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beats_walkin
PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:58 pm 
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Hey all..... just bought a vented headlight cover recently and got it sprayed and put it on and all..... looks great.....

but the vent is right above the light globe, and of course, it RAINED and the globe is busted....

just wondeering if any of you guys had this problems and what you did...
thanks :lol:

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I've always wondered about those.Does it look like air will even flow towards your intake?

Did you get an el cheapo one? Maybe that's why it leaked.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:06 am 
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ahahaha.... it was an OBX one....
air would be able to reach your intake if it wasnt for that rubber bit that is screwed onto the bonnet....

but i have it mainly for rice factor... :lol:

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hmm i got one the other day as well ... havent driven yet with it in rain so i dunno , theres a few different styles
this is mine

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fullboost wrote:
hmm i got one the other day as well ... havent driven yet with it in rain so i dunno , theres a few different styles
this is mine

http://smkz.is-a-geek.net/images/mikes_car/car4.jpg


any excuse to show off the finished car ey! :lol:
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needed an S15 front hey fullboost!

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yeah i wonder where my s15 front has gone ??? haha
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SO do I.

Oh hang on ill just look out the window, there she is :P

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hey dude... thats one HOT 180.....
but yeah.... thats the same style as the one i got on... i changed the light bulb the other day and it was shattered inside the headlight thingy.....

can you guys think of any ways of getting around this?

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can either exted the cover from underneath to the water/rain will not get onto the light bulb
or put a piece of plastic on to of where the light bulb is from direct water/rain coming in, paint it black so it can not be seen :wink:
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i was going to buy or make one of these myself but seeming as I'll be driving the car in ireland mostly the water/rain issue might make me think again! what about a celica gtfour style vent just behind the light on the bonnet? Not the full vent but just the little pipe kinda piece.
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i was going to buy or make one of these myself but seeming as I'll be driving the car in ireland mostly the water/rain issue might make me think again! what about a celica gtfour style vent just behind the light on the bonnet? Not the full vent but just the little pipe kinda piece.


its good to see memebers from across the globe!!!! :D welcome first and foremost...

i believe that some carbon fibre bonnets come with the vent you described, so i dont think it would be too much of a problem

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Only problem with bonnet vents is the ammount of water that gets spread around your engine bay in the rain, could be enough to corode conections and cause grief in the long run.

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its good to see memebers from across the globe!!!! :D welcome first and foremost...

i believe that some carbon fibre bonnets come with the vent you described, so i dont think it would be too much of a problem[/quote]

Cheers for the welcome! Keeping an eye out for the bonnet at the moment. All i need now is a bit of cash!! :D
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hey buddy i got a vented cover too. my car sits out side as my garages is full of engines and shiet for my car, but yeh its rained and ive washed her a couple tyms ince ive had it and nuffin has happened to my head lights, mine is a proper type x one though.
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