2sb,
That "cooling duct" is not doing you any good without ducting going to the brakes anyhow. It is more "show" than "go". Look around. Most cars do not incorporate this and work just fine. If you find yourself doing a lot of roadracing on the track, you can run ducting that will make these funtional, just like a race car does, then the plate issue is moot anyhow as you can unbolt it with 2 bolts. Additonally, the plate does not cover the duct. It does look like it from this angle though. Also I would rather have funtional lighting as I do drive at night/rain more than I race. They run ducting to brakes on race cars because they are being driven at 10/10's on the track and are constantly on the brakes to the point where they glow red. More than likely you will never drive your street car at 10/10's anyhow.
I am planning on using the duct on the driver's side to run cool air to my intake too. It will not make a difference in my braking, trust me. Ford used the duct entrance on the mustang to put lights in. When we prepped it for racing we pulled the lights and ran the ducting. Not having it there before made no difference as a street car.
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