Should this hole be filled in? (1 Viewer)

[Rocking Rivet]

Should there be a cover for this black hole?

it’s on the uk drivers side between the drivers door and exhaust pipe?
On a 2018 plate Peugeot
It lets a hell of a draught in!!!!

 

[Diabalo]

I believe you can but blanking plates for those holes to stop draughts.

This is for a fiat but I think it fits the other sevel vans.

 

[Two on Tour]

We have a plastic bug/cover on the driver's side and the same but with rubber flaps set in it to let air out on the passenger side.

 

[nicholsong]

We have a plastic bug/cover on the driver's side and the same but with rubber flaps set in it to let air out on the passenger side.

Does your passenger fart a lot then?

 

[Rocking Rivet]

Thanks for the reply’s and the photo of the part

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[Two on Tour]

Does your passenger fart a lot then?

I'll ask her and she can reply in person as she is a Funster and a daily poster on the forum.

 

[robnchris]

I'm thinking the driver side has a cover over it because of the exhaust fumes.

 

[PP Bear]

It’s to let the little mice in and out. Keeps em warm in the colder months being inside.

 

[Minxy]

If it's the one I'm thinking of it was to let 'air' in from below (no I've no idea why either!), we had holes under both our cab seats in previous MHs/campers and they soon got blocked as they were just letting loads of cold air in, perhaps for a commercial van it's a good idea but for a MH, with lots of other drop vents etc, IMV they're not needed unless you like being a pseudo penguin!

 

[Gellyneck]

We have a plastic bug/cover on the driver's side and the same but with rubber flaps set in it to let air out on the passenger side.

We're the same (2013 Ducato) and the passengers (2 off) look like this.

Availability of the "proper" covers as shown by Dane Diabalo above was nil so I removed them and inserted duct tape behind them.

If it's the one I'm thinking of it was to let 'air' in from below (no I've no idea why either!), we had holes under both our cab seats in previous MHs/campers and they soon got blocked as they were just letting loads of cold air in, perhaps for a commercial van it's a good idea but for a MH, with lots of other drop vents etc, IMV they're not needed unless you like being a pseudo penguin!

The reason they are there is to allow air pressure to be released when you close the doors of a van with a solid bulkhead behind the driver / passenger seats.

As you say, pointless in a motorhome / campervan.

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[Two on Tour]

We're the same (2013 Ducato) and the passengers (2 off) look like this.

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Yes, you're right, I had never really noticed the other one on the side and the bung above that.

 

[nicholsong]

I'll ask her and she can reply in person as she is a Funster and a daily poster on the forum.

Incoming fire. Tin hat on.