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rt_blackpool
17-04-2006, 22:33
lol, seriously though, what are the things that look like hair dryers, and what are the round things to the left of them in the pic.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h115/16v_rt/questions/breakthing.jpg
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http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h115/16v_rt/questions/breakthing1.jpg
ash clio gtt
17-04-2006, 22:35
thats your horn :lol:
rt_blackpool
17-04-2006, 22:42
no way!! :shock:
*runs off to consult the all mighty haynes*
rt_blackpool
17-04-2006, 22:47
well bugger me with a fish fork!
to be perfectly honest i've never seen a horn before :lol:
is the round thing behind to the left to do with the horn as well?
No its the carbon canister
No it's a carbon canister and a horn.
rt_blackpool
18-04-2006, 09:39
forgive my stupidity, but whats a carbon canister? what does it do?
lmao.....ur good for a laugh RT :lol:
rt_blackpool
18-04-2006, 10:39
lol thanks, shame i was being serious!! :oops: :mrgreen:
the only reason i asked was as said b4, ive never seen what a horn looks like before :) and i jacked it up yesterday and wondered what the hell that thing was. :)
ash clio gtt
18-04-2006, 10:39
forgive my stupidity, but whats a carbon canister? what does it do?
check the haynes, somthing to do with fuel vapour from the petrol tank, mines removed as its weighs cira 5kg with the bracket :lol:
rt_blackpool
18-04-2006, 11:12
thats more like it :)
bit of weight saving to be had ;)
You can get lightweight horns too! :lol:
rt_blackpool
18-04-2006, 14:03
:o really!!?
clowo16v
18-04-2006, 17:16
Yeh do what I do and take them off lol.
I need one of those "No Horn - Look for the finger" bumper stickers.
Matt
pmsl at the hairdryer comment.
RT, No it really is a hairdryer. Put your head right by it and get someone to press the horn buton. Tee hee!!
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