Air intake - side window Mansory Carbon for Lamborghini Aventador

Air Intake — Side Window Mansory Carbon for Lamborghini Aventador

Among the Lamborghini Aventador's most distinctive features are the fixed side windows that frame the scissor door openings — polycarbonate surfaces that are as much structural as they are visual, integrating the door seal geometry and providing lateral rigidity to the scissor-door aperture. Immediately below and behind these windows, the LP 700-4's rear quarter panel incorporates a secondary intake slot that admits ambient air into the engine bay alongside the primary lower intakes. Mansory's carbon air intake for the side window position replaces the factory painted or mesh treatment at this slot with a precision-louvred carbon surround that optimises the intake's flow geometry, adds the programme's 3K twill visual character to the Aventador's most scrutinised lateral surface, and forms part of the Mansory Carbon Fiber Body kit set for Lamborghini Aventador. Its position — immediately adjacent to the side glass, at eye level for anyone standing alongside the car — makes it one of the highest-visibility components in the entire programme.

Construction & Materials

The side window intake's geometry requires the carbon housing to conform to the compound curvature of the Aventador's rear quarter panel at a position where the surface transitions from the door aperture's vertical edge to the rear haunch's inward curve. Mansory forms this component in a full-contour female mould taken from an LP 700-4 rear quarter panel, ensuring that the housing's mounting face mates flush to the panel at all points — no shimming, no visible gap at the edges.

• Outer surround weave: 3K twill, 45 ° diagonal — consistent with the adjacent door and rear panel weave direction in full-kit builds
• Louvre blades: 2K plain — dimensional precision for even inter-blade gaps across the full intake width
• Cure: Autoclave, co-cured surround and blade assembly — no mechanical joints visible from the exterior
• Blade angle: 15 ° from vertical, directing intake airflow rearward into the engine bay
• Resin system: toughened epoxy, 130 °C continuous — appropriate for side-window ambient temperature at this position
• Finish: high-gloss UV-clear lacquer on outer surround and blade front faces
• Mounting: OEM quarter-panel aperture retention clips; no drilling into body panel
• Weight per unit: approximately 0.42 kg
• Supplied: pair (left and right)

The 15 ° blade angle is a considered choice: at a more aggressive angle (20–25 °) the blades would direct airflow more decisively into the engine bay, but would also create a visible shadow geometry at the side window zone that becomes distracting in side-profile photography. At 15 °, the blades read as nearly parallel horizontal lines from the exterior — the shadow pattern is subtle and integrates with the car's body line direction — while the intake's functional deflection of airflow is still sufficient to direct the incoming air rearward rather than allowing it to stagnate against the quarter panel's inner face.

Design & Visual Function

The Aventador's rear quarter, viewed from the three-quarter rear angle, is a study in controlled surface complexity: flying buttresses, the rear haunch swell, the lateral intake slots, and the scissor door aperture edge all compete for the eye. The Mansory side window intake resolves the existing factory slot into a structured, framed element — the louvred carbon surround provides clear visual boundaries for the aperture, and the blade pattern adds horizontal graphic rhythm to the quarter panel's otherwise smooth upper surface.

At close range — the inspective distance that car-show judges and detail-oriented buyers operate at — the side window intake is one of the few Mansory components on the car that is viewed at face-on orientation, neither from above nor from a low angle. This means the weave's full diamond pattern is visible without foreshortening, and the lacquer's reflective clarity is at its maximum. Owners who have specified the Mansory mirror housings and A-pillar cover alongside the side window intake create a coherent carbon zone spanning the full lateral surface from mirror to rear haunch — a comprehensive lateral treatment that reads as a considered material specification rather than individual component choices.

The intake's position below the scissor door opening creates an interesting visual interaction when the door is open: the angled blades of the intake are backlit by the engine bay lighting (where fitted), giving the car a dramatic illuminated quality at night events. This is not a designed feature but a consistent observation from owners with under-car or engine-bay accent lighting in their builds.

Compatibility & Fitment

Designed for the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 (2011–2016) and LP 720-4 50° Anniversario. The rear quarter panel side window intake aperture is consistent between coupé and Roadster at this position. Aventador S (MY2017+) has a revised rear quarter panel with repositioned intake aperture — the Mansory S programme covers that model. LHD and RHD cars use the same rear quarter geometry — both sides of the LP 700-4 have symmetric intake positions here.

Installation & Reversibility

Clip-retention installation via the quarter panel inner face — accessible through the engine bay with the engine lid open. Two technicians; approximately 45–60 minutes per pair. No bumper removal required. Full reversibility — factory treatments reinstall on the same clip points. This is one of the faster installations in the rear portion of the Mansory programme, making it a popular early upgrade for owners who want to begin the rear-quarter carbon specification without a full body kit commitment.

Pairing within the Mansory Aventador programme

The side window intake pairs with the air intake cover at the adjacent upper intake position to complete the rear-quarter carbon intake specification in a single visual band across the quarter panel. The mirror housing at the door forward position and the A-pillar cover at the windscreen forward corner extend the lateral carbon theme forward, creating a complete left-side and right-side carbon accent that runs from the A-pillar through the door to the rear quarter — a specification that delivers maximum visual coherence across the car's entire flank.

Maintenance & Durability

The side window intake's blade faces accumulate rubber particles from the rear tyre's contact with road spray — the quarter panel is directly in the projection path of the rear tyre's sidewall spray at speed. Clean the blade faces and inter-blade gaps with a dedicated tyre-rubber remover (citrus-oil based) and soft brush at every post-track wash. The surround's lacquer benefits from the same quarterly carnauba-wax or annual ceramic coating applied across all other exterior carbon elements. The clip retention should be inspected annually — the quarter panel's thermal expansion (black painted surface in summer sun) can fatigue the plastic clips over multiple seasons; replace with fresh stainless-pin equivalents if any looseness is detected.

Lead Time & Warranty

Lead time from order confirmation is 2–3 weeks. Mansory provides a 12-month warranty against manufacturing defects including blade delamination at the surround, lacquer voids on the outer face, and clip-retention housing cracking under normal thermal cycling. Road rubber and stone chip damage to the blade face is a maintenance matter, addressed by cleaning or, in severe cases, a single-stage lacquer touch-in.

FAQ

Q: Does the side window intake add meaningfully to engine bay airflow?
A: The side window intake is a secondary intake position on the LP 700-4 — its contribution to total engine bay airflow is supplementary to the primary rear intakes. The Mansory louvred surround optimises the flow geometry at this position, ensuring the airflow it does admit arrives directed into the bay rather than stagnating. The primary thermal management benefit comes from the larger rear intake replacements; the side window intake is a complementary addition rather than a primary cooling intervention.

Q: Can the intake be fitted to a car already wearing aftermarket vinyl wrap?
A: Yes. The clip-on mounting system engages through the factory aperture regardless of the outer surface treatment. The surround's mounting flange mates to the panel inner face, which is not wrapped. Ensure the wrap's aperture cut edge is clean and not peeling before installation — a peeling edge could be compressed by the surround flange and develop a crease visible at the surround boundary.

Q: Is the component compatible with right-hand-drive Aventadors?
A: Yes — the LP 700-4 rear quarter intake apertures are symmetric. Both LHD and RHD cars use the same pair.

Q: Can I source just one unit if one side was damaged?
A: Yes. Individual left or right units are available. Confirm the weave batch compatibility with your existing unit — Mansory maintains batch records for 24 months after delivery to allow matched single replacements within that window.

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