04-03-2009, 10:05 AM
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What is this thing?
So i was doing the whole *listen to what rattles* and i peeled back the "carpet" in the trunk on the passenger side and saw the thing in the picture below. it has rubber flaps that seem to be going to the outside. the rubber makes quite a bit of noise when the subs play. so my question is..
1. what is it
2. what does it do/do i need it
edit: not the wire thing, but the rectangle shaped thing
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04-03-2009, 10:07 AM
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It's a fresh air vent and yes you need it
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04-03-2009, 10:08 AM
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yep. keeps your trunk from being air tight.... which would be bad.
also probably helps drain it, if it was to fill w/ water.... but thats terribly unlikely to happen.
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04-03-2009, 10:09 AM
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would it be a problem to rip the rubber flaps out?
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04-03-2009, 10:45 AM
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then you'd have air just flowing in.
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04-03-2009, 10:46 AM
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And snow, and water, and bugs...
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04-03-2009, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Ryan from Ohio
And snow, and water, and bugs...
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rodents, small mexican family, frisbees... |
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04-03-2009, 10:52 AM
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It's called a pressure relief valve, and it's doing exactly what it's supposed to do. When the subs create pressure moving air in your trunk, the flaps open/close. Yes, you need it and no you shouldn't remove the flaps, as everyone else has said. I don't know about the whole bug thing, but who wants small mexican families and frisbees in your trunk??
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04-03-2009, 10:54 AM
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Leave it alone, it's not hurting anybody 
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04-03-2009, 10:58 AM
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it makes my ears cry : ( good thing when the trunks closed you can hardly hear it over the mid trunk area. right below the third brake light n all that. so loud rofl
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04-03-2009, 11:26 AM
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why would you want to remove the flaps? Its not like you see the vent all the time, its hidden under the carpet doing its job.
Heres your "mod" list
Black rims, flaps taken off vent from trunk...... BAD ASS 
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04-03-2009, 11:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by billytheman1188
why would you want to remove the flaps? Its not like you see the vent all the time, its hidden under the carpet doing its job.
Heres your "mod" list
Black rims, flaps taken off vent from trunk...... BAD ASS |
you forgot, remove exhaust.  |
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04-03-2009, 11:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cherrington17
yep. keeps your trunk from being air tight.... which would be bad.
also probably helps drain it, if it was to fill w/ water.... but thats terribly unlikely to happen.
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air tight??
my back seats fold down..
dont all aleros do that???
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04-03-2009, 11:42 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cherrington17
rodents, small mexican family, frisbees...
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i am part hispanic esse...
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04-03-2009, 11:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by black
i am part hispanic esse...
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just because your part of the heritage i mentioned in the joke doesn't make it less funny.
if i said a small asian family, it would have been just as humorous... till someone runs in here and says "i'm asian!"
you just HAD to ruin it... |
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04-03-2009, 12:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by billytheman1188
why would you want to remove the flaps? Its not like you see the vent all the time, its hidden under the carpet doing its job.
Heres your "mod" list
Black rims, flaps taken off vent from trunk...... BAD ASS |
flaps taken off = +50hp
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04-03-2009, 12:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MattismodderX
flaps taken off = +50hp
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dont forget adding the blockage in the TB, uses more gas, makes more powah!
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04-03-2009, 12:07 PM
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^^ not to mention a Nos sticker. those add +100hp
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04-03-2009, 12:08 PM
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Quote:
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^^ not to mention a Nos sticker. those add +100hp
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also, having an AEM sticker makes you have a CAI instantly
and that dent adds aerodynamics, +100 HP
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04-03-2009, 12:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cherrington17
just because your part of the heritage i mentioned in the joke doesn't make it less funny.
if i said a small asian family, it would have been just as humorous... till someone runs in here and says "i'm asian!"
you just HAD to ruin it...
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ohhh.
it was a joke...
it is ok then..
hahahahah <-- laffin' 
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