Ok, so I've seen this to some extent on all Durango SRT's, some worse than others. It looks like some kind of oxidation of a compound in the rubber. Anyone know what it is, and how to get rid of it? Aside from getting a total CAI, is there anything to replace it? How can you go to a car show with this thing?
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Yellowing rubber air tube
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The design does not cause water damage and is safely engineered. We have had 2' of snow this year and my DD stays out in the weather. I wash the vehicle as well without care of the vents and the water drains great without issues. I run it through the car wash too all the time. The 1st time last year I opened the hood and nothin, nada, drips from opening the hood, that was it.
Vegas1, understandable. But I wouldn't worry about open vents and let them work as designed. If they were a problem, Dodge/SRT wouldn't have sold thousands (hundreds of thousands) of SRT vehicles since 2014 maybe even earlier without a redesign.
I'll just leave this here. I'm more worried about tree crap falling on it. From nasty green yellow pollen to tree branches or even the whole tree falling on it. Snow and rain but so much. Driven from rain to freezing rain to blizzard. The entire front was glazed in ice. And the rear was covered in snow. The hood vents remained clear.
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I'll just leave this here. I'm more worried about tree crap falling on it. From nasty green yellow pollen to tree branches or even the whole tree falling on it. Snow and rain but so much. Driven from rain to freezing rain to blizzard. The entire front was glazed in ice. And the rear was covered in snow. The hood vents remained clear.
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No cars had hood vents before now? My 2004 Cobra had hood vents. Cars have had hood vents for quite some time. That's not a new thing.
Mine isn't garage kept. I've never worried about the hood vents being an issue. If that's your thing, by all means cover them. But I think the majority would agree it isn't necessary.
As for your comment about hood vents, you can't be serious. You must be very young and not much experience with Chrysler performance cars. They have ALL had hood vents when equipped with the 2.2 or 2.5 Turbo. I've owned 2 of them. You should look stuff up before making blanket statements like that.
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