bit cooler

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#128043
Available from Vintage in Sydney 9789-1777 they have them in stock
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#128083
would the benefits of "scooping" more air into the engine bay be outweighed by the extra drag of hanging a big piece of plastic off each side of your bus?

just my $0.02
Most people seem normal, till you get to know them.

Astro Boy Seriously Crusin Dubber

154 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#128113
also the build up of extra air in the engine bay is still being expelled through the cooler at the same rate and temp. i am skeptical of their usefulness.
Save water, drive an air cooled Volkswagen.

Andy Andy\'s Adventures

2,820 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#128127
I haven't fitted mine yet, but will keep a cloes eye on oil and head temps when I do, so I will know then if it improves or hinders cooling. (generally people say they help)
My reason for fitting is not for any gain in cooling, but to keep the weather out when parked :thumb

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#128163
scooping" more air into the engine bay be outweighed by the extra drag
Dont forget your driving a BRICK through the air so i dont think the extra drag will come into it.

But if it helps cooling the engine then its a plus.
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#128173
Yeah, I was sorta wondering why you would worry about drag on a kombi........😉
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#128188
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Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#128209
Yeah, I was sorta wondering why you would worry about drag on a kombi........
because there's so much there already. 😉
Most people seem normal, till you get to know them.

modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#128212
vw54 wrote:Dont forget your driving a BRICK through the air so i dont think the extra drag will come into it.

But if it helps cooling the engine then its a plus.
If memory serves, year for year up to the '70s, the Kombi has always had a lower drag coefficient than the Beetle. Colin Chapman once replied to someone who said that aerodynamics was "..simple, what looks right is right..." that "It all depends who's looking."

Elephant ears are fugly.

hth
Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
modulus.com.au

57 Panel Officially Full-On Dubber

279 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#128434
My mechanic recommended them if I was going to do long distances over 80 kms/hr.:bounce

KOM123 Smiling Assassin

1,164 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#128655
I don't reckon ours are ugly 🙁





And if you get hungry, I caught a bird in ours once!

555bug WRX Bug Boy

1,123 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#128740
dose your kombi have a blow hole? free willy

franko Commited Dubber

67 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#128807
if youre getting all that extra air in,would you also then be able to prop the lid a bit for even more heat exchange?
if its a kombi and its going too slow, just relax its having a go!

kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#128837
no, that lets the fan suck in heat from the exhaust & dust, the extra air from the scoops helps keep hot air out by force feeding cooler air, they seem to work best for me at 85 to 90 kmh - on an unfortunately long neccesary trip on Christmas day at 42 deg ambient, I founfd the temp going up if I went over or under those speeds on the freeway
Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#128845
KOM123 wrote:I don't reckon ours are ugly 🙁
Of course, I wasn't referring to *your* elephant ears, just the ones on those other kombis... Hell, yours is yellow and white, can't be all bad...
Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
modulus.com.au

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,787 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#128851
for my 2c they are like deck lid stand offs on a Type 1
Personal opinion on looks but they will drop temps.

I would definitely run them if i was doing long trips.

My problem is no one makes then for a T2.5 or what ever mine is called 🙁
Futue te ipsum!!!

KOM123 Smiling Assassin

1,164 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#128947
555bug wrote:dose your kombi have a blow hole? free willy
Ha looks a bit like that or a portable shower 🙂

P.S. agree Peter, yellow rocks :thumb

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,787 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#128980
Kom - i just noticed all the other beetles.

Was this some sort of VW holiday???
Futue te ipsum!!!

azz Officially Full-On Dubber

287 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#129015
Mine look fine- white ears on a white Kombi
AND THEY WORK!! atleast 7-9 degrees lower in oil temp guage reading after they were fitted
funkin pukka

Astro Boy Seriously Crusin Dubber

154 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#129047
well i may have been converted. i will consider buying them. how much are they and from where? do you rivet them in or what?
Save water, drive an air cooled Volkswagen.

57 Panel Officially Full-On Dubber

279 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#129118
don't rivet them on if you plan to take your kombi to the snow. They will cause your carby's to freeze if it gets cold enough.:bounce

KOM123 Smiling Assassin

1,164 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#129296
blue74l wrote:Kom - i just noticed all the other beetles.

Was this some sort of VW holiday???
Blue it was from last year's German Autofest in Canberra which Flat Four organised a weekend away to.

Astro, you can get clips for them which allows you to screw them onto the body of the Kombi without making any holes 🙂

Don't know the cost of the scoops as I've always had them form when I purchased the Kombi. I got replacement clips through Volksbahn at Pendle Hill (02) 9688 2933 so they may be able to tell you the price.

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#129677
Yes, you rivet them on, and no, they have never caused my carbies to freeze up at the snow.

I bought mine from Alec, I think they were like $35/pair plus freight, but that was quite a while ago....
Kruizin Kol