Back in the rear hatch area there is a small cut in the carpet about 2inches big, whats this for? also underneath the carpet there seems to be a hole in the metal leading to the hole in the carpet

 

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i thinks its a hole so u can hook bungee cords to hold stuff inplace

 

lol i always wondered as well see them in every thirdgen.

 

There is aslo a hole under ther 2 middle vents on dash what is that for they are only on 91-92 cars

 

After 11 years, I first noticed that in the 92 a few weeks back. I checked in my 86, but there is no cut in the carpet (the hook like thing is still under the carpet though).

 

my '88 gta doesnt have that.

 

That is to hook up your flat tire onto if you have the spare on. There is a hook that hooks onto it in your spare compartment.

 

i thought that was just a rip in the carpet lol

 

That makes complete sence!! Leave it to GM to come up with a clever idea like that

 

haha interesting i NEVER would have guessed that.. thanks

 

Leave it to GM to make a place to hang your flat tire for that once in a blue moon event and forget to install factory cup holders for your drink that you have everyday.

tj

 

The hole under the two middle vents is where a bulb socket would go. Noticed it's a little square, kinda like you would see on a turn signal or side bulbs in the taillights.

I dont have that hole that vettetrax is talking about though.

 

did you find this out the hard way? hehe

when i first saw the title of this thread, i didnt think this was gunna pretty.

 

On my 88 gta thats where my T-top restraints went, maybe someone moved em?

 

so weres the light bulb for the whole i cant find it or ythe socket

 

Well yeah.. you're not gonna find it. I think GM intended to put one in or something but never did. It looks like it was intended to illuminate the pod/controls/center console area. Kinda like you see on the newer mirrors. There's this tiny little light that shines down on your hand at night

 

I have it on my car and it works (I had to change the bulb). It illuminates the shifter and ashtray.

 

#1 where is this in the car? and #2 what type of bulb fits?

heres a shot of the inside of my car.

 

bigals87z28, look under your vents, not all cars have it.

 

The same courtesy light RPO code that added lights to the DS & PS foot wells also added the ashtray l;ight under the heater vents. IF your car has lighted footwells, chances are it has the provisions for the "ashtray" light.

Unfortunately the hole GM put in the cover throws off very little light, I took a small dremel bit & made the hole larger, so it illuminates the shifter/ashtray nicely

 

al, if my 87 has it then ur 87 has it.......its a really really tiny *** bulb.......i took out my plasic and colored it blue......to bad i cant even tell it is on.......

 

my car probably has it, just i keep forgetting to look.

 

right here?

 

yep......any word on that parts car yet.....it has really got me thinkin today.....

 

ya they spent all that time coming up with that idea that they forgot to design a better exhaust setup that didnt put a huge hump in the floor.

 

I have the orginal owerners manuel to my car (spelling its late???) I can scan in the pic of the tire there if you want, but yea like it was said its where you put the flat tire when you are on the donut spair. If you still have the orginal spair hold down stuff that is, lol I have the owners manuel but had to buy a spair tire/wheel and jack when I bought the car LOL. So all I have is a spair, a set of lug nuts that fit the spair and a cheap scissor jack, and I have had to use it before :-( in downtown atlanta on 85 not fun for those who knows ATL.

 

Heres a picture of the light... under the middle vents.

 

that hole is cut differently on mine and fatJ's cars... they're U-Shaped, as opposed to a crescent-moon-shape. it makes a little more sence to me -- as it is shaped the same as the top of the bracket underneith.

 

Funny... My brother's '88 IROC has the footwell lights, but no ashtray light. We've even looked for it behind the dash to no avail. I'd like to make that work in my '92. I was thinking about just running it with the door switches for the interior light, although it would be really cool if it could be turned on seperately, kinda like a map light.

Later,
Harry

 

mines opposite on my vert, I have that light but not the foot area lights!

 

Isn't that "hump" there for the tranny/driveshaft?

 

nope that "hump" would be your cat

 

i know what hump hes talkin about.....tranny/shaft one is the vertical one that runs down the car.......cat one is on the pass side floor

 

Too funny! I never knew what that was for...all these years. Though with my subs back there I guess I can't ever use it for its intended purpose!

 

hahahha! thats so true

 

WTF? you brought up a two year old topic to make some stupid "ha ha " comment? No wonder while you're on probation......

 

well i'll be i just checked my car, which has the footwell lighting and low and behold i have the ashtray light, burned out bulb, but its all still there. i can't wait to get a new one in.

 

How do you replace the "ash tray light" .. how do you get it out w/out breaking things..i always wondered what it was for too

 

I always thought it was where they would hang the body of the car before it had an axel and drive train. (of course there would be no rear window or hatch at this point.)

John

 

My 85 Trans Am has that hole I think it is for your ttops. Well that is what it is for on my car

 

My Hard Top 87 Van Nuys car has it whereas the T-top 87 Norwood car didn't/Doesn't When I replaced the carpet there was the loop, but no hole in the Original carpet.

John

 

My 87 Van Nuys had the hole in the carpet, and the foot/ashtray lights. I wish I had a pic of the RPO codes so I could see what else that ole baby used to have. Sadly, I only had it a year before stupidly trading it... I do remember running the VIN on this site back when I had it (a few years now), that's how I found out it was VN-made - what's strange is that I still remember haha.

I wish I'd known what the hole was for back then, but I had to put a tarp down anyway b/c the flat tire was all muddy (long story...) so I just put the tarp on top of the deck and put the tire up there.

 

HA HA exactly what i was thinking.... so many spilled sodas yet never one flat tire.