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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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That black cloth like material has been there since I bought the car. I want to get rid of it, I have no idea why it's there, but it shouldn't be. Anybody know why it's there?

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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 06:21 PM
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Ha actually its supposed to be there. It is to help reduce rattling an noise of such coming from those vents. One of my not so bright friends pulled it out and I can def notice more noise coming from that area. It bothered me too but I blast the tunes so I don't really hear it.
 
Old Dec 18, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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Are you shittin me? Someone post a picture of theirs haha, It must have been pulled out by someone then, because it looks terrible! I'm going to try and push it back in.


...that's what she said.
 
Old Dec 18, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Use a plastic card (credit card, drivers license) and push it in. It should be good to go.
 
Old Dec 18, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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I'm going to go do that right now. Be back with pictures!
 
Old Dec 18, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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Alright, I pushed it in, but I want it back out. It bunched up too much back there and now it's just barely bending the plastic, which is annoying me. Anyway to remove the vents?
 
Old Dec 18, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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pull it back out and trim the excess man. mine was the same way and I just trimmed it
 
Old Dec 18, 2009 | 07:38 PM
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I'm trying to pull it back out to trim it but I pushed it so far in and it's nearly impossible to get out! Maybe I'll try tomorrow when it isn't 20 degrees outside. Or maybe I'll try again and just turn my heat on. HA.
 
Old Dec 18, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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lol. Smash everything to peices. It will give you something else to do, you can plastic weld everything back together!! Good times lol
 
Old Dec 18, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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Hahaha that's what I would do if I went back out there. I hate when I do something stupid like this, I know I'll fix it, but I want to now. Ha.
 



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