kslb Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 When you peal it off there is a plastic bit about the size of a credit card on the underside of the metallic tape. Anyone know what these are and should I leave them there? It's Eve...still logged on as kslb....doh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Just looks like it might be taping holes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eve Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Just looks like it might be taping holes? No holes under the one on the air filter housing...didn't check the others as I wanted to find out what they were first. Don't look important and they make the engine bay look untidy so I want to rip them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I remember someone posting something similar before, but can't remember what they were for! There was a purpose for them (a very minor one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben-san Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 As Daman says, the airbox one could be hiding holes. And the pipe looks split under the tape wrapping. Oh and please push the vacuum reference pipe further in onto the SSQV... it's bugging me EDIT: a little late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eve Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Had a thought....could they be some sort of heat shielding? Obviously doesn't explain the one on the air filter housing but i've peeled that off and there is nothing underneath so I think it's days are numbered..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eve Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Oh and please push the vacuum reference pipe further in onto the SSQV... it's bugging me EDIT: a little late Bugging me as well now...cheers for that...from memory, it was really tight and wouldn't go on any further. Don't anyone be twisting this statement into something dirty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Bugging me as well now...cheers for that...from memory, it was really tight and wouldn't go on any further. Don't anyone be twisting this statement into something dirty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 It looks like heat reflective material but quite why you would have it in those places only i don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JODY T Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 The Tape is what we call 500MPH tape.. coz itll never come off.. we use it alot but i cant see why it would be used there.. Unless its got holes.. But as you say it hasnt so im stumped! lol JT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eve Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Off it comes then! Thanks folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kslb Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 The Tape is what we call 500MPH tape.. coz itll never come off.. we use it alot but i cant see why it would be used there.. Unless its got holes.. But as you say it hasnt so im stumped! lol JT Must be different stuff as this pealed off easy and there were no holes or damage just sections of clear plastic stuck to the reverse of the tape...weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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