Black Strips on Front Bumper

What are the 2 small black strips for on the left front bumper on COT's?

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Permalink Reply by NIKAL on March 6, 2009 at 9:35pm

If you are talking about the black stripe on the drivers side below the head light area. That is were the Manufactures nose model number is, and NASCAR requires this not be painted or covered so they can verify the nose piece is the correct one. This is the same number that NASCAR looked at when Robby got fined for running the wrong Dodge nose last year. I dont remember the spacifics but the serial number on the Dodge nose RGM was given ended with a B and the nose the Dodges should have ended with an A.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Sweeney on March 6, 2009 at 9:57pm

Is it tape for any ducts of some sort?

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Permalink Reply by Matt on March 6, 2009 at 11:07pm

They dont paint where the serial numbers are for the nose and tail cones. I assume this is what your referring to.

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Permalink Reply by Lance on March 7, 2009 at 10:54am

Sorry to disagree guys but those are oil cooler vents. They usually only have them on the car at superspeeday races. Some teams don't use them at all. Check it out.

Jeff Gordon has them.

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Robby Gordon Does not.

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