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Offline Snoopy

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top front corner of wing extremely hot.
« on: 18 June 2014, 17:55 »
Front corner of the wings above the lights. The triangle pointy bit. Do yours get very hot to the point you cannot touch them after a normal drive?
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Re: top front corner of wing extremely hot.
« Reply #1 on: 19 June 2014, 22:01 »
I don't think mine gets hot
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Re: top front corner of wing extremely hot.
« Reply #2 on: 20 June 2014, 09:13 »
Just checked mine this morning after a 40min drive in sunny weather.  Gets very warm but not hot, can comfortably touch it.
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Re: top front corner of wing extremely hot.
« Reply #3 on: 21 June 2014, 13:57 »
Thank you for doing that.

Im now Wonder if mine are getting hotter due to trapped hot air by having a full bottom engine cover on.

Ive noticed a mates GTD was slightly warmer than my hand but mine hot.

Now wondering why that part gets hot and not elsewere?
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Re: top front corner of wing extremely hot.
« Reply #4 on: 21 June 2014, 14:20 »
An engine cover would likely help trap hot air.
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Re: top front corner of wing extremely hot.
« Reply #5 on: 21 June 2014, 19:55 »
Just got back from a forty minute drive at 50-60 average and found my driver side wing at the front quite warm and the other side cool. Does anyone know why?

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Re: top front corner of wing extremely hot.
« Reply #6 on: 21 June 2014, 19:59 »
Just got back from a forty minute drive at 50-60 average and found my driver side wing at the front quite warm and the other side cool. Does anyone know why?

Don't know, but when I checked mine yesterday both driver and passenger sides were about the same heat.
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Re: top front corner of wing extremely hot.
« Reply #7 on: 21 June 2014, 20:14 »
It's odd because I don't know if it's always happend or just because I read this thread and then checked.

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Re: top front corner of wing extremely hot.
« Reply #8 on: 22 June 2014, 12:20 »
Mine has always been like that, driver's side always hotter. Would be interested in an explanation.