# 2009 Pontiac Vibe - What are these things called? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** pontiac\ **Created:** [April 7, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106 "2019-04-07T22:19:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![seebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@seebear](https://community.cartalk.com/u/seebear)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106/1 "2019-04-07T22:19:19Z")
What are/were the vents behind a car’s rear window called. I’m thinking they help with the flow of air in cars. also think they were more of a pre-1980s thing. I didn’t have them on my '86 Soob, but I had them on my '83 Mazda RX-7. On the back of the B pillar. My Vibe doesn’t have them. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106/2 "2019-04-07T23:12:17Z")
Vents. Some are real. Others are fakes, the draw air from inside the car, on some cars. ---
**Author:** ![seebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@seebear](https://community.cartalk.com/u/seebear)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106/3 "2019-04-07T23:31:08Z")
Thanks, but do you know the name of them? ---
**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:** [April 8, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106/4 "2019-04-08T00:03:29Z")
> [@seebear](#): > > Thanks, but do you know the name of them? The one on the left is named Ralph and the one on the right is Ed . ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106/5 "2019-04-08T00:26:08Z")
Cabin vents or cabin exhausters. On modern cars they are located behind the rear bumper cover. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106/6 "2019-04-08T12:30:25Z")
Vents is the name ---
**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106/7 "2019-04-08T13:16:53Z")
Couldn’t resist eh? Here I thought you were going to be nice.😄 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106/8 "2019-04-08T14:35:20Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > On modern cars they are located behind the rear bumper cover. +1 Here is the exhaust vent location on a BMW, but it is essentially similar on other makes. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/4/4085f0d7560522a6b4a9c2a138ca3cc8ffc29a15.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![seebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@seebear](https://community.cartalk.com/u/seebear)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106/9 "2019-04-08T14:40:58Z")
Wow! This is an excellent explanation, I really appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![seebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@seebear](https://community.cartalk.com/u/seebear)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106/10 "2019-04-08T14:50:33Z")
I have my answer, thanks again to VDCdriver. I wondered, how behind the rear bumper cover, but I see now. The photo also explains when driving over horse manure, the odor gets all over you car. LOL I do not drive on farms, but I was raised on a farm. Thanks to all who replied. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106/11 "2019-04-08T15:58:21Z")
I don’t know how many years Ford offered it, but 1966 Thunderbirds had the vent behind the rear window and there was a lever inside the car to open and close the vent. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106/12 "2019-04-08T16:21:39Z")
> [@seebear](#): > > What are/were the vents behind a car’s rear window called. On most cars they were called decorations ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-pontiac-vibe-what-are-these-things-called/138106/13 "2019-04-08T17:21:12Z")
> [@seebear](#): > > The photo also explains when driving over horse manure, the odor gets all over you car. The interior air exits though those vents, the air enters though the HVAC system.