Miata Mailing List: November 1993, Message #217
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   From: "craig" 
Subject: eyeball air vents
   Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1993 09:08:43 -0500


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> > From: robert@caliban.ucsd.edu (Robert Holland)
>
> > In case you don't know, there are 2 screws under the eyeball air vents. You have to pop out
> > the vents. I've found the easiest was was to use shoe laces guided behind the center of the
> > vent and then pull real hard till the pop out with a sickening crunch. Then there are the
> > screws under the center console. Hope this helps.
>
> Geez, I didn't know that.
> Any possibility of damaging things (other than the shoelaces)
> while extracting the vents ?
>
> Piet RUYSSINCK
>
>
FOR WHAT ITS WORTH, I HAVE BEEN IN THERE A FEW TIMES AND THINK IT
MUCH EASIER TO USE PLYERS AND A RAG TO KEEP FROM DAMAGING THE
EYEBALL VENTS.  JUST GRAB AHOLD OF THE VENT WITH THE RAG COVERED
PLYERS, HOLD YOUR OTHER HAND ON THE FACIA PLATE TO KEEP PRESSURE OFF
THE MOUNTING SPOTS WHERE THE SCREWS ARE LOCATED THAT WE ARE AFTER IN
THE FIRST PLACE, AND PULL STRAIGHT OUT.  PIECE OF CAKE.

CB
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