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Offline Godzilla

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How do I fit lower vents?
« on: 10 March 2013, 23:26 »
I put my head down in shame on this one!

I cant work out how to get the lower vents in the front bumper in!  My car came without them so I bought a pair off Ebay. I have tried pushing them in but so such luck......And I did make sure they were the correct way round and made sure I had the correct one for the side!!

I am hoping any replies to this will be of a fairly complex procedure or I am going to feel like such a tw@t if it is a 10 second job  :grin:
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Offline Martinvr6

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Re: How do I fit lower vents?
« Reply #1 on: 10 March 2013, 23:43 »
They fit from behind the bumper and push in, very very straightforward. Remember and plug your ambient temp sensor into the drivers side one
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Re: How do I fit lower vents?
« Reply #2 on: 11 March 2013, 09:02 »
another thing I advise is to heat them (bowl of boiling/hot water usually works) as they are known the shatter/crack in this weather
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Re: How do I fit lower vents?
« Reply #3 on: 11 March 2013, 09:06 »
Off to fit them now!  Thanks for the help  :smiley:  Cant believe I did not try fitting them from behind  :whistle:
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Re: How do I fit lower vents?
« Reply #4 on: 11 March 2013, 13:41 »
They don't fit  :sad:

I got them off Ebay from a guy who was breaking a MK3 GTI.  Cant understand why they wont fit......I have tried every single way going. Wonder if I am missing something here or if the ones he sent could have been off a non-GTI which maybe different?
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Re: How do I fit lower vents?
« Reply #5 on: 11 March 2013, 13:46 »
U seem to be having bad luck with that car!  How is it running now mate? :smiley:
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Re: How do I fit lower vents?
« Reply #6 on: 11 March 2013, 14:23 »
I have indeed mate!

But!!  She is my project and will get her to the standards of my old VR6 in my av' pic.  Almost there, serious love and attention is going in to her!  Engine is great though, pulls very well, about the same performance as a UK spec Scoob or a standard Saph' Cosworth yet half the running costs  :smiley:
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Re: How do I fit lower vents?
« Reply #7 on: 11 March 2013, 15:07 »
Quote from: Godzilla on 11 March 2013, 13:41
They don't fit  :sad:

I got them off Ebay from a guy who was breaking a MK3 GTI.  Cant understand why they wont fit......I have tried every single way going. Wonder if I am missing something here or if the ones he sent could have been off a non-GTI which maybe different?

Upload some pics mate :)
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Re: How do I fit lower vents?
« Reply #8 on: 12 March 2013, 13:35 »
Ok.....Kind of given up on the vents so called VW Parts to check if maybe they had changed over the years. The part number I gave has come back as Vento vents which are different......So that is why I could not fit them  :sad: 

Just messaged the Ebayer who sold them to me to tell him this as he said they were for a Golf MK3.
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Re: How do I fit lower vents?
« Reply #9 on: 12 March 2013, 14:44 »
It's quite possible his car had a bento bumper without his knowledge
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