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undocumented (??) vents in door striker area
Hello all...
I've done just enough searching to see that it will be a difficult subject, but I'm curious if anyone can tell me the purpose behind these slotted black vents in my doors. They are rigid, textured plastic, they have slots (in two columns if memory serves) and in the back there is a sheet of black rubber with little oval flaps cut into it. There is one of these vents on each side, and on the driver's side, it is positioned directly opposite of the weight rating placard (on the body, not the door). It is just above the striker bar. If it matters, this is on a 1990 Daytona. I don't recall if my '89 had them, but I suspect it did. I don't see really any purpose in them aside from pressure equalization to let the windows close properly, but if this is the case they do a poor job. Any ideas? TIA, CJ -- THIS POST ORIGINATED FROM USENET, *NOT* ANY WEB-BASED FORUM! IF YOU ARE READING IT FROM A WEB BROWSER SUCH AS INTERNET EXPLORER OR NETSCAPE, THEN YOU ARE NOT READING THE ORIGINAL POST AND YOU SHOULD LEARN ABOUT "USENET" FROM http://www.ibiblio.org/usenet-i/usenet-help.html |
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In > Circuit Breaker > writes:
>I've done just enough searching to see that it will be a difficult >subject, but I'm curious if anyone can tell me the purpose behind these >slotted black vents in my doors. They are rigid, textured plastic, they >have slots (in two columns if memory serves) and in the back there is a >sheet of black rubber with little oval flaps cut into it. There is one of >these vents on each side, and on the driver's side, it is positioned >directly opposite of the weight rating placard (on the body, not the >door). It is just above the striker bar. I don't know about your specific model, but many cars (including my 1998 Caravan) route some of the air conditioning air through a vent that pushes up against the door - right at the spot you're describing. The air then goes through some ductwork in the door and exits in a small vent in the rea of the door facing the driver/passenger's back and seat. So... your door may have the slots in place for this (simpler to build one door style) even though it doesn't actually have air flowing through it. -- __________________________________________________ ___ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] |
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In > Circuit Breaker > writes:
>I've done just enough searching to see that it will be a difficult >subject, but I'm curious if anyone can tell me the purpose behind these >slotted black vents in my doors. They are rigid, textured plastic, they >have slots (in two columns if memory serves) and in the back there is a >sheet of black rubber with little oval flaps cut into it. There is one of >these vents on each side, and on the driver's side, it is positioned >directly opposite of the weight rating placard (on the body, not the >door). It is just above the striker bar. I don't know about your specific model, but many cars (including my 1998 Caravan) route some of the air conditioning air through a vent that pushes up against the door - right at the spot you're describing. The air then goes through some ductwork in the door and exits in a small vent in the rea of the door facing the driver/passenger's back and seat. So... your door may have the slots in place for this (simpler to build one door style) even though it doesn't actually have air flowing through it. -- __________________________________________________ ___ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] |
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Those little vents are what keeps you from blasting the glass out of
windows. Cars are mad so air tight when new, that if the vents weren't there the windshild, backglass, or quarter glass would pop out or at least dislodge itselt over time. the vents allow the pressure to escape when a door is closed. at one time your car was (maybe still is) this air tight. |
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Those little vents are what keeps you from blasting the glass out of
windows. Cars are mad so air tight when new, that if the vents weren't there the windshild, backglass, or quarter glass would pop out or at least dislodge itselt over time. the vents allow the pressure to escape when a door is closed. at one time your car was (maybe still is) this air tight. |
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GUNBUNNY31 wrote:
