Miata Mailing List: May 1993, Message #171
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Subject: Re: eyeball vent removal (was Re: factory manuals)
   Date: (none)

> From: Alan Dahl 
> To: Multiple recipients of list 
> ..
> 
> When I installed the CD player in my car back in September '89 I stumbled on a  
> method that works ok if you have long skinny fingers like I do. I just undid  
> the lower mounting screws for the radio/vent surround, pulled it up a bit at  
> the bottom and then reached up inside and popped the vents out with my  
> fingertips. Works ok, just be careful not to pull the surround up too far or  
> you'll bend the brackets a bit.

When I installed my alarm in Sept. of 89, I used a long screwdriver wrapped in 
several paper towels to prevent damage and pried them out.  Since then I've used
the coathanger method, which is less prone to mar up the interior.

Steve



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