what are the circle things on the side of some rats?

aaustin92 · 2 Nov 2010, 10:16 pm

Hey, it may sound like a rookie question but. what are the circle cylinder things on the side of some rats? do they serve a purpose or are they just for style? either way i like them.....where can i pick one up?

bajachris88 · 2 Nov 2010, 10:28 pm

What kind of circle things? where abouts on the car? what do they look like? 🙂

warb · 2 Nov 2010, 10:29 pm

swamp cooler?...

matberry · 2 Nov 2010, 10:51 pm

Must be swamp cooler ?????

aaustin92 · 2 Nov 2010, 10:51 pm

haha yep a swamp cooler....i have tried searching everything.....thanks heaps...wher could i pick one up from? what do they do? cheers

benjicon · 3 Nov 2010, 12:33 pm

I reckon this one looks a bit out of place.. But I think thats what you're looking for.. no ?

Joel · 3 Nov 2010, 1:45 pm

Don't you know anything they're anti tailgating missile launchers.

Good luck finding one in aus, RHD ones pretty much non existant and unless you live at broken hill they dont work in our climate

aaustin92 · 3 Nov 2010, 1:56 pm

benjicon wrote:I reckon this one looks a bit out of place.. But I think thats what you're looking for.. no ?

yep they are the ones....cheers guys! i know where to get good info.....nowra has nothing to do with veedubs it is so annoying haha 😂

Pollywaffle · 3 Nov 2010, 1:57 pm

That one does look out of place Ben. If you're desperate, you can get one from thesamba.com in the classifieds section. But I don't think I've ever seen one for a RHD car. Air passes through it after you put some water in there and the cooler air goes into the car. But because we have RHD cars, it will just go on the back of your neck and wouldn't be any good. Be prepared to fork out some money!

benjicon · 3 Nov 2010, 2:10 pm

aaustin92 wrote:.....nowra has nothing to do with veedubs it is so annoying haha 😂

Aaaah Nowra, Does the foul smell from Manildra still waft across town in the early evenings like it used too?

Where abouts in Nowra are you from ? I grew up down there, drop in every month or two to see the folks.. Mustering the courage to take the beetle down there.

waveman1500 · 3 Nov 2010, 2:10 pm

They are available as reproductions now I believe because they have become so popular in the 'scene'. All it basically does is humidify the air, I believe that this is achieved by passing the air over/through some kind of cloth wick which sits in a container of water inside the cylinder. This can cool dry air and hence act as evaporative air conditioning in dry climates but it doesn't really work very well in more humid climates.

aaustin92 · 3 Nov 2010, 2:33 pm

benjicon wrote:
aaustin92 wrote:.....nowra has nothing to do with veedubs it is so annoying haha 😂
Aaaah Nowra, Does the foul smell from Manildra still waft across town in the early evenings like it used too?

Where abouts in Nowra are you from ? I grew up down there, drop in every month or two to see the folks.. Mustering the courage to take the beetle down there.

yep im in bomaderry haha manildra still stinks the whole place out hahaha vegimite air all the time hahaha.....not many veedubs going around down here.....really only the little old ladies who have had them for years haha😂

aaustin92 · 3 Nov 2010, 2:36 pm

waveman1500 wrote:They are available as reproductions now I believe because they have become so popular in the 'scene'. All it basically does is humidify the air, I believe that this is achieved by passing the air over/through some kind of cloth wick which sits in a container of water inside the cylinder. This can cool dry air and hence act as evaporative air conditioning in dry climates but it doesn't really work very well in more humid climates.

would u know where i could grab a repro one?

waveman1500 · 3 Nov 2010, 2:43 pm

Save your money for something useful mate! Why would you want a lump of tin hanging off your window just because 'everyone else has one'. Better off having vintage spotlights or something, even a canvas water bag on the front, at least they are useful.

pod · 3 Nov 2010, 7:04 pm

aaustin92 wrote:nowra has nothing to do with veedubs it is so annoying haha 😂

gee i think the guys from the Shoalhaven VW Club would be a bit miffed at that 😂

aaustin92 · 3 Nov 2010, 7:20 pm

pod wrote:
aaustin92 wrote:nowra has nothing to do with veedubs it is so annoying haha 😂
gee i think the guys from the Shoalhaven VW Club would be a bit miffed at that 😂

haha i was searching for the shoalhaven vw club on the net and i cant find anything.....any ideas???😂

pod · 3 Nov 2010, 8:35 pm

send a pm to Menangler on here he is a member

aaustin92 · 3 Nov 2010, 11:01 pm

pod wrote:send a pm to Menangler on here he is a member

thanks heaps mate will do!

Pumba · 15 Nov 2010, 4:11 pm

pod wrote:
aaustin92 wrote:nowra has nothing to do with veedubs it is so annoying haha 😂
gee i think the guys from the Shoalhaven VW Club would be a bit miffed at that 😂

And to think theres 3 of us living in bomaderry😂