3.8 or 4. engine compartment Shroud

[STREETS]

Just saw this YouTube vid- does anyone else have this same engine compartment cladding? I don't have the same plastic shrouding up the sides over the wheel well/shock towers.
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[Sayantsi]

Yes - everything should be covered in plastic - what do you have?

 

[crhbobby]

I am missing the cladding too. I can see my strut towers.

 

[probuilder]

Mine is all covered.

 

[moose66]

All covered on my Genesis.

 

[dataguy]

Sounds like either a running design change, a cost savings move (like the trunk speaker cover), or both. My 3.8 was built in 11/08.

 

[ctrcbob]

Mine is NOT covered like the photo. The strut towers have a small cover, but nothing like the cover in the photo. (I can see the inside of the fenders wells).

Just like Dataguy said, must be a running change. No big deal, except the photo looks better.

 

[Pahaska]

My early '09 build is exposed. Just a couple of black boxes mounted on the fender wells. I really can't see any advantage for additional shrouding.

 

[scottdk]

Mine is NOT covered like the photo. The strut towers have a small cover, but nothing like the cover in the photo. (I can see the inside of the fenders wells).

Just like Dataguy said, must be a running change. No big deal, except the photo looks better.

Mine looks the same as yours Bob. Oh well I guess, right?

 

[STREETS]

Mine is an 11/08 build and lacks the shroud. What build dates do? 2010 with?
No biggie- but does look nicer.

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[Mgrig]

Mine is fully enclosed as well, my 3.8 was built in 8/08. Ask your dealer about it. My car did not come with the trunk enclosed, but I just asked the service manager and they ordered the trunk cover and installed it, all at no cost.

 

[crhbobby]

I emailed my dealer - they are asking the service manager to see if they will do it.

 

[FIAT]

2010 3.8 Tech no shrouding. Any other 2010 owners with shrouding?

 

[kev4]

How do you remove that engine shroud. Just wish to look over the engine to see if all is well after my first oil change at the dealership??? ps my car has only the engine shroud and other individual covers over the strut towers. Built 8 July 2009

Thanks Kevin

 

[itsjustmatt23]

2010 3.8 here with no covers either.

 

[motorsportsauthority]

Mine's a 2010 4.6L and it's open like Dataguy's. I have the covers except for over the wheel well/strut areas.

BTW - those plastic covers over the strut towers are about useless unless you have perhaps coilovers.

 

[STREETS]

To remove the center engine shroud, simply lift up each corner. There are 4 nipples holding it place.

 

[kev4]

Thanks for the answer, I didn't want to yank to hard on it, just in case there was screws or clips envoled.

Thanks again
Kev