[Shotimes] Re: Need Front Vent Blade

[Ron Porter]

When I bought the POS '95 with the questionable history (and only 78K
miles), EVERY one of the vents had busted vanes!! Never had a problem n any
of the other SHOs. Has to be from careless use. Then again, once I set mine,
I rarely change them.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 8:04 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Need Front Vent Blade

Must be ham-fisted passengers.  My son's 95 has this exact problem.  Time
for a visit to the salvage yard...
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Tue, August 16, 2005 1:58 am, fwhittle@mindspring.com said:
> The blades are very brittle and break easily if you try to bend them to
> remove them.  Also, the little vertical piece that the blades snap into is
> easily broken.  On the other hand, the entire vent assembly is very
> difficult to remove without breaking the tabs that hold it into the
> dashboard.  What you really need to do is remove just the piece that
> houses all the blades, just inside the outer framework.  There are 4 short
> pins that hold it in place.  Use a small flat blade screwdriver, insert it
> between the outer framework and inner assembly at the bottom (start toward
> the left or right side first), pry gently upward (you'll be able to see
> the pins), and pull out slightly so the pin comes out of the hole, then
> repeat for the other pin on the bottom, and the two pins on top.  The
> assembly will pull out at that point.  Very hard to explain, but easy to
> figure out if you look at it.  I've broken many vent blades and now have a
> spare assembly ready to pop in if I break another.!
>    It always seems to be the passenger side that gets broken.
>
> Frank Whittle
> '95 ATX
>
> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 13:09:56 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Peter Maggiacomo <gtsrider@yahoo.com>
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] Need  Front Vent Blade
>
> Just Got my 95 MTX back from the dealer on Saturday,
> after a heater core and evaporator replacement.
> Just noticed today that one of the dealer guerrillas
> broke the front passenger side AC vent blade.
> It's the lowest of I think 3 blades. The good news is
> it looks like an easy snap in replacement if I can
> find one.
> The color of the interior is the rare taupe. (ha, ha)
> If anyone has a taupe interior parts car, I sure would
> love that lower vent blade. Thanks.
> -Pete
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