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Old May 24, 2015 | 09:52 AM
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quick question on 89 trans am fender vents

I did some reading on here and have all my question answered on the 3rd gen trans am vents, except for one.
do the 85-89 trans am fenders with the vents have a "recess" area for the fender vents like the hood vents? or are they just regular firebird venders with a flat cut in them?
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Old May 24, 2015 | 02:41 PM
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Re: quick question on 89 trans am fender vents

IIRC,they don't have a recess.
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Old May 24, 2015 | 03:20 PM
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Re: quick question on 89 trans am fender vents

Originally Posted by tb3
I did some reading on here and have all my question answered on the 3rd gen trans am vents, except for one.
do the 85-89 trans am fenders with the vents have a "recess" area for the fender vents like the hood vents? or are they just regular firebird venders with a flat cut in them?
All T/As 82-90 with vents have a recessed lip stamped into them. It should be noted that 82-84 vented fenders do not work with 85-90 fender vents and vice versa.
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Old May 24, 2015 | 05:28 PM
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Re: quick question on 89 trans am fender vents

Correct^
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Old May 25, 2015 | 09:41 AM
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Re: quick question on 89 trans am fender vents

"recessed into the fender"
that's what I needed to know!
thanks everybody!
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