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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 07:35 AM
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Had my hood off so I decided to do some under the hood detailing since it makes it easy to get to and I ran across something loose under the headlight . It is a plastic thing with "release" on it. Whatever it is it has come loose and was just laying down there. Checked the other side and there is also one over there. Looks like they go toward the fog lights. What do they do?
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 08:16 AM
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Probably the trunk release button.
JesusHChrismas,,,,are we supposed to be psychic?
maybe you got a picture?
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Phanni
Probably the trunk release button.
JesusHChrismas,,,,are we supposed to be psychic?
maybe you got a picture?

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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 10:32 AM
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wheres the pic?!
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Ronnie wilkins
Had my hood off so I decided to do some under the hood detailing since it makes it easy to get to and I ran across something loose under the headlight . It is a plastic thing with "release" on it. Whatever it is it has come loose and was just laying down there. Checked the other side and there is also one over there. Looks like they go toward the fog lights. What do they do?
I wouldn't touch it, if you read on the other side of "release," it says, "serious harm could occur!"
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 11:39 AM
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We are all like little children, we need to see a pic to understand!

And we just like pics!
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 11:46 AM
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OK, I give up - what r they ?
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Release tabs for stock air filter?
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 01:40 PM
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If it looks like this, it's the release for the air filter ***'y.


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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 01:47 PM
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If it looks like this, it's the release for the air filter ***'y.


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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 03:12 PM
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That's it. Mine does not have the stock filter so that explains them laying their. Sorry I had no pic, had no camera at 3 am, but I knew somebody would know!
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Sure glad that mystery is solved.
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Old Dec 11, 2012 | 07:29 AM
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I really didn't think I would need a picture of an object located near the headlight bucket with the word "release" written on it. Must be about a hundred of those located there.
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