Installed my recently purchased VoltScreen this week. Looks good, no?
For anyone who might not know about the VoltScreen; it’s a product made by forum member Scarlett at:
http://voltshelf.weebly.com
It installs over the radiator opening on the lower front of the car. The product is a fine wire mesh, powdercoated and trimmed with plastic edging. Its purpose is to stop rocks from passing through the bars and striking the front radiator. Since the radiator is mounted low, it is vulnerable to damage of this sort.
Before I installed the VoltScreen, I took the opportunity to examine my radiator. I was surprised to see the amount of dings in it. There was almost as much surface area dinged as not. The more dings there are, the less airflow through the radiator. This results in loss of cooling efficiency and less airflow to the rear radiators.
Additionally, a larger rock of the right shape, momentum, and incoming angle could pass through the bars in front of the radiator and conceivably puncture it, which would be a trip stopper and a big repair headache.
Speaking from experience, last summer while operating my Seadoo in shallow water, I had a large flat rock sucked through the intake grill and jam the impeller. That necessitated a tow back to the dock and a couple hours of repair work. Looking at the rock after I dug it out, one would have thought there was no way it would get by the grill, but it came in at just the right angle to do so and I can imagine that happening on the Volt as well.
Cheap insurance for the price and I actually prefer the VoltScreen look over the original.
Cheers!

For anyone who might not know about the VoltScreen; it’s a product made by forum member Scarlett at:
http://voltshelf.weebly.com
It installs over the radiator opening on the lower front of the car. The product is a fine wire mesh, powdercoated and trimmed with plastic edging. Its purpose is to stop rocks from passing through the bars and striking the front radiator. Since the radiator is mounted low, it is vulnerable to damage of this sort.
Before I installed the VoltScreen, I took the opportunity to examine my radiator. I was surprised to see the amount of dings in it. There was almost as much surface area dinged as not. The more dings there are, the less airflow through the radiator. This results in loss of cooling efficiency and less airflow to the rear radiators.
Additionally, a larger rock of the right shape, momentum, and incoming angle could pass through the bars in front of the radiator and conceivably puncture it, which would be a trip stopper and a big repair headache.
Speaking from experience, last summer while operating my Seadoo in shallow water, I had a large flat rock sucked through the intake grill and jam the impeller. That necessitated a tow back to the dock and a couple hours of repair work. Looking at the rock after I dug it out, one would have thought there was no way it would get by the grill, but it came in at just the right angle to do so and I can imagine that happening on the Volt as well.
Cheap insurance for the price and I actually prefer the VoltScreen look over the original.
Cheers!