What is this vent for??
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
What is this vent for??
Hey guys...
This has always bugged me but I always forget to ask...
What the heck does that little vent do, on the passenger side footwell, against the tunnel? its like one inch by one inch... there's a tube going to it behind the carpet. What is it for? You can see it on this pic I took while my interior swap was in progress (note the diff. seats...
) It's just above the floormat a few inches.
This has always bugged me but I always forget to ask...
What the heck does that little vent do, on the passenger side footwell, against the tunnel? its like one inch by one inch... there's a tube going to it behind the carpet. What is it for? You can see it on this pic I took while my interior swap was in progress (note the diff. seats...
) It's just above the floormat a few inches.
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Safety Car
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
awesome answer! I'll stick with that for now. Oh wait... I have a Z06, I max out at 171.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
As far as where the pieces with tan trim came from...
most of the tan parts came from forum member rcs128, who had a black/tan interior but went with all black. From him I got the carpets, door panels, glove box, knee bolster, door sill trim plates.
Seats: DJ Motorsports
Steering Wheel and Door Pulls: Vette Essentials
Console lid, shift ****, ebrake handle: Carskinz
shift and brake boots: DJ Motorsports
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As far as where the pieces with tan trim came from...
most of the tan parts came from forum member rcs128, who had a black/tan interior but went with all black. From him I got the carpets, door panels, glove box, knee bolster, door sill trim plates.
Seats: DJ Motorsports
Steering Wheel and Door Pulls: Vette Essentials
Console lid, shift ****, ebrake handle: Carskinz
shift and brake boots: DJ Motorsports
As far as where the pieces with tan trim came from...
most of the tan parts came from forum member rcs128, who had a black/tan interior but went with all black. From him I got the carpets, door panels, glove box, knee bolster, door sill trim plates.
Seats: DJ Motorsports
Steering Wheel and Door Pulls: Vette Essentials
Console lid, shift ****, ebrake handle: Carskinz
shift and brake boots: DJ Motorsports
Drifting
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From: Tampa FL
Checked it out. Ecklers calls it Passenger Side Lower Air Conditioning Vent. Says it is "stock air conditioning vent manufactured by GM or one of its authorized suppliers." It also says it represents "a sound investment in the restoration or repair of your Corvette."
Who writes this stuff? What horsesh**t
Oh, and they want $8 for it. And probably at least $8 for shipping.
Who writes this stuff? What horsesh**t
Oh, and they want $8 for it. And probably at least $8 for shipping.
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Safety Car
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
So the question remains... wtf is that little tiny vent thing for?? we've established its an air duct of some kind... possibly a/c related. someone MUST know... where's Evil-Twin when you need him?
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It's the optional "James Bond" poison gas air vent, used to neutralize your passenger should you be held prisonor and be forced to drive your captor to his secret lair.
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From the GM website..."in the event the car is stolen, the owner can use the second remote key fob and press the top button twice to have the exhaust send all fumes directly to the cabin, thereby disabling the driver until you can locate the car and beat the c--- out of him".
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Safety Car
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From: Anchorage Alaska
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
From the GM website..."in the event the car is stolen, the owner can use the second remote key fob and press the top button twice to have the exhaust send all fumes directly to the cabin, thereby disabling the driver until you can locate the car and beat the c--- out of him".
