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Old 09-03-2003, 05:28 PM
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It's also available in the S2KI Marketplace for $24

http://marketplace.s2ki.com/s2ki/customer/...33343e9a8ed549c
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wait... fog from the vents is not a good thing? i been getting fog on a constant basis now. i don't know why.. it just started a few months ago. probably every 10-15 minutes.. i would get it... i just thought it looked cool, and didn't think twice about it. I pretty much said it was because it has been very humid down here....
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mods: please move this thread to Under the Hood
Old 01-27-2004, 05:09 AM
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The "Fog out of your vents" is normal if it is humid. It is not really coming out of your vents; the cold air is hitting the very moist air in your car and condensing it. It is just like opening a refrigerator on a hot day and watching the "fog" coming out or get a cold glass of water with lots of ice and watch "fog" roll off the sides on a warm humid day.

I live in Houston and this is a common phenomenon, needless to say I won't describe the weather for you.
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wow, great post...
i can see that 30k miles is way to long for this thing-
airgate- do you usually have your car set for "fresh" air, or recirculate?
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I changed mine at 9k, and it was already quite grey compared to the new one.
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Originally posted by krazik
It's also available in the S2KI Marketplace for $24

http://marketplace.s2ki.com/s2ki/customer/...33343e9a8ed549c
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Usually, the fog, and moist smell, is due to the drain tube, or where it connects to the duct, being either pinched or blocked.
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The musty smell is from mold.

I wonder about these filters - once contaminated, they are exposing you consistently and regularly to levels of bacteria and mold spores that you would never encounter with just a straight through system. And I think it is kind of odd to have them on a 'vert in the first place.

Think about it - you have a contained system with little ventilation at rest that sits in darkness - hell, you could grow mushrooms in there!

Note to self: Remove the filter, or replace it OFTEN. I am leaning towards pulling it and never replacing it. For the conspiracy folks among us, this is clearly another "they did it for the money" maintenance $$ grab.
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Originally posted by wanabe
airgate- do you usually have your car set for "fresh" air, or recirculate?
Usually fresh air. Only when I'm behind some ass who can't properly maintain their ride do I set it to recirculate (or VTEC the hell away from them).


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