quick v-35 question

MrSoulE93 · 03-02-2009, 07:05 PM

Hey everybody,
I'm thinking about buying a v-35 hood from one of the guys on here. My question is the vents on the hood are open and I have the aFE dual cone intake. I'm wondering if there is an easy way to change the vent to being closed. Any help would be great, thanks ahead of time.
Chris

stimpy · 03-02-2009, 08:08 PM

You really don't need to close the vent.. No amount of rain hitting your intake will harm your motor. It becomes an issue when the whole filter gets submerged in water.

Craig@SupremePower · 03-02-2009, 08:32 PM

i'm sure any local bodyshop can close it up fairly easily!!

to_riffic · 03-03-2009, 01:04 AM

dude, u're in socal! it doesn't rain THAT much to justify tryin to close up the vents. i hav DCI and the water doesn't play much of a factor wen it rains and hits it.

SV Concepts III · 03-03-2009, 01:20 PM

You can have a local bodyshop apply body filler to the underside but I wouldn't be too concerned about water getting on the intake. We have this setup on our 335 (V35 hood and aFe DCI) and drive it regularly in the rain here in Northern California.

TheAcAvenger · 03-03-2009, 01:25 PM

While im in this thread, has anyone else noticed an accumulation of water in the drivers side shock mount? You might want to check. I noticed it this past week when I was just randomly cleaning the bay of leaves. I'd imagine that over time, the mount would corrode. I took a few towels and got the majority of the water out and covered the mounts on both sides (the other side wasn't nearly as bad) with tape.

You guys might want to go look and see if you're having the same issue.

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stimpy Colonel 183 Rep 2,210 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Phoenix AZ iTrader: (7)	You really don't need to close the vent.. No amount of rain hitting your intake will harm your motor. It becomes an issue when the whole filter gets submerged in water.
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Craig@SupremePower G.O.A.T.! 1026 Rep 74,992 Posts Drives: '18 GMC Yukon XL Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (14)	i'm sure any local bodyshop can close it up fairly easily!!
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to_riffic Lieutenant General 3071 Rep 13,771 Posts Drives: rwd Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (38)	dude, u're in socal! it doesn't rain THAT much to justify tryin to close up the vents. i hav DCI and the water doesn't play much of a factor wen it rains and hits it. __________________ ~loud noises~
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SV Concepts III Lieutenant General 382 Rep 16,968 Posts Drives: BMW Duh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Santa Clara iTrader: (13)	You can have a local bodyshop apply body filler to the underside but I wouldn't be too concerned about water getting on the intake. We have this setup on our 335 (V35 hood and aFe DCI) and drive it regularly in the rain here in Northern California.
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TheAcAvenger Brigadier General 133 Rep 3,132 Posts Drives: 2018 R35 GTR / 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 757 > Nova > Denver iTrader: (1)	While im in this thread, has anyone else noticed an accumulation of water in the drivers side shock mount? You might want to check. I noticed it this past week when I was just randomly cleaning the bay of leaves. I'd imagine that over time, the mount would corrode. I took a few towels and got the majority of the water out and covered the mounts on both sides (the other side wasn't nearly as bad) with tape. You guys might want to go look and see if you're having the same issue. __________________ 2018 R35 GT-R Cicio800 \| 2007 E92 335i - RB Turbos, TC Kline DA Coils, HPA M3 Suspension, Quaife LSD, Stoptech BBK, JB4, FuelIT, AR Downpipes, RDSport Quads, Stett OC, Helix IC, Volk TE-37, Vorsteiner V-35, OSS Headlights \| Retired - 2015 F82 M4
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