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I was pulling my car apart the other day to see what space I had in the boot for a new stereo install and down the passenger side of the boot behind the lining there is a big hole... in this cavity i found a small box and i couldnt get my head in there to see or to take a photo of what it was, but it has a fine steel mesh/filter over the front...It sits in the same position as the car jack on the opposite side of the car (well under where the car jack sits)

Sorry about being so vague, but does anyone know what this would be?

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I was pulling my car apart the other day to see what space I had in the boot for a new stereo install and down the passenger side of the boot behind the lining there is a big hole... in this cavity i found a small box and i couldnt get my head in there to see or to take a photo of what it was, but it has a fine steel mesh/filter over the front...It sits in the same position as the car jack on the opposite side of the car (well under where the car jack sits)

Sorry about being so vague, but does anyone know what this would be?

Boot vent....the air has to go some where when you close the boot.

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Should be two black boxes.. they have flaps on them that let air out, but not in. As nismokid said, it's just to let air out so that your boot closes properly.

I only found one of them... but yeh makes sense i just didnt think of that.

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