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The Workshop => Maintenance, Problems & Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Anonymous on September 26, 2005, 22:52

Title: little flaps missing from drain holes
Post by: Anonymous on September 26, 2005, 22:52
the little ruber flap/cover things are missing off of my drain holes that sit behind the scoops. when the top is up I hear some wind noise but I don't know if it's because air is shooting up through the drains or if it's just the convertable top sounds louder than a hardtop. what are the point of those things anyways?
Title: Re: little flaps missing from drain holes
Post by: Tem on September 27, 2005, 05:45
Quote from: "mefarri"what are the point of those things anyways?

They are supposed to get stuck every now and then and flood your car  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:


More seriously, I think they are there just to prevent the wind. Someone here mentioned that on earlier post about these. Of course always the other chance that a snake might crawl up the pipe in your car  s:roll: :roll: s:roll:
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Post by: Anonymous on September 27, 2005, 06:52
so do you think wind could blow up into the car?
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Post by: heathstimpson on September 27, 2005, 07:38
Quote from: "mefarri"so do you think wind could blow up into the car?
Yes it would do as the air is driven through the intakes and will naturally flow up through the drain vents; the flaps you are missing prevent this from occuring  s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
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Post by: darrenjuggins on September 27, 2005, 09:03
Yep was me who mentioned that i'd pulled one off only to find a increase in wind noise in the cabin.

I lucky enough had the flap still and with a bit of man handling managed to get the spout off and replace the flap.

I suggest you ask adam if there are any right off's about to see if you can salvage some.

Cheers

Darren J
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Post by: Anonymous on September 27, 2005, 19:13
whos adam?
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Post by: darrenjuggins on September 27, 2005, 22:24
JAP GT 300

Cheers

Darren J
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Post by: Anonymous on September 28, 2005, 00:49
i cant find his pm address
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Post by: kanujunkie on September 28, 2005, 04:39
try Jap GT300
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Post by: Anonymous on September 28, 2005, 05:51
got it
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Post by: Anonymous on October 1, 2005, 06:27
he doesn't have em. anyone know where i can get em?
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Post by: markiii on October 1, 2005, 10:37
well I'd say you 2 options.

a breaker or Mr T
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Post by: kanujunkie on October 1, 2005, 11:10
theres quite often a breaker advertising on Ebay, keep an eye on there
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Post by: Anonymous on October 2, 2005, 03:06
breaker?
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Post by: Anonymous on October 2, 2005, 09:51
Quote from: "mefarri"breaker?

Scrap yard, junk yard,vehicle dismantler, er, taker aparter of cars'er, spare parts aquirer, got a damaged '2 and take it apart'erer, etc (et cetera, it's latin).......... hope that bridges the language barrier   s:wink: :wink: s:wink: