Just finished installing my new Spyderpops KOTT Grille.

[GDoc]

These are on my short list as well, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen a rise in coolant temps with them in place. I doubt that it would show on the "Temp" gauge unless its a drastic change, and I'm unaware if its possible to get the true coolant temp via the diagnostics port.

Thanks in advance!

Hey there, I'm curious if you had opportunity to ride more after removing the covers. See any difference in fan run frequency or duration?

Hey Poppies65, one guy said he added screen to his grills to keep the bugs out. Wonder if that made any change to the temp on the Spyder. Ride safe, wear your gear, and watch out for the cagers, but most of all enjoy the ride. GDoc

[slhanks004]

I have the KOTT grill covers and ended up not installing them on my 2022 because I could not get them in place without bending them. Anyone have any suggestions? Yes, I followed the instructions.

[K80Shooter]

I have the KOTT grill covers and ended up not installing them on my 2022 because I could not get them in place without bending them. Anyone have any suggestions? Yes, I followed the instructions.

They are a little tricky/frustrating for sure. You may need to flex them a little but not enough to bend them. You just need to get them in the right angle, and they will slide right in. My Right side was a lot easier than the left which I did 1st.

Also watch the install video, it helps a lot.

[Poppie65]

Thank you GDoc, I'll keep my eye out for any updates.

There are so many variables that have to be taken in consideration (ambient temp, RPMs, ride vs idle time, etc.) And also, the Spyder owner would have had to have been paying attention to water temp, fan cycles, and so on.

I'm not sure that we'll know for certain without tapping into the diagnostics and recording before & after under very similar conditions.

Edit: In the news earlier this week I read a report of a double emergence this spring of cicadas in different areas of the USA. This may entice me to go ahead and pull the trigger on the grill guards.

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/ra...time-221-years

[Poppie65]

Because of the impending Cicada-geddon that's about to be unleashed by Mother Nature, I decided to get a set of the KOTT grills installed before the radiators get embedded with the nasty buggers. I know they won't keep everything out, but they'll certainly help. I purchased the upper set of covers as well, which requires the removal of a few pieces of Tupperware to install, one of which is the piece that makes up the splitter in front of the air intakes. With those removed, the intake grills went in super easy. They literally just slid into place after getting them lined up.
Also to note, after having the grills in hand, it's easy to see that the size of the openings in the wire mesh are plenty big and will most certainly not restrict any airflow to the radiators. Photographs can be a bit misleading.

[jjc54]

I ended up putting in extra screens as well on the 23 RTL. I had a 19 RTL that I bought used that had no extra screen and it ran hot. It’s really hard to get all the bugs out of the radiators when plugged. The 23 runs much cooler and I attribute that to cleaner radiators.

When I changed my coolant on my 2016 RTL I removed the frunk and was shocked how badly the radiators looked with bugs wedged in the fins. I spent over an hour on each radiator flushing and carefully digging the buggers out. I took the frunk apart and was able to cut super fine stainless steel mesh and cover the OEM grills. It has now been 2.5 years and over 26,000 miles ago and when I check my oil after a long ride the fans take over 5 minutes to come on while she idles for the 10 minutes so I can get a good reading. My thinking is if the radiators were being starved for air the fans would engage much earlier. I have learned to keep the shop vac plugged in so I can vac the front first or I get a bunch or bugs and whatever else in the garage when the fans blow out toward the front. The volume of air blowing out seems quite impressive so no indication of restriction.