Skuff_Box

Oh you mean those super top secret uber important brackets that hold the rear structual integrity of the xb together right? J/K Never thought of removing them.

mrfuzzy4

what purpose do they have? they must be there for a reason...

dugzilla

I believe they are there for towing.

rogcjms

anyone have a pic of these tie down things that can be taken out? I dont plan on towing anything since our boxes arent really made for towing....if someone can supply maybe a DIY for doing this???

dugzilla

They are so that you can be towed if you need it, not for you to tow something.

rogcjms

yeah i just looked under my xB and found them.

bB2NER

Not really sure where the flat bed driver would tie down with these removed so I may put the driver side on back on just incase.

t3rm1n8r

Yeah, I looked for those brackets, finally found them. You can't see them on my box the ground effects cover them pretty good.

nherweck

[quote="mrfuzzy4"]theres the remove hubcaps get chrome trim rings and chome nut covers and a chrome center pice for like 80 bucks u got new rims!

OHHHH! take off that snorkle! sounds better and in theory it adds horsepower and milage! quote]

Beginner mod-er here - I found the trim rings on ebay for $60 and the nut covers for $20, but what is the Center Piece and where can I find it?

Also, what is a "snorkle"?

These may be dumb questions, but I guess I'd rather ask questions BEFORE I mess something up, heh.

Nastos

im not sure what they mean by snorkle either maybe the air intake hose that goes behing the drivers headlight?

mrfuzzy4

the snorkle is the intake for the engine. when you look inside of your xB, you should see a fist thick ribbed black plastic hose just to the right of the engine in front of the black intake box. know where you put in your new air filter when you buy a K&N one? (u know u wanna) its attached to that. it just takes a little wiggling and its loose! it reduces engine noise and... im not sure, but it really does help. makes a nicer noise...

that help explain it? if not, i can try to find a link to a page, but i think i described it pretty well for not being able to look at it.

and the caps... im not sure. i remember some people saw them around... look for center caps...

biancoxb

I saw an xb over the summer with a custom tow hitch pulling a jetski, looked pretty cool, also had no rear skirt lol

bBlover

i think you should remove those hubcaps on your xB.

nherweck

Thanks! That was easy! I just removed it, took me all of 3 minutes, and I'm a complete beginner when it comes to work under a hood, hah.

bB2NER

^^^Welcome to the noob from" Florence Ya all". Yeah I go by that water tower all the time.

nherweck

Uh oh, you just had to tell everyone about that one... Hah. It's horrible. I'm from Cali and I'll sport that any day over Florence. heh heh

mrfuzzy4

and doing worry about being a noob, im no better. i just know how i did it. suprisingly, ive installed a number of things and have learned that working on cars is not too hard. i installed my headlights and a sub with amp (THAT was kinda hard) GL and HF. also look in the tech sections for more ideas.