> Those little vents are what keeps you from blasting the glass out of > windows. > Cars are mad so air tight when new, that if the vents weren't there > the windshild, backglass, or quarter glass would pop out or at least > dislodge itselt over time. the vents allow the pressure to escape when > a door is closed. at one time your car was (maybe still is) this air > tight. Hmmm... thanks for the reply. Makes sense. I wish my car still was this airtight, but unfortunately the rear glass seal has shrunk and around the bottom corners of the glass has come loose. I just can't afford to get it fixed yet. Really irritating, and embarrassing, too... had this girl I like with me, going down my [bumpy dirt] road, and this metal-glass clacking noise kept coming from the back. She asked what it was, I just said my car was falling apart. Thankfully, she has a sense of humour. Of course, I told her what it was (the hatch glass popping out and back into 'socket'), and now she just thinks I need a new car. Well, at least she doesn't mind riding in it like one girl I used to date... Anyhoo, thanks for the info. CJ -- THIS POST ORIGINATED FROM USENET, *NOT* ANY WEB-BASED FORUM! IF YOU ARE READING IT FROM A WEB BROWSER SUCH AS INTERNET EXPLORER OR NETSCAPE, THEN YOU ARE NOT READING THE ORIGINAL POST AND YOU SHOULD LEARN ABOUT "USENET" FROM http://www.ibiblio.org/usenet-i/usenet-help.html |
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GUNBUNNY31 wrote:
> Those little vents are what keeps you from blasting the glass out of > windows. > Cars are mad so air tight when new, that if the vents weren't there > the windshild, backglass, or quarter glass would pop out or at least > dislodge itselt over time. the vents allow the pressure to escape when > a door is closed. at one time your car was (maybe still is) this air > tight. Hmmm... thanks for the reply. Makes sense. I wish my car still was this airtight, but unfortunately the rear glass seal has shrunk and around the bottom corners of the glass has come loose. I just can't afford to get it fixed yet. Really irritating, and embarrassing, too... had this girl I like with me, going down my [bumpy dirt] road, and this metal-glass clacking noise kept coming from the back. She asked what it was, I just said my car was falling apart. Thankfully, she has a sense of humour. Of course, I told her what it was (the hatch glass popping out and back into 'socket'), and now she just thinks I need a new car. Well, at least she doesn't mind riding in it like one girl I used to date... Anyhoo, thanks for the info. CJ -- THIS POST ORIGINATED FROM USENET, *NOT* ANY WEB-BASED FORUM! IF YOU ARE READING IT FROM A WEB BROWSER SUCH AS INTERNET EXPLORER OR NETSCAPE, THEN YOU ARE NOT READING THE ORIGINAL POST AND YOU SHOULD LEARN ABOUT "USENET" FROM http://www.ibiblio.org/usenet-i/usenet-help.html |
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On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 20:02:47 -0400, Circuit Breaker
> wrote: >GUNBUNNY31 wrote: > >> Those little vents are what keeps you from blasting the glass out of >> windows. >> Cars are mad so air tight when new, that if the vents weren't there >> the windshild, backglass, or quarter glass would pop out or at least >> dislodge itselt over time. the vents allow the pressure to escape when >> a door is closed. at one time your car was (maybe still is) this air >> tight. > >Hmmm... thanks for the reply. Makes sense. I wish my car still was this >airtight, but unfortunately the rear glass seal has shrunk and around the >bottom corners of the glass has come loose. I just can't afford to get it >fixed yet. Really irritating, and embarrassing, too... had this girl I >like with me, going down my [bumpy dirt] road, and this metal-glass >clacking noise kept coming from the back. She asked what it was, I just >said my car was falling apart. Thankfully, she has a sense of humour. Of >course, I told her what it was (the hatch glass popping out and back into >'socket'), and now she just thinks I need a new car. Well, at least she >doesn't mind riding in it like one girl I used to date... > >Anyhoo, thanks for the info. Gee, Ya gotta start dating less superficial women.... :-) Doug |
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On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 20:02:47 -0400, Circuit Breaker
> wrote: >GUNBUNNY31 wrote: > >> Those little vents are what keeps you from blasting the glass out of >> windows. >> Cars are mad so air tight when new, that if the vents weren't there >> the windshild, backglass, or quarter glass would pop out or at least >> dislodge itselt over time. the vents allow the pressure to escape when >> a door is closed. at one time your car was (maybe still is) this air >> tight. > >Hmmm... thanks for the reply. Makes sense. I wish my car still was this >airtight, but unfortunately the rear glass seal has shrunk and around the >bottom corners of the glass has come loose. I just can't afford to get it >fixed yet. Really irritating, and embarrassing, too... had this girl I >like with me, going down my [bumpy dirt] road, and this metal-glass >clacking noise kept coming from the back. She asked what it was, I just >said my car was falling apart. Thankfully, she has a sense of humour. Of >course, I told her what it was (the hatch glass popping out and back into >'socket'), and now she just thinks I need a new car. Well, at least she >doesn't mind riding in it like one girl I used to date... > >Anyhoo, thanks for the info. Gee, Ya gotta start dating less superficial women.... :-) Doug |
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