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Old 07-17-2006, 06:24 PM
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wire thingy on cars on the road
these questions has always been bothering me...

1. some cars on the road have this wire thingy sticking out of hte car...its either on the front side or rear side, but mostly rear. i always thought its where the oil drips..but iono why do people want oil to drip...any ideas?

2. and sometimes they have this thing hanging behind the rear bumper, near the bottom with a upside down triangle reflector thing on it...


any ideas what those are? thanks
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Old 07-17-2006, 06:27 PM
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#1 are Curb feelers!!!! they use em to hear if their car is near the curb when they park so taht they wont scratch up their rims..makes a scratching noise when against the pavement...used to be real popular back in the day...i think they look really weird though lol

dont know what # 2 is though
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Old 07-17-2006, 06:48 PM
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Man, you ask a ton of questions. The one with the triangle grounds the car so you don't get shocked when you close your door.
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Curb feelers! Put some on your CL!
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Curb feelers are that old school pimp shit. See them all the time. I'm not a big fan but they used to be really popular
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I've seen that triangle thing too and have no clue what purpose they serve
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Old 07-17-2006, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Blenz
Man, you ask a ton of questions.

that's what a forum is for.
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who cares....As long as they're not question that were already asked
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pics would help
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pics of curb feelers?

I'm really interested in purchasing some.
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pics of curb feelers?

I'm really interested in purchasing some.
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Man, you ask a ton of questions. The one with the triangle grounds the car so you don't get shocked when you close your door.


thats JDM yo!
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hahah yeeah...those are the ones im talking about..hahha

any pics of the triangle thingy that protect the shock?
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Old 07-17-2006, 11:24 PM
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More products for people that can't drive.
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More products for people that can't drive.
........i wish the girl that had my cl before me used them...........
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no way 10 HP - i heard a shot a pineapple juice in the oil gives her that soft love.
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Originally Posted by herbalist
red text = opposite of whatever's highlighted
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i wanna see that triangle thing. anyone got a pic???
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like the idea,hate the look.with my 5% tints it's kinda hard to see at night,i curbed my rim already, but those things belong on a 60-70's caddy with spokes/whitewalls if anything.
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More products for people that can't drive.
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curb feelers... the name says it all
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thanks for the internet lesson i still have much to learn
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thanks for the internet lesson i still have much to learn
lol n/p
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