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Old 10-09-2010, 12:45 PM
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look what i did to my faux vents

to get more air to my injen air intakes i decided to drill holes in the vents only did half will look a bit better when i scub and wash thats how it looks now

Old 10-09-2010, 12:52 PM
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Kinda cool idea, especially for the injen intakes. I've been wondering when an aftermarket company will make direct replacements for these vents...
Old 10-09-2010, 12:55 PM
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hmmm interesting take on that. Well done! I'd like to see some pics from a little bit farther away after you finish both sides (or maybe with one side drilled and the other side not) so that we can see how it looks from the front end of the G
Old 10-09-2010, 01:09 PM
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when u step back u cant really nottice it when you look closer it looks professional then when u get real close it look home made LOL,, BUT the vents are ugly to begin with so....
Old 10-09-2010, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by franky2222
when u step back u cant really nottice it when you look closer it looks professional then when u get real close it look home made LOL,, BUT the vents are ugly to begin with so....
meh, I can see where you're coming from, but I think they look just fine. I really have never had a problem with the look of the faux vents...it WOULD be nice if they were functional OEM though.

But now that I have the TS front lip, I hardly notice them anyways lol
Old 10-09-2010, 04:21 PM
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So I guess it doesn't rain where u live??? Plus waters gonna enter thru there when u wash ur car and then ur filters are gonna get all wet. I wouldn't do this to my car.
Old 10-09-2010, 05:44 PM
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You need a UNIBIT!!!!!! It,s a tapered looking drill bit that drills super clean holes with no burrs. Plus your injen filter is closet to the inner most part of that vent, in other words the opposite side where you drilled. I think it will look good if you drill out ALL the holes with the unibit to 1/4 to 3/8 hole size.... It would give a open mesh look....Good luck

oh, and don't even worry about water, it's a non-issue as far as rain or washing


NOW THAT"S A HOLE!!

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Originally Posted by ceelosg37s
so i guess it doesn't rain where u live??? Plus waters gonna enter thru there when u wash ur car and then ur filters are gonna get all wet. I wouldn't do this to my car.
............lol
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Originally Posted by yogregb

this is really growing on me
Old 10-10-2010, 12:37 AM
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cleaned it up a bit pics...
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id wonder what it would look like, if they made an exact fit new faux vents that are ALL open...
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Originally Posted by MikeySed
id wonder what it would look like, if they made an exact fit new faux vents that are ALL open...
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