I have a 1"x2" hole in the radiator support behind the grilltothe left of center as you face the car. Is that what you're talking about?

 

I wouldn't worry about that, Chris.
In the old days sticky (double-sided tape) weights or "stick-ons" as they were known would fly off all the time because the adhesives were not that good.
Adhesive technology has come far since then and I'm sure having a weight come off again is a rare thing.

 

off topic, i always wondered what the purpose of those weights were...

 

Wheels and tires are never perfectly balanced on there own. And especially when the two are put together they need to be balanced so as not to have uncontrollable vibrations.The tiremight be heavy on one side while thewheel is heavy on that same side when put together, you see?Even just having the valve stem on one side of a wheel throws it's balance off. The only practical solution is to balance them both as a set.

 

i change them in my auto shop class haha. we got a wheel balancer and im like awesome at balancing tires. but when i saw mine im like wtf i didnt understand lol how do i take thooose ones off lol

 

I have that circle in my bumper, I can tell I could punch it out, but it is not punched.

My guess was it isthere so those in colder climates couldrun a block heat power cord through the bumper.

If I did punch it, I don't see why water coming in that little hole would be troublesome.

I've driven in quite a bit of rain, my engine compartmentis amazingly clean, so I don't think a lot of watercomes in through the front of the vehicle.

 

That plug pops out to expose a captured nut inside the REAL bumper. There's a tow hook (screw) that hold the jack inplace @ the back of the car. If you unscrew the jack, that tow hookcan be screwed into the threaded hole in the bumper once the cap is loosened.
RTM for further information.

 

this is my buddies speed3. hes got his tow hook in all the time...not a bad look in this case, imo.


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is that the tow hook that comes with the car painted over or did he get an aftermarket one?

 

Yes,, that is what I meant, the hole is to the left of the engine hood anchor, where a wire goes through from the hood anchor (when you stand in front of the grille, looking aft of the car) Thanks to virgin1. I was driving a few days ago in rain and found that out when I got home. Another occurance was also rated to rain, and I went through a bog puddle at night at about 45mph, the result was that water was all over in the engine bay (on underside of hood as well) when I got home. Just to be sure, everything is fine, no big deal.

As for the rear vent on the i-sedan, you can see it from outside of the car by looking through the bottom of the rear window, initially I thought it's pretty useful lto have a vent there, but reallized it's just a decal.
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