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(Message started by: cossie_al on Mar 13^th, 2007, 7:54pm)

Title: Draught from air vents
Post by cossie_al on Mar 13^th, 2007, 7:54pm

While I was replacing the bulb in my clock with led's I decided to take a closer look at my air vents to see if I could find why I had a constant draught.
It would appear that when new the flaps within the vent did have a foam seal protruding over the edge.

This first picture shows where the foam has deteriated and there is an obvious gap highlited in pink
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g65/cossieal/vent1.jpg

To remove the flap it is a simple case of gently levering the arm away from the flap. the arm is attached to the spindle that the flap pivots on.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g65/cossieal/remventflap.jpg
As I removed the flap from the coweling the rest of the foam seal just crumbled away.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g65/cossieal/detfoam.jpg
After scraping the remanents of old foam off the flap I used a hot glue gun to glue on a new piece.
I found it easier to make the new foam slightly to big and then use a process of fitting, removing and trimming untill the fit was just right.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g65/cossieal/flapfoam.jpg
Here is the finished article with a new snug fitting piece of foam.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g65/cossieal/ventseal.jpg
when I got it all back in the dash no more nasty draught.

Title: Re: Draught from air vents
Post by TiberiuS on Mar 13^th, 2007, 7:57pm

Top man Al, I found this on mine...just never got around to doing anything...'tis quite a draft at the legal limit on the M11 ::)

Title: Re: Draught from air vents
Post by cossie_al on Mar 13^th, 2007, 8:01pm

I could put up with it when cruising at altitude, it was when dive bombing I found my hands getting a bit chilly ;D

Title: Re: Draught from air vents
Post by mr._floppy on Mar 14^th, 2007, 1:00am

Great Heath Robinson type ingenuity al , but no sticky back plastic ?

( Fablon, as it was called in my house )

cossie al, a Blue Peter presenter in the making ::)

Title: Re: Draught from air vents
Post by cossie_al on Mar 14^th, 2007, 7:52am

Okay so wherres my badge ::) ;D