Gareth
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| Raised air intake, mountings corroded...... |
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Just a heads up to anyone who has a R.A.I. that has been on the vehicle for a long time.
My car needed a new windscreen for its MOT this week, and I had to remove the RAI at National Windscreens request. The screws that hold the top to the upright tube were fine, but the 3 screws that hold the intake to the car (2 in the wing over the side air intake, and one at the top of the A pillar) were all solid, and required drilling out.
Once the intake was off the car, it is clear that the rivnuts and bolts have corroded badly. There is also some bubbling of the paint on the front wing where the rivnuts were sitting.
Mine has been fitted for 4 years, 90k miles.
Suffice to say that I will be fitting new rivnuts, and bolts, and coating them with some paint before refitting the RAI.
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 1st Oct 2012 7:22 pm |
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mickyd4
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Always fancied an RAI, any massive increases in wind noise? I trust it doesn't make any huge difference to MPG!? 2023 Ineos Grenadier 3.0 Diesel Commercial
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| 1st Oct 2012 7:32 pm |
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bluebarchetta
Member Since: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Aylesbury
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Thanks for the warning Gareth. TBH I have been a bit worried about this. Will check when I get a few hours to spare!
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| 1st Oct 2012 7:42 pm |
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bluebarchetta
Member Since: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Aylesbury
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mickyd4 - not noticed anything significant on either consumption or noise - on a D3...
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| 1st Oct 2012 7:44 pm |
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DSL
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Had same on mine, had to drill out a couple of fixings & replaced the Allen key type nuts with normal hex headed bolts so easier to take off again if needed.
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| 1st Oct 2012 7:51 pm |
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Gareth
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There is no noticeable change in noise or consumption, although you can hear the intake suck if you have the window open.
Stainless steel rivnuts available from here > http://www.memfast.co.uk/index.asp
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| 1st Oct 2012 8:55 pm |
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DSL
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And it's better in the rain, the rain doesn't stream across the driver's window. 
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| 1st Oct 2012 9:09 pm |
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mickyd4
Member Since: 26 Jun 2010
Location: North
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It's Christmas soon! Hope I get a Mantec RAI off Santa this year! Or some driving lamps  2023 Ineos Grenadier 3.0 Diesel Commercial
2022 Mini John Cooper Works Hatch
2021 Golf MK8 GTD
1978 Land Rover SIII
1993 Range Rover Classic 3.9 V8
2007- Range Rover TDV8 - SOLD
2020 - Discovery 5 3.0 SD6 Landmark - SOLD
2020 - Defender 110 D240 First Edition - SOLD
2012- Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE - SOLD
2009- Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 XS - SOLD
2007- Discovery 3 TDV6 GS- SOLD
2001- Defender 90 Td5 - SOLD
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| 1st Oct 2012 10:14 pm |
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B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
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Coat the hole with some waxoyl before putting the rivnuts in and make sure the screws/bolts have a good covering of grease on them. Prevention is better than cure 
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| 2nd Oct 2012 10:18 am |
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