death funnel

[sergiocicc]

so does anyone know about this death funnel thing with the front end of the telluride. how the whole grill and underneath by the fog lights is all pretty much open. well i found a website this guy makes these mesh screens to cover up. so no wayward rocks come blowing thru the radiator. the only prob. is that you gotta zip tie them on even tho the mesh screens look fine and hard to tell they are there. can still see the stubs of the zipties kind looks shitty. any advice

 

[sergiocicc]

so does anyone know about this death funnel thing with the front end of the telluride. how the whole grill and underneath by the fog lights is all pretty much open. well i found a website this guy makes these mesh screens to cover up. so no wayward rocks come blowing thru the radiator. the only prob. is that you gotta zip tie them on even tho the mesh screens look fine and hard to tell they are there. can still see the stubs of the zipties kind looks shitty. any advice. Youtube telluride death funnel

 

[Tellmeride]

LMAO Y’ALL “death funnel”

 

[acehawk]

I've seen that video too. I'm not buying what they're selling.

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[sergiocicc]

i just dont want to replace the whole radiator if a rock goes thru. I did buy it 110 bucks it looks fine on the front but still could see the cut ends of the zipties. im thinking of taking it off but 2grand for a radiator or 110 bucks for the mesh screens. i wish kia made something. ive been looking but cant find anything

 

[KML]

There's a lot of threads on this topic. Use the SEARCH button on the top right of the page and type in "mesh grill"

Here's a quick link to the most popular thread on this topic.

 

[arattle]

i just dont want to replace the whole radiator if a rock goes thru. I did buy it 110 bucks it looks fine on the front but still could see the cut ends of the zipties. im thinking of taking it off but 2grand for a radiator or 110 bucks for the mesh screens. i wish kia made something. ive been looking but cant find anything

If a rock doesn't outright penetrate your plastic bumper at 80 mph, it sure as hell wont' do anything to your radiator fin or tube after bouncing around to hit it. My last 3 cars have had the same design and there have been no leaks.

 

[T’Ride]

so does anyone know about this death funnel thing with the front end of the telluride. how the whole grill and underneath by the fog lights is all pretty much open. well i found a website this guy makes these mesh screens to cover up. so no wayward rocks come blowing thru the radiator. the only prob. is that you gotta zip tie them on even tho the mesh screens look fine and hard to tell they are there. can still see the stubs of the zipties kind looks shitty. any advice

I felt the same… looked into simple ways to get access between the rad and to avoid the external application of screens with those ugly zip ties… grill and (sadly) it looks like dropping the whole grill and bumper is the only option.

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[Themlharris]

What about using small black wires to attach it, but cut them short once on and rotate them to the twist-off part is not showing.... if that makes sense.

Edit:
Something like this wire- Amazon Black Wire

 

[anotherlostmonkey]

Shared this in the other threads, but here's my telluride with the screens/zip ties. I just slipped the screens between the grill and zip tied them on. Hardely noticable from a distance unless you're looking for them.

 

[Familyman20]

Death funnel you say??? Problem solved

 

[sergiocicc]

What about using small black wires to attach it, but cut them short once on and rotate them to the twist-off part is not showing.... if that makes sense.

Edit:
Something like this wire- Amazon Black Wire

yea def. makes sense. and thanks. its just that i dont want those mesh screens on the front also so either way.... but iys hard to notice. i just know its their. drives me nuts... wish kia made something.. Just a bad design. kia should of meshed it when being produced

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[Tellmeride]

Death funnel you say??? Problem solved

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Protection against the KИ variant.

 

[Familyman20]

Protection against the KИ variant.

Precisely. Very deadly.