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12-22-2020, 06:14 PM

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As I mentioned in my other post- just picked up my new to me - ‘09 CS2 a couple days ago and drove from LA to San Francisco yesterday. After about 3 hours I stopped for gas and remembered watching a YouTube video on 997’s and the guy saying that it’s important to inspect the radiators periodically for debris. So I took a look- here’s what I saw:

Drivers side

Passenger side - surprised to see a Red Bull can!

Please keep in mind that Red Bull gives you wings.

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12-22-2020, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by doclouie

This is why you pull off the bumper.

I've pulled all kinds of stuff out from around my radiators, but never a partial human foot! That's a first...

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12-23-2020, 01:33 AM

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Wow! Redbull can, leaves and what not! Yep.... got to clean them out once in a while. We put grilles on all our cars.

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Originally Posted by Emc2design

+1 of installing grills. Such a cheap form insurance against major damage and also keeps cooling efficiency higher.

@Emc2design That looks great. I'm thinking of installing something similar on my 09 C4S which also has the silver slats (see below). Is that a custom product you have there? Hard to find the silver finish.