Air outtake cover - side skirt Mansory Carbon for Lamborghini Aventador

Air Outtake Cover Side Skirt Mansory Carbon for Lamborghini Aventador

The sill section of the Lamborghini Aventador — the long horizontal band running from the front wheel arch to the rear arch along the car's lowest flank — incorporates an air outtake aperture that channels hot air from the underbody thermal environment out through the side sill. This aperture's cover is one of the lowest visible exterior surfaces on the car and one of the most frequently overlooked in partial carbon programmes — yet it sits at the exact height where the eye settles when a viewer crouches to inspect the car's sill detail or approaches it from the side at normal walking pace. Mansory's carbon air outtake cover for the side skirt, part of the Mansory Carbon Fiber Body kit set for Lamborghini Aventador, replaces the factory sill aperture treatment with louvred carbon that manages the sill outtake flow while delivering the programme's material quality at the car's most distinctive ground-level surface detail.

Construction & Materials

The side skirt outtake cover sits at the car's lowest exterior position — closer to the road surface than any other Mansory component except the front splitter cover and designed diffuser. This proximity to the road surface creates the most severe stone-strike, road-spray, and debris-impact environment of any component in the programme, and the material specification reflects this. Mansory uses a toughened-epoxy resin formulation across all Aventador components that are below the sill line, providing impact resistance that goes beyond what standard structural aerospace epoxies can deliver.

• Louvre face weave: 3K twill — visible at ground level from the normal approach angle
• Blade weave: 2K plain — dimensional accuracy for uniform blade gaps across the full outtake width
• Cure: Autoclave, co-cured blade and housing assembly
• Resin system: high-impact toughened epoxy — 20 % higher Charpy impact energy vs standard structural epoxy
• Wall thickness: housing 2.5 mm, blades 1.2 mm
• Blade angle: 18 ° from horizontal — directs outtake air rearward and outward from the underbody zone
• Finish: high-gloss UV-clear lacquer on all visible surfaces
• Mounting: OEM sill aperture clip system — no modification to the sill panel
• Ground clearance: verified for standard LP 700-4 ride height; does not extend below the sill's lowest point

The 20 % higher Charpy impact energy toughened epoxy provides meaningful real-world protection: in a stone strike event that would crack a standard epoxy blade at its root, the toughened matrix allows the carbon fibres to absorb more energy before inter-laminar fracture initiates. In practice this translates to fewer blade-root cracks from road debris across a full season of mixed-road and motorway use — the component type where the standard replacement rate is highest across the Mansory programme's service data.

Design & Visual Function

At ground level, the Aventador's sill is the defining horizontal graphic of the car — the element that establishes the car's dramatic ground-hugging stance. The factory sill outtake aperture interrupts this horizontal surface with what is often a painted-mesh or simple perforated cover — a treatment that draws attention to the aperture without providing the visual resolution that the programme's other carbon elements deliver. Mansory's louvred carbon cover transforms the aperture from a break in the sill's surface continuity into a structured design accent: the blade lines run parallel to the sill's horizontal axis, reinforcing the car's low-slung graphic while clearly identifying the aperture as a functioning aero feature rather than a panel cut-out.

From the standard photograph angle — three-quarter side view, slightly elevated — the side skirt outtake cover is visible as a horizontal band of parallel shadow lines at the car's lowest point. Against the body's painted surface above, the carbon blades read as the darkest element of the car's lower flank, grounding the composition and visually pulling the car toward the road surface. On builds where the front add-on lip and rear diffuser are also in carbon, the outtake cover completes a continuous lower-flank carbon series that runs from the front bumper lip to the rear diffuser edge — the car's entire ground-level aerodynamic perimeter in a single material.

Compatibility & Fitment

Designed for the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 (2011–2016) and LP 720-4 50° Anniversario. Coupé and Roadster share the same sill panel geometry. Aventador S (MY2017+) uses a different sill profile — the Mansory S programme covers that model. Both LHD and RHD cars use the same sill outtake position — the cover is symmetric and fits both sides from the same pattern.

Installation & Reversibility

Clip-retention installation via the sill panel inner face, accessible through the jacking point access or door seal area depending on the exact attachment point. Approximately 45 minutes per pair for an experienced workshop. Full reversibility — factory outtake covers reinstall on the same clips. This is an appropriate parallel installation to the front add-on lip and diffuser for owners building the complete lower-perimeter carbon specification in a single session.

Pairing within the Mansory Aventador programme

The side skirt outtake cover pairs with the front add-on lip and the designed diffuser to complete the car's continuous lower-perimeter carbon circuit — front lip, sill outtake, rear diffuser all in matched 3K twill. The carbon panels set addresses the sill's upper face above the outtake cover, creating a complete sill carbon specification from the top of the door lower panel to the lowest point of the outtake cover.

Maintenance & Durability

The side skirt outtake cover's ground-level position makes it the programme's heaviest stone-chip and road-spray component alongside the front splitter cover. Paint-protection film along the blade leading edges and the housing lower perimeter is the most cost-effective maintenance investment for this component — the film is visually transparent on clear-lacquered carbon and can be replaced periodically rather than requiring lacquer respray of the blades. The blade inter-gaps should be inspected and cleared of road grime and rubber projection at every wash — the 18 ° blade angle traps material efficiently in wet conditions, and a built-up blockage in the outtake blades restricts sill air extraction flow progressively.

Lead Time & Warranty

Lead time is 2–4 weeks from order. Mansory provides a 12-month warranty against manufacturing defects including blade-root delamination, housing lacquer voids, and clip-mounting seat cracking under normal vibration and thermal cycling. The high-impact resin specification is batch-verified — blade fracture attributable to resin brittleness rather than impact energy in excess of specification is a manufacturing defect covered by warranty.

A final practical consideration for owners who participate in track days: several circuits require that all functional air apertures be taped over for safety during on-track sessions. The Mansory outtake cover blades are designed to accept standard 50 mm aluminium tape across their width for scrutineering compliance — the tape seats cleanly over the blade faces without leaving adhesive residue on the lacquered surface if removed within 24 hours and at ambient temperature above 15 °C. Always remove track tape before road use to restore the outtake's aerodynamic and thermal function.

FAQ

Q: Does the side skirt outtake cover affect the Aventador's jacking point access?
A: The outtake cover is positioned away from the factory jacking points. Confirm the exact mounting clip positions with your workshop before scheduling an oil-change or service that requires jacking — in some LP 700-4 configurations the clip-release for the cover shares access path with the jacking point, requiring the cover to be removed temporarily during lifting.

Q: Is the toughened epoxy visibly different from standard epoxy carbon in appearance?
A: No. The toughened resin system produces the same clear lacquer appearance and the same 3K twill visual character as the standard epoxy used on upper-body components. The toughening additive is a molecular-level modification — it does not affect the prepreg's colour, translucency, or weave texture.

Q: Can the outtake cover be fitted to a car with aftermarket side skirt extensions?
A: This depends on whether the aftermarket skirt extension covers or modifies the OEM sill aperture. Supply photographs of the sill aperture zone with any aftermarket skirts fitted for a compatibility assessment before ordering.

Q: Does the outtake cover come as a pair or individually?
A: As a matched pair from the same weave batch. Individual units are available for replacement of a damaged side — confirm your delivery batch reference for single-side matching.

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