Here's a larger picture of my avatar:
It looks like the openings are either the reflection of the tailpipes or the silver things to the outside of the exhausts look like covers for some sort of bracketry either for the bumper (that's been eliminated or to hold down something on the inside of the engine compartment.
Hope the bigger pic helps you.
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