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Due to the hot climate here i am using my small motorcycle for the home->work->home routine and not the car. Meanwhile i manage to make 79Km in city traffic-mountain road (low-medium rpm only) and the results were very good but i have to wait till complete at least 100 Km so i can make a Gas Pump Station test. As for Cold Starts thing are one click betetr than Winter time but the external temperature is much higher and this helps a lot. it's too soon for an Iridium spark plug test, first i have to finish all the tests with the Platinum + NGK lambda and IF the results are very good then i will ''give them a try'' for few months just to have to say a thorough opinion about them.

Here is a ''specific answer'', some techicians can do a refurbish job here but due to the low payment now the new guys usually say ''No, buy a new one''. The same happens for altenators, engine starters, solenoids etc, back in the Good Old Times the mechanic was giving a ''specific answer'' as ''I can do it, the cost is this but won't last for many years as a new one''. The ''specific answer'' from the driver (if he didn't had enough money) usually was ''Ok do it, i will take the risk'' or if he wanted to keep the car for long time and had the money to spend the ''specific answer'' in was ''Ok do you sell new ones?''.

You are right, i never had the thought to touch this, i believed that there will be some kind of incoming air turbulence so i let it as it was. Many times i wanted to cut those plastics and replace everything down there with plastic mesh but i wonder there would be some kind or ''gain'' from this procedure or these 2 help ''pushing" the incoming air to hit the radiator in a straight line rather than swirling around.

Aliexpress? Some stores offer Free shipping. On the other hand we have almost stopped to buy from Ebay.com (US stores) because the shipping many times is more than the value of the item!

Many years back i had the idea to go to a guy (painting and repairing plastics for cars) and cut those grilles from the lower part and replace them with hard plastic mesh. He said it's not good for the reduced resistance of the bumper in crashes so i abandoned the idea. The cool air goes down and i thought that more air will ''hit'' the radiator but... You mean this plastic cover?

Can not find one in local market? The shipping rate is too high from a European country?

I never liked the ''bad boy'' hoods and lights cover. Blocked out? You mean this way?

No Vika, it's cheap chinese quality. https://www.b-parts.com/auto-parts/electrical-and-electronic/radiator-fan-skoda-felicia-ii-estate-6u5-13-165959455g-1998-1999-2000-2001-883935 Too expensive !

Amazing but..to much work (i can't do it so i have to pay a repair-shop) plus very high budget. Felicia has 236mm, i have found for Ford Sierra/Sapphire Cosworth 283x24mm (vented) and for the 1.3 model the 240-x13mm I have 14'' wheels but i had to find an ''specialized'' brake repair-shop for installation etc.

You are my Man! 🏁

Hmm, not enough incoming air to the radiator with this design. I live in a hot climate country so i am not optimistic.

Back then at 2000's was something that was attracting interest but now the company stopped producing aftermarket parts for Felicia https://milotec.de but that grill can still be found https://autodilyfojtik.cz/predni-maska-sportovni-felicia https://www.agauto.cz/15346-milotec-predni-sportovni-maska-skoda-felicia-1997-2000-po-faceliftu-milotec/ https://www.skoda-tuning.cz/produkty/maska-milotec-skoda-felicia-facelift-lim-combi/ I saw that thread while looking for an aftermarket grill although my initial thought was to ''de-badge'' the original and keep the chrome outline.

As we say here ''the Hope dies last". 😉 That was the initial reaction from a mechanic, an innuendo about Ford but he didn't knew at the time which model etc.

Unfortunately we won’t be able to get these as vented discs only because your current setup and callipers are designed to work with these particular solid discs and not vented ones. The thickness between them will be slightly different which would then cause the disc to not fit through the calliper. Sad news, my dream just crumbled.

After the rollover i wanted to ''lighten the climate''. Beyond that i think a strut bar and an anti-roll bar would help a lot a car on the road. The winner is Citroen Xantia.

Turns with Felicia.

A member of a local Skoda forum was present that day in that Acropolis Rally and describe to us how the Czechs worked with simple (but effective way) and later how the surprised the whole WRC world with that win.

Which of these 5 designs is the best? The answer is not what an ordinary driver expect.

Amazing Moose test at 0:50 and 1:32 😁

Volvo 343, watch at 0:23 with cows.

Mine worked for few years and suddenly stopped so i don't care about it at all because i don't use it. In SP-EL the price is high, does worth to spend so much money plus shipping and installation? I don't know for Cz but for GR definitely not. 😃

https://en.skoda-club.net/manuals.php?ddlb_category=11&ddlb_model=9 I have some other links but not now available.

Here is a list from Mahle https://www.euspares.co.uk/manufacturer/mahle-original/temperature-switch-radiator-fan-10434 click and red the details for each one Switch-on point [°C]: Shut-off Point [°C]: Here in Greece (Hot climate) we use 80-85 C although some owners with older models use 75-80 C (in the second case the radiator fan will work more often but in shorter time)

This is what Zimmermann suggest for my Felicia.