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Old May 12, 2002 | 08:05 PM
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Flash to pass lens, in or out?

Ok, my flash to pass lenses, mainly the right hand lens, seems to get a condensation buildup on the inside when it rains a lot, or when i was it... Is this a common problem with them? Also, what do you guys think, in or out? What are the benefits/negatives about removing them vs. leaving them in? Thanks.
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Old May 12, 2002 | 08:08 PM
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I see no benifit to leaving them in. Either way you might gain some ventaliation if you leave them out.
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Old May 12, 2002 | 08:11 PM
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Mine have condensation in them almost all the time. If you remove the passenger side FTP lense you could always make some sort of ram-air setup
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Old May 12, 2002 | 08:12 PM
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They only leak if they have been damaged (usually a low speed bump in to something).

Slight aerodynamic advantage to leaving them in as well as the asthetic advantages of not having a big hole there.
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Old May 12, 2002 | 08:35 PM
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Originally posted by PlayinW/Wankel
If you remove the passenger side FTP lense you could always make some sort of ram-air setup
No you can't. There's no direct path to get from the hole to the filter.

IMO, two big holes in the front of the car looks ugly.
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Old May 12, 2002 | 08:37 PM
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Out: I had sand and bigs in my cone intake with no noticeable performance gain.

In: Just put in new ones and they look a helluva lot better.
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Old May 12, 2002 | 08:41 PM
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Damaged?! How do I fix them?
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Old May 12, 2002 | 10:02 PM
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for right now i have mine out, but i'm gonna do some lexan replacements after i cut out the excess plastic that is meant to hold the ftp lenses in. here is before,


and also, here is my friends that cut out what i'm going to cut out

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