After only 3,000kms on the odo, my car is showing a lot of bent "fins" in the front radiators.

I suppose this isn't surprising, since those apertures in the front bumper are huge, and have no mesh to protect the fins. I know some people have retrofitted some kind of screen to protect against this sort of damage.

Porsche surely must have discovered in testing that all sorts of tiny stones and debris would get in there over time, and result in the bent fins. Does this mean that i shouldn't worry? its kinda annoying because it looks so ugly (assuming you bend down to peer in there... but what self-respecting gear head wouldn't do that anyway?!)

I just found I also have tons of little scratches on my headlight lenses. You can't tell during the day, but at night with the lights on, you can clearly see the scratches all over the lens. Doesn't affect the illumination, but it sure looks unsightly.

I guess its my fault for following in the wake of friends' cars while we're doing >150mph

thank god the car is white, so all the little stone chips and scratches aren't visible!

 

All cars with front mounted radiators or intercoolers get the fins bent by bugs, rocks, etc. Your fine, just continue to enjoy the car!

 

yeah not to worry about the bent fins. however, u can buy tools that straighten fins at auto parts stores.

 

I am worried about this problem as well. Lots of dust and sand flying around on the road here in Dubai.

I read somewhere that it was possible to fit protective mesh screens to prevent that. Does anybody have info on how / where?

 

Man sorry to say, but guys like us who drive our cars alot and hard, will notice it much more then people who keep it in the garage and drive it around the block, sucks but its life

 

hehehe... "bent fins and scratched lip club"

 

hehe... yes that's true.

i suppose its the price we pay for the life we choose

 

Yup it is, so on that note, KEEP ON DRIVING