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smidge » CMF Member Sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
How To: Fix Busted Air Vents |
Mon 01 Oct 2007 07:11:26 PM |
I've noticed that STACKS of micra's have broken passenger centre console vents, and have figured out why... when people go to put the vents up, they press against the top slat of the vent and eventually they go brittle and break off.... after not being able to find a spare in good nick i decided to take two busted ones and make one good one...
this is what i started with... |
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smidge » CMF Member Sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: How To: Fix Busted Air Vents |
Mon 01 Oct 2007 07:12:15 PM |
i then cut out one of the spare slats from the vent on the left, and then ground it into shape so it would fit snugly in with the broken area
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smidge » CMF Member Sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: How To: Fix Busted Air Vents |
Mon 01 Oct 2007 07:13:02 PM |
i mixed up some epoxy glue and hardener and glued the new slat into place, you may have to grind down the width of the spare slat to make it fit properly
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smidge » CMF Member Sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: How To: Fix Busted Air Vents |
Mon 01 Oct 2007 07:13:42 PM |
the finished product, not totally perfect, but enough to improve the look of your interior quite a bit...
lesson to be learned is: be gentle on the things! |
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smidge » CMF Member Sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: How To: Fix Busted Air Vents |
Mon 01 Oct 2007 07:20:45 PM |
installed into the car... no more broken bits!
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evade » CMF Member Melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: How To: Fix Busted Air Vents |
Mon 01 Oct 2007 10:13:07 PM |
Cool..results look great
I reckon its because people try shoving air fresheners onto them... |
sarge3uk » CMF Member sheffield United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: How To: Fix Busted Air Vents |
Sun 07 Oct 2007 04:26:26 AM |
i took the adjusters out of the centers of mine and there now packed with air fresheners im so happy the way it smells now ha ha
good work mate |