What is this thing?

[MattismodderX]

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
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2293/wtfxqn.jpg

edit: not the wire thing, but the rectangle shaped thing

[Redog]

It's a fresh air vent and yes you need it

[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.

[MattismodderX]

would it be a problem to rip the rubber flaps out?

[meadus101]

then you'd have air just flowing in.

[Ryan from Ohio]

And snow, and water, and bugs...

[cherrington17]

And snow, and water, and bugs...

rodents, small mexican family, frisbees...

[surreal_awakening]

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??

[Redog]

Leave it alone, it's not hurting anybody ;)

[MattismodderX]

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

[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:emotlol:;)

[cherrington17]

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:emotlol:;)

you forgot, remove exhaust. :p

[black]

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.

air tight??

my back seats fold down..

dont all aleros do that???

[black]

rodents, small mexican family, frisbees...

i am part hispanic esse...

[cherrington17]

i am part hispanic esse...

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...

[MattismodderX]

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:emotlol:;)

flaps taken off = +50hp

[Nate's Alero]

flaps taken off = +50hp

dont forget adding the blockage in the TB, uses more gas, makes more powah!

[MattismodderX]

^^ not to mention a Nos sticker. those add +100hp

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/500/medium/nosview.jpg

[Nate's Alero]

^^ not to mention a Nos sticker. those add +100hp

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/500/medium/nosview.jpg

also, having an AEM sticker makes you have a CAI instantly
and that dent adds aerodynamics, +100 HP

[black]

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...

ohhh.

it was a joke...

it is ok then..


hahahahah <-- laffin' :scpimp:

[Nate's Alero]

:lol: ohhh.

it was a joke...

it is ok then..


hahahahah <-- laffin' :scpimp:

[meadus101]

We're a bunch of Assholes.


Buy the Spray Expanding foam/ insulation stuff.

Put around vent. don't block it, just put it around to stop the vibrating against the body panels.

Repeat for other parts of trunk that rattle.

Just don't make it visible.

[ryanJ]

i have the same problem. If i took that vent out and covered it with dynamat, what harm would that cause?