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Old May 5, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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Have a 99.Do the vent in the lower part of the bumper on each side serve any purpose ?
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Sounds like you are referring to the brake duct cooling inlet. Yes they are an integral part of the design.
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Yes, their part of the bumper. The air goes through the vent to cool of your brakes. Their called brake duct I believe.
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Yesthey do. They're ducted to the front brakes.
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