Temp Regulated Auto Grill Block for Gens II & III

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  1. Rokeby

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    I'm re-posting this here as it applies to both Gen II and Gen III.

    Folks have asked if there is a ready-to-mount temperature
    regulated automatic grill block available. Well...

    You asked for it, you got it:
    (But you really, really gotta' want it!)
    Automatic grill blocks, "Eco-Flaps" for Gen II and Gel III:



    rescatandoenergia Google Spanish2English Translation

    Cost? $775.65 USD + S&H :eek:

    Original links:
    ECO-FLAPS HV, ConvierteTuHi­brido

    ECOFLAPS: Prueba de larga duración (Verano)
     
    #1 Rokeby, Dec 15, 2011
  2. TonyPSchaefer

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    WOW! That's expensive.

    I would settle for a toggle switch: OPEN / CLOSED.
     
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    I like the price of the foam pipe insulation mod. Works fine for me...minus the ability to open and close easily that this grill block offers :)
     
    #3 Unlimited_MPG, Dec 15, 2011
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    Great idea, but the price is a killer.
     
    #4 stevemcelroy, Dec 15, 2011
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    $775? How many gallons of gas a year do these things save for you cold weather guys?
     
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    Ditto for me, I'm sure price will drop, couple hundred dollars would be worth it.
     
    #6 priusrick, Dec 15, 2011
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    Aerodynamics are better with the foam mod too. Still, it is cool that someone took the time to design it.
     
    #7 F8L, Dec 19, 2011
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    Supposedly, Toyota is a customer of the supplier for the Focus grill block. If so, it could be for another component. IIRC, air intakes is another product line.
     
    #8 Trollbait, Dec 19, 2011
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    Fuel is getting so expensive, urgh.
     
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