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What's that?
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 07:44
by tipo73
Can any one tell me what's the purpose of canal in door? Air coming from the mask into this canal in doors and going in column B and from there ???
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 07:47
by tipo73
Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 08:16
by syncroandy
It's an air duct, and also a structural member, protecting against side impact, and also against impact to the front of the vehicle. Quite neat really.
Posted: 10 Feb 2008, 07:32
by tipo73
We also esteblish that this is an air duct, but is this air to cool the engine or interior you can see on picture VW007 that the first duct is blocked why???
Posted: 10 Feb 2008, 12:31
by airhead
Theres normally a vent down the bottom of the door deside the seat. It might have been just blocked up for the sake of it.
Posted: 10 Feb 2008, 12:52
by tipo73
Yes, there is a vent but the air is not coming to that vent from this air duct. It must be some other purpose or may be not and it's just structural member...
Posted: 13 Feb 2008, 17:49
by tipo73
If anyone knows slovenian language there's an explantation on the bottom link whats the purpose of that air duct
Posted: 14 Feb 2008, 08:12
by toomanytoys
Right.. I cant see any pics, but I assume you mean the duct you can see in the "A" pillar (door hinges)
On my early caravelle, this supplies fresh air to the vents in the roof channels (not air con) via a channel in the door and the "B" pillar
on my doka they are blanked (with a plastic cover) in the "A" pillar..
The vent on the rear of the door card is to allow air out of the vehicle when moving and this exits by venturi effect via the slots on the inside of the front edge of the door ("A" pillar end). In the wet you will see that the door dries out in the area of the vent and the leading edge of the door stays relativly clean..
I usually have the door vents open in summer and closed in winter though...... closed is the blue knob is backwards, open is blue knob forwards..
hi
Posted: 14 Feb 2008, 09:12
by billy739
on caravelles with the roof vents that use the door channel you will find that the slider vent on the lower rear door is taped over and the slider is not fitted to the vent ,although the vent is fitted as a finishing trim.
i have also found that after 1986(ish) caravelles that dont use the slider vent on the door do not have the pressed vents in the door on the a pillar!
thus a different press on the door making! this may be due to caravelles having the pillar draft rubbers meaning no air will flow anyway?