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Message: <blockquote data-quote="purpledog07" data-source="post: 587264" data-attributes="member: 22687"><p>I know this is an old thread but i just had this issue on a beetle and was advised to pick open the crimped seams on the exhaust heater pods and reshape to fit but this ended up with huge gaps everywhere and would have needed welding and looked a mess.  I ended up removing the heater pods that go from the heat exchanger through the tinware and clamping fresh air hose straight on to the heat exchanger then carefully moulding it around the exhaust tubes so it was close but not touching and straight up to the fanhousing.  My bay has a 4 into 1 header and no pods so this has to be done and the heaters work great and this is essentially the same thing and looks tidy with no gaps for air to escape.</p></blockquote><p></p>