Active aerodynamics when do flaps actually open
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see here for pics:
http://www.bmwland.co.uk/forums/view...p?f=5&t=121416
and yes, there is logic behind fitting them on pre-LCI cars, but I will explain that another time
http://www.bmwland.co.uk/forums/view...p?f=5&t=121416
and yes, there is logic behind fitting them on pre-LCI cars, but I will explain that another time
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Cool, I'll have to check for them when I get home! I know in my front spoiler by the fog ligths there's a hole that directs air to the brake rotors!
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seriously though, its small engineering touches things like this that make us love our cars
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Ive tried poking the flaps with my finger (fairly hard), but they done seem to budge.
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I would be surprised if they work on magnet and wind resistance alone, if say one was stuck in start stop traffic, wouldnt this mean the radiator fans would need to kick in instead of having supplemental wind cooling?
Ive tried poking the flaps with my finger (fairly hard), but they done seem to budge.
Ive tried poking the flaps with my finger (fairly hard), but they done seem to budge.
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If your flaps don't move, and your car is pre-LCI, then probably your engine was on. Switch it off and try again. If your car is LCI, you might have an actual motor in there.
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I don't have the flaps behind the kidney grills, but it looks like there's a second radiator down low that when the car is off, was folded down (sitting horizontal), and it looks like there's a mechanism that flips it up (vertically) at some point? It sits in front of another radiator that's already there.
I've got a 2010 MY 535 with the M Sport Pkg.
I've got a 2010 MY 535 with the M Sport Pkg.
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