j11 condenser protection in front bumper ?

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I had my 38 month old Condenser replaced 3 months back. The mobile fitter applied protection similar to above. However, when he took the faulty Condenser out it was seen to have leaked on the edges of the unit...no missile attacks on the grille :roll:
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That's bigger than the one I bought - the equivalent dimensions for mine are 17mm x 9mm

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Oh well all fitted now, gotta be better than nothing. Hardest part was getting cable ties in place.😂😂
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Hi all, I know this is a really old thread but I found it really helpful and finally went ahead and followed Gloucester's guide.

I bought same mesh and cut to the same dimensions, however struggled to get it into the correct position. I removed the top cover and all the clips for the top grill so that I could partially pry it back, then I slid the mesh down in front of the condenser.

However, there's another grill looking thing in front of it that was in the way (according to Google it could be an air guide, air flap, air vent) so I've only managed to slide the mesh in between the condenser and this air vent grill thing.

How did you get it in front of this so that it is right up against the bumper grill?

I guess this should hopefully work as it is still in front of and protecting the condenser, however I'm a bit concerned it is too close (although not quite touching) and therefore affecting airflow.

Also, I wasn't able to get my hands down anywhere close enough to cable tie it to anything although it looks like it is trapped and has nowhere to go anyway, other than being plucked back out through the top. I'll probably keep an eye on it though and check periodically that it still looks ok.

Any advice would be appreciated.
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I can't remember precisely how I did it but certainly didn't have the problems you seem to be having.
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Thanks for the quick reply.

That's odd, do you also have this extra air vent/grill thing behind your mesh?

On mine, you can see that it is right behind the main bumper grill and then I have the mesh behind it.

However there is no space in between and you can see that part of the air vent thing is being bent slightly due to pushing up against the bumper.

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No - that's clearly different to mine. Perhaps someone else has retrofitted that? You can clearly see mine was much more open

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Thanks for that.

How bizarre... Maybe they changed something in the production one of the years.

I've had mine from new since 2016 (1.6 DIG-T N-Connecta).
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