Ecosse Vents

Sara · Post by **Sara** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 7:32 pm

I got got my new ecosse vents and I love them. Also got a new some new vents for the upper grill and an air filter don't know whether to fit the air filter cause I'm a girlie. It's supposed to sound good, don;t know what other benefits if any it has

Sara

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 8:13 pm

Yay! Nice one, the Ecosse vents are nice. Personally I've never bothered with the upper grill coz you can hjardly see them - have you got any pics though?

As for the air filter, no idea!

Sara · Post by **Sara** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 8:28 pm

I could take a picture of them in the carrier bag, but I don't think they would look the same. I will was the car at the weekend and take some pic's. The vents are the cleanest part of my car at the moment. It spends it's life on the Mm/M58 at the moment.

Sara

carl · Post by **carl** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 8:51 pm

It's supposed to sound good, don;t know what other benefits if any it has

Isn't "sounding good" sufficient?

What sort of air filter is it? Flat panel job or cone-type induction kit?

Sara · Post by **Sara** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 5:31 am

[quote=""carl" What sort of air filter is it? Flat panel job or cone-type induction kit?[/quote"]

That's a bit technical isn't it? I guess it must be a cone-type seem as it is shaped like that. I think it's a pipercross if I remember rightly

Sara

jim · Post by **jim** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 2:33 pm

If its the pipercross viper, its easy to fit with a 13 mm spanner and a screwdriver or two.
If you have the 1.6 it'll help with your pullaway and acceleration in the low revs... I know i have 1

If your down this way, i'd gladly help.

Sara · Post by **Sara** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 7:52 pm

That's a very kind offer, it tooks real easy to fit, working too many hors at present. I want to do it during the day.

Thanks
Sara

gflumpfish · Post by **gflumpfish** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 2:59 pm

i did mine at 1.30am after a few brews. got up next day and i had fitted it

surely if i can manage it...

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 3:02 pm

If its the pipercross viper, its easy to fit with a 13 mm spanner and a screwdriver or two.

Confused time - isn't the viper the kit with all the hosing as well?

gflumpfish · Post by **gflumpfish** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 3:07 pm

u only paid 80 quid matt, as long as u have the cone and its fitted dont worry about it!

anyone know where i can get a set of these vents painted and fitted from and how much it will be ?

Mr_AWOL · Post by **Mr_AWOL** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:39 pm

working too many hors at present.

Sounds like Erm?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

jim · Post by **jim** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 5:21 pm

Sorry Matt, missed your post.

Yes. Well when you say all the hosing. Its a hose with the cone filter on the end.
I know they arent supposed to work for the 2.0 but for the lil 1.6 it works a treat.

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 5:49 pm

anyone know where i can get a set of these vents painted and fitted from and how much it will be ?

AFAIK Ecosse are the only people that sell them, 48quid + VAT + P&P, but this is the unpainted price. They refused to spray mine for me because they claimed there are too many Aegean Blue shades and they may do the wrong one. Luckily I was getting my bumpers & side strips sprayed by my dealership, and persuaded to do the new vents free of charge

You may be lucky to find someone selling them second hand on e-bay, but there aren't many pre-sprayed ones around.