What happened to crotch vents / ball blowers?

[Chapel]

http://mycowel.blogspot.com/2009/02/...tch-vents.html

Remember back in the day when GM vehicles had vents for your balls?



and when they still had R12 in them, you could cause MASSIVE shrinkage?

I miss those days... the days of dry, cold balls on long road trips while sitting on vinyl split bench seats and shifting on the column...

What cars do you remember with crotch vents?
Obviously, my big memory came from a 1986 Caprice Classic Wagon

[leakslikasieve]

Couldn't agree more. My wife's first vehicle was an inherited 1990 Dodge Caravan. That vent was amazing. Only thing that comes close now, is driving with your left foot out the window.

[Grip Driver]

1st gen dodge viper although I can't find a decent picture.

[leakslikasieve]

1st gen dodge viper although I can't find a decent picture.

Makes sense. The cabin is ALWAYS 500 degrees(exaggerated) and its an early 1990's dodge. lol.

[karl_1052]

Now the ball blower has to sit in the passenger seat.

[rrr rr]

[JOSHFL420]

pretty sure that is to adjust the seating position. ^

[HASSELHOF]

That's the seat adjustment knob.

[GRN6IX]

I miss those days... the days of dry, cold balls on long road trips while sitting on vinyl split bench seats and shifting on the column...

Sigged...

[NotFast]

Not needed due to fewer skirt-wearing women and kilt-wearing men.

[urogolf]

www.freshballs.com

anywho
my 95 sonoma had that and i loved it!

[200HP4dr]

They coincided with the death of the manual transmission. Fewer manuals = fewer people with balls.

[Hostile]

The cooled seats in the Optima that I test drove did a good job of keeping my fellas fairly cool.

[SnowboarderX216]

I haven't personally owned one, but have driven and been a passenger in vehicles with air conditioned seats. Let me tell ya, those are top notch

[C4 A6]

Too much shrinkage.

[Chapel]

The cooled seats in the Optima that I test drove did a good job of keeping my fellas fairly cool.

Saabs had those vented seats too... I didn't have them, but it's a valid alternative

[gonzo08452]

Too much shrinkage.

I disagree. If your car is equipped w/ auto climate control and you set it at the right combination to go along w/ the outside air temp/humidity. You can really keep your nads cool w/out shrinkage.

[Biff Beltsander]

A good idea got better, if you can afford it.

[Biff Beltsander]

Too much shrinkage.

Can't reduce your road head chances now can you?

[Chapel]

I disagree. If your car is equipped w/ auto climate control and you set it at the right combination to go along w/ the outside air temp/humidity. You can really keep your nads cool w/out shrinkage.

though most GM cars of that era only really had two settings:
frost and fusion

[Southern Jetta]

You could always rig up one of these and cool whatever you wanted...

[dub01]

Am I the only one who is saying "does not compute" about this pic? RHD G-body? MPH cluster?

[gonzo08452]

Am I the only one who is saying "does not compute" about this pic? RHD G-body? MPH cluster?

its probably Australian or something I do however have issues w/ the color combo.

[karl_1052]

Am I the only one who is saying "does not compute" about this pic? RHD G-body? MPH cluster?

British speeds are MPH.

[classicjetta]

After having driven a Cadillac DTS in August in Florida, I can tell you that cooled seats are an outstanding alternative to the ball vent and well worth the price.

[.LSinLV.]

www.freshballs.com

I use this stuff, it's great! My wife uses their companion product for bwebs.

[dub01]

British speeds are MPH.

Was thinking that, but it just seemed unlikely to me for that car to be in England.

[Chapel]

Am I the only one who is saying "does not compute" about this pic? RHD G-body? MPH cluster?

Good catch
you'll never believe what I'm going to post

http://hooniverse.com/2011/05/12/who...nuity-is-dead/




yeah... that's right...

[dub01]

Ok, mind sufficiently blown.... Moving on with my day now, thanks!

[duke of chucchinchilla]

I miss those days... the days of dry, cold balls

Just had to quote that.

[GiacGtiAgain]

Makes sense. The cabin is ALWAYS 500 degrees(exaggerated)

Thanks for clearing that up.

[caddy 2 dope]

my 95 sonoma had that and i loved it!

i wish my 02 sonoma had ball blowers

[OOOO-A3]

Good catch
you'll never believe what I'm going to post

...

yeah... that's right...

[NoCYet]

You could always rig up one of these and cool whatever you wanted...

If you'd ever worn body armor in the summer, You'd never laugh at this guy. He would be your hero.

[hartmanndave]

http://mycowel.blogspot.com/2009/02/...tch-vents.html

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Thank you for the best thread title this month...and following with the best opening line to a post ever!