Poppie65
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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?
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Just finished installing my new Spyderpops KOTT Grille.
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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?
troop
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Bought one of these for my install. Worked slick ..
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWYNYBRK?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWYNYBRK?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
Poppie65
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Hey Stuart, the Kott Grilles are awesome. I just finished installing mine on my 2016 Can-Am Spyder RTS SE6. Easy, only problem I had was not enough screws. You need a total of 16. I think the little bag had only 13 or 14. I had a few and finished the install. I called and spoke with Spyderpops and the guy who designed the Kott grilles. He said when he first designed the grilles, the plastic support blocks only had the sticky glue. He said that was not enough and the screws were added. I used an adhesive glue stick by 3M, I found them on Amazon. The adhesive sticks work great. I've ordered a few more when I install my LED strip lights under the Spyder. I want to have plenty on hand.
Ride safe, wear your gear, watch out for the cagers, but most of all, enjoy the ride, GDoc. :riding:
Ride safe, wear your gear, watch out for the cagers, but most of all, enjoy the ride, GDoc. :riding:
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Hi Little Blue, I also have a 2016 Can-Am Spyder RTS SE6 Orbital Blue. They are easy to install. Lamonstergarage.com has a great video on how too. Have a few extra screws on hand. Mine came with 13 or 14. I sense called Spyderpops and spoke with the guy, can't remember his name that designed the Kott grills. He told me when he designed the Kott grills he didn't design them first with the screw which is what holds the little plastic block in place, it was only held on by a sticky glue, they would come off.
He realized the plastic support blocks needed more support and that's when he added the screw to the little block. I would suggest to pick up some adhesive promoter, I found them on Amazon, made by 3M. I picked up the stick version which works great. Just take note that the 3M Adhesive promoters glue sticks are a one-time use only. What I'm saying is clean everything real good with alcohol the area where you're going to put the little plastic supports blocks there's eight areas four on each side of the Spyder. Used the adhesive promoter by applying the 3M glue in each of those areas. Once the areas are dry you can install the the support blocks.
That’s one thing you have to do is you have to wait and make sure the area is dry. I would suggest you order a few extra of the 3M adhesive promoter I think they come in packs of one or four maybe five, but you never know when you need them if you ever decide to add LED lights underneath your Spyder you better have plenty of these adhesive promoter glue sticks, you'll need them.
Ride safe and always wear your gear and watch out for cagers. Most of all enjoy the ride, GDoc. :riding:
He realized the plastic support blocks needed more support and that's when he added the screw to the little block. I would suggest to pick up some adhesive promoter, I found them on Amazon, made by 3M. I picked up the stick version which works great. Just take note that the 3M Adhesive promoters glue sticks are a one-time use only. What I'm saying is clean everything real good with alcohol the area where you're going to put the little plastic supports blocks there's eight areas four on each side of the Spyder. Used the adhesive promoter by applying the 3M glue in each of those areas. Once the areas are dry you can install the the support blocks.
That’s one thing you have to do is you have to wait and make sure the area is dry. I would suggest you order a few extra of the 3M adhesive promoter I think they come in packs of one or four maybe five, but you never know when you need them if you ever decide to add LED lights underneath your Spyder you better have plenty of these adhesive promoter glue sticks, you'll need them.
Ride safe and always wear your gear and watch out for cagers. Most of all enjoy the ride, GDoc. :riding:
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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 :riding:
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slhanks004
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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
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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
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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/rare-simultaneous-explosion-cicadas-expected-first-time-221-years
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/rare-simultaneous-explosion-cicadas-expected-first-time-221-years
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Poppie65
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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.
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.
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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.
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