Having recently fitted these to my Vrs I thought I would share the potential problem of damaging a standard side mount intercooler as i dont have the luxury of a FMIC.

 

Drivers Side

I first undid the wheel arch liner and slipped my hand into the gap between the i/cooler and bumper, feeling there was quite a gap I pushed a piece of sheet metal in there to act as a barrier. Then drilled 4 corner holes for the cutout and joined them up using a pad-saw.

 

As the pic below shows there is a huge gap lower down that reduces to the top of the I/C to about 1 1/2" (still plenty). 

After I completed both sides and left the adhesive to set (Tigerseal) took the car for a 70mph spin (de-restricted dual carriageway), back at the house checked the intercooler body with a laser temp gauge through one of the slots and got 22 deg C.

NB: Also have the inner slotted wheel arch mod and engine is on a std map

 

Passenger side

 

There is a huge internal gap with nothing to worry about drilling holes in.

 

Yeah did a guide on this ...

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/index.php?/topic/233812-How-To:-Milotec-Bumper-vents-fitting

How To: Milotec Bumper vents fitting

Yeah did a guide on this ...

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/index.php?/topic/233812-How-To:-Milotec-Bumper-vents-fitting

How To: Milotec Bumper vents fitting

 

Lol which I used buddy, thank you very much  .

 

However there was no mention of the close proximity of the std intercooler to the side wall, at the time of your fitting you had a FMIC yes?.

 

Clamps and heavy toolbox + bits of wood did the trick so thanks once again Mark.

 

Peter

Lol which I used buddy, thank you very much  .

 

However there was no mention of the close proximity of the std intercooler to the side wall, at the time of your fitting you had a FMIC yes?.

 

Clamps and heavy toolbox + bits of wood did the trick so thanks once again Mark.

 

Peter

 

That very true i did have FMIC fitted.

 

Strange now as feels like it came like that so i just forget how it was.