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(Message started by: derekne on Mar 29^th, 2005, 11:52pm)

Title: Snaped air vent
Post by derekne on Mar 29^th, 2005, 11:52pm

Hello inside of my car there is a snapped air (heater)vent.
You know the ones that blast in hot /cool air.
Someone has been an handy andy and snaped the thumb slider on one black vent.
Ive scanned for a wile on interior trim removal but not a sausage. On the left side closest to driver vent im after. Can someone be so helpfull. And point me to the correct page if there is one? ???I need to replace it once ive found one suitable. So I need to know how to replace.
Thank you..
Derek

Title: Re: Snaped air vent
Post by Eddie on Mar 30^th, 2005, 5:34am

Derek,
Have you actually removed the vent?
The inner slider is just a push fit in its carrier,they have a habit of poping out if your a bit hamfisted with them.

eddie

Title: Re: Snaped air vent
Post by KEF on Mar 31^st, 2005, 5:43am

Derek
I have had the same problem, one of mine snapped off but I found it, has eddie said they clip in to the centre vent but one side had snapped off of mine so it would not stay in place I asked a Ford dealer if you could buy them but has usual you have too buy the whole vent and not just the clip on thumb director so I got some plastic glue and careful glued it in place and so far it has worked fine. I would have tried a breaker but they don't look like they would be easy to remove with out breaking from the front if you could get to them from the back you may have a chance but you would have to remove the dash and mine was the pumice colour not so easy to fine in breaker. good luck hope this helps oh dont try super glue it won't stick.

KEF
Keith

Title: Re: Snaped air vent
Post by derekne on Mar 31^st, 2005, 10:16pm

Well thats great :-/. Mine has snaped as I can see the white snaped end. However it was done previous to me buying it. So I dont have the end. So I cant glue it with out the end. :(
I thought the whole front trim would have to come off. Man!! nothing is easy.
Its just one of them small niggles the car has. Im trying to iron them out. But little tiny ones such as this. Well there anoying because every day its in my face.
Thanks for your responce...
Derek

Title: Re: Snaped air vent
Post by nick on Apr 1^st, 2005, 8:13pm

On my 1st one my 1995 I had one snapped off, in the middle of the dash.
I wiuld love to say I fixed it but i prised the vent out and covered the hole to stop ot blowing.

Ahhh black gaffer tape, its great you know, I couldnt get a replacement for love nor money.

Good luck

Nic

Title: Re: Snaped air vent
Post by derekne on Apr 2^nd, 2005, 9:47pm

on 04/01/05 at 20:13:51, nick wrote:

On my 1st one my 1995 I had one snapped off, in the middle of the dash.
I wiuld love to say I fixed it but i prised the vent out and covered the hole to stop ot blowing.
Nic

The vent that has snaped is the one in the middle of the dash too. Its the one on the left hand side to the clock.
Dont think id like to try and prise it out though. :-/

Title: Re: Snaped air vent
Post by nick on Apr 2^nd, 2005, 11:08pm

On the small one, thats the one i did, you could prise it, carefully, well on mine I did.

I used a cloth to protect the dash and was carefull, cos remeber bertie looking woried

Nic