Do the M side vents do anything?
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I think the M side vents look HOTT!!! But do they do anything? Cool the car or anything like that? I see them on ebay, but figure it would look ghetto to add has anyone on this site done it?
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I wouldn't do it.
they help cooling the engine. When you open the hood of a 545 you almost burn your fingers. So the Emmy gets real hot...
they help cooling the engine. When you open the hood of a 545 you almost burn your fingers. So the Emmy gets real hot...
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Jul 27 2005, 04:54 PM
When you open the hood of a 545 you almost burn your fingers. So the Emmy gets real hot...
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Originally Posted by John007' date='Jul 27 2005, 04:59 PM
I think the M side vents look HOTT!!!? But do they do anything?? Cool the car or anything like that?? I see them on ebay, but figure it would look ghetto to add has anyone on this site done it?
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Originally Posted by space_egg' date='Jul 28 2005, 09:50 AM
My M coupe had the first M side vents and they were purely cosmetic.? I also thought they were cosmetic on E46 M3.? Makes me think they will be cosmetic also on new E60 M5. Just for looks....
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Originally Posted by beewang' date='Jul 28 2005, 08:54 PM
[quote name='space_egg' date='Jul 28 2005, 09:50 AM']My M coupe had the first M side vents and they were purely cosmetic.? I also thought they were cosmetic on E46 M3.? Makes me think they will be cosmetic also on new E60 M5. Just for looks....
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[/quote]Ya, they are designed to evacuate smoke from the engine compartment when it blows ;-)
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Originally Posted by TitaniumGray5' date='Jul 29 2005, 01:20 AM
[quote name='beewang' date='Jul 28 2005, 08:54 PM'][quote name='space_egg' date='Jul 28 2005, 09:50 AM']My M coupe had the first M side vents and they were purely cosmetic.? I also thought they were cosmetic on E46 M3.? Makes me think they will be cosmetic also on new E60 M5. Just for looks....
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[/quote]Ya, they are designed to evacuate smoke from the engine compartment when it blows ;-)
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Originally Posted by Edlee' date='Jul 3 2005, 11:55 AM
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You mean silly little guys like the owner of this 525? There are at least 4 of these silly little guys running around here in Singapore.
You mean silly little guys like the owner of this 525? There are at least 4 of these silly little guys running around here in Singapore.