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By "faux vents" are you talking about the ones on the hood or the ones on the side. Just curious...
While the side one's have been demonstrated to be functional, there is a great amount of debate about the hood vents. Personally I believe the hood vents are there not to cool the engine but to equalize air pressure above and below to reduce the tendency for the hood to flutter. To me that's functional enough. And that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!!
 

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I think side vents are legit.
They're barely noticeable really anyway, unless you put blackout decals on like me. Still on the fence on if I like those decals or not.
 
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They're barely noticeable really anyway, unless you put blackout decals on like me. Still on the fence on if I like those decals or not.
I like them there... would look good without too though.

I’m thinkinking of the matte black hood decal to reduce glare.
 

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While the side one's have been demonstrated to be functional, there is a great amount of debate about the hood vents. Personally I believe the hood vents are there not to cool the engine but to equalize air pressure above and below to reduce the tendency for the hood to flutter. To me that's functional enough. And that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!!
85 mph on a windy day today and I noticed hood flutter. Kinda scary.
 

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85 mph on a windy day today and I noticed hood flutter. Kinda scary.
I heard the flutter stops at 95... problem solved ;)
 

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Honestly, I think I'm going to pull the Rubicon off when i get mine. Probably replace the jeep and the trail rated badge with the silver versions versus the red tinted version. (assuming I have to).

Im a less is more.
Agreed, took off my rubicon hood decals and “wrangler” from front quarter panel first week. I like the simple and cleaner look of less is more. Still debating on the “Jeep” on the front quarter but it reminds me of the old TJ’s with the raised Jeep in the same location

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Nice!

Pixeldecals? What was the price, quality and install like?
Yup, it's a pixel. I won't lie, install was a pain. Took a lot of patience!! But quality is excellent!! There were a few times I thought I completely ruined it and thought I should just rip it off. Kept going and turned out very nice! You definitely need heat to install it right - I used a hair dryer to shrink it a bit so it would fit the curves right. I think it was $39.
 
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Nice!

Pixeldecals? What was the price, quality and install like?
BTW - definitely reduces sun reflection/glare!!
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