black cylinder in trunk
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anybody knows whats the black cylinder on the right side of the trunk is? its bolted with some black nylon straps.
my car is a cabriolet. thanks.
my car is a cabriolet. thanks.
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It is a weight ballast. Some have removed it and a small percentage of those who have done so report the back end getting a little squirrely after removal. I don't believe anyone has found another purpose so if I'm wrong, hopefully someone will correct me via this thread. I don't track my Cabriolet, so I'm not concerned with weight savings...hence mine is still in place and my rear end is just fine....
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It is a weight ballast. Some have removed it and a small percentage of those who have done so report the back end getting a little squirrely after removal. I don't believe anyone has found another purpose so if I'm wrong, hopefully someone will correct me via this thread.
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I believe it is put there to help dampen harmonics in Cabriolets. Something about when the structural parts were removed to make a Cab., it was thought that the weight would dampen any excess vibrations. I have heard of people taking them out with no affect on...well, anything.