Just finished installing my new Spyderpops KOTT Grille.

[Stuart1234]

I just finished installing these grilles on my 2022 Spyder RTL. All pretty straightforward and the result looks good - a huge improvement to the original look in my opinion.
The instructions are reasonably clear to follow and the parts all fit together nicely.
One addition would be that a right angle drive battery screwdriver would be useful to install the mounting blocks. There is limited room to manoeuvre a regular screwdriver and no room for a battery drill with a screwdriver bit.

 

[Little Blue]

....A very clean look.
I have been thinking of doing this for my
2016 RTL Spyder.
How much time does it take to do?

TIA Little Blue .....:thumbup:

 

[troop]

These are on my short list

 

[Stuart1234]

Took me about an hour or so to do.

 

[Quickdraw]

After my first fall season, I put these babies on in the spring after having to clear out a bunch of leaves that made their way in and around the radiator. Money well spent.

 

[ollicat]

I've got them too. They look really good with LED lights behind them

 

[Walter]

Just installed mine also on a 2023 S2S. I used a very small drill first. Then I used a Dewalt 3/8 drive racket driver, so it was easier to put the screws in place. And yes, they look good also.

 

[USAF]

I have them on our 22 RTL, They should have come as factory equipment !! They are something that is Needed, It should be everyone's first mod !

 

[Old Willie]

I just installed them also. We were in rural Nebraska, and I had to go to a car wash and use the vacuum to clean the grasshoppers out several times. We were also in Missouri, so I stopped at Lamonster's and got them. Easy to install and I'm lucky enough to have a battery powered right angled screwdriver. Lamonster has good videos.

 

[Woodaddict]

....A very clean look.
I have been thinking of doing this for my
2016 RTL Spyder.
How much time does it take to do?

TIA Little Blue .....:thumbup:

The 2016 grills look a bit different than the 2020+ models. They don't have that "fin" coming into the Kott grill. I have the 2015 RTL model there are small plastic blocks that get screwed into body work first, then the Kott grills get screws into plastic blocks. A bit of small work needs to be done, but finished with a battery drill

 

[Isopedella]

I bought a small 1/4 drive set. Has screwdriver and hex drives as well as sockets. Probably fit in there.

 

[baxter]

One of the reasons that I switched from the RTL to the F3L is the front end design. I gave up some stowage space in the frunk but do not miss cleaning out radiator grilles from all the road debris.

 

[RealWing]

I added some aluminum window screening to help prevent bigger pieces getting past the grills.
Jim

 

[K80Shooter]

I added some aluminum window screening to help prevent bigger pieces getting past the grills.
Jim

I purchased some stainless screen to do the same thing with.

 

[Poppie65]

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!

 

[KX5062]

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!

No difference at all. They don't block any appreciable air flow, if kept clean.

 

[Chasdog]

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.

 

[troop]

When I go on trips, I'll just wire on some finer screen to the outside and remove when home.

 

[Gwolf]

Just a couple notes;

Harbor Freight got the little racheting right angle screwdriver set for about $3. Cheap, but I never broke one. Got a set in every tool box I got. They real handy.

One other thing, you can get stainless steel screen wire (304 or 316) from Amazon, and probably a lot of other places on the web. It will outlast aluminum and stronger. It is not expensive, for the smaller pieces, and they have several different mesh sizes. I used some of it to build a new air intake to replace the broken plastic crap on my air compressor. It is handy for a lot of things, and lasts way longer than aluminum.

 

[PeterKelly]

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!

Interesting question….. I have had mine on for a while and my sense is the fan is coming on more often and staying on for longer.

Also the ambient temperature runs very warm especially when stopped. I’m not sure where the sensor is for the ambient temperature but yesterday in stop/start traffic with (I guess) ambient temp in the mid eighties the gauge fluctuated a lot but a one point registered 115 degrees.

I took them off this morning to see if I notice any difference