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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by tim85851
thats only on the IX's...dunno what it is though...
Actually my 05 SSL has it also.
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 01:13 PM
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It's strange that most but not all IX's have it, and only some VIII's do.
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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thats funny i asked my buddy about a week ago we were comparing my 8rs and his 9gsr, i was like what the heck is that? still; dont know..
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by da_yo
I just bought an 08' Galant Ralliart that also has it and according to the owner's manual its what most people have been saying its for: climate control sensor for that car but for our EVOs' its just a sensorless climate control vent.
The senseless sensorless climate control vent...

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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by rivalaC
i just want to say, i have no clue what the hell it's for, but i know my turbo timer is mounted on it,

side note, if it was for climate control, then why the hell is it always 120° underneath the dash on the driver side?! someone figure that out while you're figuring out what the vent is for
Push your recirculation vent button on when its hot out. Especially if your temp is set to the "HELL SETTING"
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Chemwarrior
Actually my 05 SSL has it also.
same. my '05 was made at the very end of '05. if it matters.
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by holler mcdollar
same. my '05 was made at the very end of '05. if it matters.
As stated earlier, it's where the temperature sensor goes for cars equipped with automatic climate control. They are becoming very common on many makes/models... most also have a sun sensor on the dash/windshield to automatically compensate for bright sun as well.
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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Its a hidden camera, i just took my whole dash apart, it took me 8 hours.
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by YzBrad99
Its a hidden camera, i just took my whole dash apart, it took me 8 hours.
I took mine apart ('05) and it had a fumigator. I noticed when someone Rips one (God forbid), a fresh smelling mist shoots out of the vent.
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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Its not a vent. Its a.....
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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I tried to look what was behind mine and it didn't have anything I always wondered what it was.
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 11:04 PM
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haha this is hilarious! we are so lazy to go find out what is behind these little vents...climate control on a left hand drive in the US? not likely...
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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Its a cooling vent for the Tach....
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 03:10 PM
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lol Its for the auto climate control.
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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One of the guys had a shift light installed behind a vent like this one, not on an evo though, seemed like a good place, and hidden. Shift lights are so damn ugly :P
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