What is this?

[JMallows]

Open up the bonnet, on the right side (left as you look at it) there is like a little rubber/plastic square. Its right at the fron of the wing near the headlight. Whats it for?!!?

[GavG60]

err...if it's on top of the wing then it's what the bonnet rests on  when its closed.

I call it a bonnet rest thingy.

[JMallows]

No, its not them! I'd be stupid if i didn't know what they were! Imagine where the battery is. It would be beside the battery, except its on the other side.... Its quite a big square, not like what you were thinking of.

[Blue MK2]

thats that black cover near the airbox am i right?

take it off to give you more air enit??

[GavG60]

*sheepishly packs up v. small vw mechanical knowledge and goes back to chat nonsense forum*

that's where my air box would be....

[JMallows]

Having a 1.3 i dont have an airbox so i dont know where abouts that would sit. Could well be though. So do you know what bit i am talking about? Is it a hole on GTIs and a cover on mine or what!!?

[Blue MK2]

well ive got a cover for mine

[Dizzie]

it's the cover 1.3's have cos the Gti's have a pipe going to the airbox there.

you won't get my air in cos there isn't much of a path for it behind the wing. just leave it there unless you have a vent cut