Dreaded stone chip scratch through the front wheel vent

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Porsche Taycan Dreaded stone chip scratch through the front wheel vent IMG_3285
Well it happened - scratch on the drivers door courtesy of a stone from the front wheel vent. Luckily in this pic you can’t see it but I know it’s there
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The little blemishes you can’t unsee once noticed after a detail. They keep me up at night.
i’ve bought the paint set, a carbon sandblock and I have 2 Rupes DA’s that can sort that all out.
 

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Porsche Taycan Dreaded stone chip scratch through the front wheel vent 20230218_124345

I saw a thread here on how to add a mesh behind the vent and I did that as soon as I got my CT. Did PPF on all 4 doors for good measure. I don't think it will create additional drag to affect range but Porsche must have a reason to omit this from factory?
 

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I saw a thread here on how to add a mesh behind the vent and I did that as soon as I got my CT. Did PPF on all 4 doors for good measure. I don't think it will create additional drag to affect range but Porsche must have a reason to omit this from factory?
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I saw a thread here on how to add a mesh behind the vent and I did that as soon as I got my CT. Did PPF on all 4 doors for good measure. I don't think it will create additional drag to affect range but Porsche must have a reason to omit this from factory?
Hmm is that press fit from the back? I can see this holding during normal operation but wouldn't a stone throw it out?

It looks interesting. I might do the same.
 


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Hmm is that press fit from the back? I can see this holding during normal operation but wouldn't a stone throw it out?

It looks interesting. I might do the same.
Here's from the door side.

Porsche Taycan Dreaded stone chip scratch through the front wheel vent 20230217_195501

There's a small gap between the door side and the wheel side. The mesh is sitting in that space wedge between the two sides. It's not going to come off without a lot of force.
 

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The mesh is a great idea! Fear of stone chips was what led me to speccing the power charge port. Mesh might have changed that calculus
 


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I think I have that kind of mesh locally. Not sure if black or silver but inside the vent probably doesn’t matter.

Thx for the measurements
 
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Thanks for the replies everyone - mesh ordered!!!
 

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This was a thread from last year about it.

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/air-curtain-gravel-debris-solution.8988/

I did my car and it was really simple. Couple of things I picked up on:
1. The mesh can be cut much easier/neater in a certain direction (diagonal?).
2. You can use a pencil with an eraser on the end to push it into place from the door side.
3. The fit is great. The recess could almost have been made specifically for this mesh to be inserted.

Whether it works fully and whether it disrupts the air curtain is another matter - discussed at length on here in the past.

That said, mine has been in well over a year and is fine. I even pressure wash it no problem. Range seems unaffected.
 
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This was a thread from last year about it.

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/air-curtain-gravel-debris-solution.8988/

I did my car and it was really simple. Couple of things I picked up on:
1. The mesh can be cut much easier/neater in a certain direction (diagonal?).
2. You can use a pencil with an eraser on the end to push it into place from the door side.
3. The fit is great. The recess could almost have been made specifically for this mesh to be inserted.

Whether it works fully and whether it disrupts the air curtain is another matter - discussed at length on here in the past.

That said, mine has been in well over a year and is fine. I even pressure wash it no problem. Range seems unaffected.
Great job. Any mesh will reduce aerodynamic efficiency, but not as much as the e-port's blocked off vent which Porsche think is acceptable. Have you noticed much clogging from debris build-up?
 

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I specced power charge port to avoid this issue. That being said I found an iron rod in front vent. Glad it didn't hit front bumper or any other part of my car. During CA winter storm, I found all kind of debris there. It was pain to clean up.

Porsche Taycan Dreaded stone chip scratch through the front wheel vent IMG_5911
 

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Well it happened - scratch on the drivers door courtesy of a stone from the front wheel vent. Luckily in this pic you can’t see it but I know it’s there
Commiserations- have you got a pic that shows it relative to the vent? I'm curious as to the trajectory of the scratch- I'd guess that anything from the vent would be pretty horizontal, whereas anything coming from another potential source- directly from the wheel while it's turned right- would be angled more upwards (roughly on a line from the lower section of the wheel. Not that I have any experience in airborne debris forensics 😁)
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