# 2000 Volkswagen Beetle - black stuff coming out of the vents

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-volkswagen-beetle-black-stuff-coming-out-of-the-vents/140045>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** beetle, volkswagen\
**Created:** [May 9, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-volkswagen-beetle-black-stuff-coming-out-of-the-vents/140045 "2019-05-09T19:55:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![wendellhobbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/da6949/32.png) [@wendellhobbs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wendellhobbs)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-volkswagen-beetle-black-stuff-coming-out-of-the-vents/140045/1 "2019-05-09T19:55:02Z")

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all this black crap comes out the ac vents covering everything… looks like some kinda foam.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-volkswagen-beetle-black-stuff-coming-out-of-the-vents/140045/2 "2019-05-09T19:59:24Z")

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Because that is what it is . It is a sound deadening foam that after several years just starts falling apart. Give it a little time and it will almost stop. A good detail shop can remove a lot of it but it won’t be cheap.