SMY Intercooler Protection Cover Wrinkle Black SLIM Subaru 2022-2026 WRX / Ascent / Outback / Legacy

Protect your core without breaking the bank or choking your engine's airflow. The VB WRX features a prominent hood scoop that funnels air directly onto the factory Top Mount Intercooler (TMIC). The problem? That wide-open scoop also invites rocks, heavy road debris, bugs, and stray hail straight onto the fragile aluminum cooling fins. One stray pebble at highway speeds can instantly flatten your fins, disrupting heat dissipation, killing your cooling efficiency, and leaving your engine vulnerable to power-robbing heat soak. The SMY Performance Slim Top Mount Intercooler Protection Cover provides armor-clad defense and sharp engine bay styling at a highly competitive price point. Ditch the heavy, bulky shrouds and cheap "chicken wire" mesh screens; this cover delivers maximum fin protection and structural rigidity with the largest opening profile on the market.

Driver's Note: Your intercooler fins are incredibly soft—even a pressure washer can bend them out of shape, let alone a stray rock at 70 mph. The SMY Slim Cover installs in minutes, dresses up a plain engine bay with a clean factory-plus look, and keeps your cooling fins pristine so your WRX maintains peak power pull after pull.

Features:
- Sub-$100 Premium Protection: Many functional engine bay dress-up parts carry hefty price tags. SMY engineered a high-performance, long-lasting structural solution that fully safeguards your intercooler components while keeping the price tag strictly double-digit and easy on the wallet.
- Custom Max-Airflow Hexagon Pattern: Airflow is everything for a top mount setup. Rather than using generic, restrictive wire mesh, this cover utilizes a custom-stamped 3mm thick aluminum hexagon pattern. The large 6mm hex openings are mathematically optimized to deliver the least possible airflow restriction while providing bulletproof protection against road debris.
- True "Slim" Full-Coverage Silhouette: While competitor options rely on chunky, heavy frames that hog space and clutter the engine bay, the SMY cover features an ultra-sleek, low-profile design. It adds just 12 ounces of total weight to your engine bay while successfully covering the entire surface area of the core—unlike partial options that leave edges vulnerable.
- Built-in Aluminum Brackets with Threaded Inserts: Stop dealing with loose nuts, awkward angles, and alignment struggles during installation. The SMY guard comes out of the box with the driver and passenger side mounting brackets pre-installed. The brackets feature integrated threaded inserts and pre-applied double-sided alignment tape to make positioning a breeze.
- High-Heat Wrinkle Black Finish & Premium Hardware: Coated in a durable, heat-resistant wrinkle black powder coat that matches factory engine shrouds perfectly. The kit is rounded out with premium black-oxide coated mounting screws and protective nylon washers to ensure a clean, rattle-free installation that withstands extreme under-hood temperatures.
- Product Weight = 12oz

Specs & Product Details:

Includes:
- 1 x SMY Intercooler Mesh
- (2) Pre-Installed Aluminum Mounting Brackets (Left & Right)
- (4) Black-Oxide Coated Mounting Screws
- (4) Premium Black Nylon Washers
- SMY License Plate Frame & Decals
- Lifetime Warranty

Notes:
- Requires M6 Allen Key to Tighten Hardware
- Easy Installation
- Covers the entire intercooler / Unlike every other option in the market.
- LARGEST OPENING offering the LEAST airflow blockage while fully protecting your intercooler
- Cover comes with brackets preinstalled.  Use of the included thread lock required to keep from screws loosening up during installation.
- Fits OEM Intercooler Part# 21821AA100 (cross referese Subaru parts sites for other models it can fit)

Applications:
2022-2026 Subaru WRX
2019-2026 Subaru Ascent
2020-2026 Subaru Legacy 2.4L R
2020-2026 Subaru Outback 2.4L R
2021-2026 Subaru Outback 2.4L Wilderness