Ferrari-style AC vents in Firebird
08-11-2014, 09:52 AM
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Ferrari-style AC vents in Firebird After sharing a picture of my steering wheel in appropriate topic, I've already received several PMs regarding AC vents - so, probably this mod might be interesting to other members...
These are 1990-2005 Miata vents, about $10/piece on eBay.
Three center vents fits perfectly - just remove stock vents and install new.
Passenger-side also fits good, but you might want to put a couple of layers of duct tape to make it fit tighter.
For driver-side vent duct tape is a must and probably it would be nice to trim it's back side to ensure proper fit. Mine protrudes for a 2-3 mm above, so I'll probably re-do it later. For now, I'm satisfied anyway.
Optional steps:
A) search eBay for "Droopy Eyeball Vent Fix Kit" (costs $5) - depending on condition of purchased vents, you might need it to fix the described problem =)
B) search eBay for "Miata Vent Rings". With all due respect to excellent vendor, 6LITEREATER might not like this, lol: kit of 4 chrome vent rings costs $35 and I'm already communicating with seller to make kit of 5 rings available to suit our need (as Miatas have 4 vents).
With trim rings installed, these vents should look amazingly close to Ferrari-style, which was the look I pursued from the beginning:
These are 1990-2005 Miata vents, about $10/piece on eBay.
Three center vents fits perfectly - just remove stock vents and install new.
Passenger-side also fits good, but you might want to put a couple of layers of duct tape to make it fit tighter.
For driver-side vent duct tape is a must and probably it would be nice to trim it's back side to ensure proper fit. Mine protrudes for a 2-3 mm above, so I'll probably re-do it later. For now, I'm satisfied anyway.
Optional steps:
A) search eBay for "Droopy Eyeball Vent Fix Kit" (costs $5) - depending on condition of purchased vents, you might need it to fix the described problem =)
B) search eBay for "Miata Vent Rings". With all due respect to excellent vendor, 6LITEREATER might not like this, lol: kit of 4 chrome vent rings costs $35 and I'm already communicating with seller to make kit of 5 rings available to suit our need (as Miatas have 4 vents).
With trim rings installed, these vents should look amazingly close to Ferrari-style, which was the look I pursued from the beginning:
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08-11-2014, 09:59 AM
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Very nice and tastefully done! Interior ac vent idea along with your current interior setup looks really good! Never knew how close the miata vents were to Ferrari ones.
08-11-2014, 11:02 AM
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That was exactly my feeling, when I saw friend's Miata and measured it's vent diameter - that THESE look like a part of sportscar and SHOULD be in Firebird, as I try to make the interior to feel more upscale and modern.
08-11-2014, 01:31 PM
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the second I saw them, I was like those are miata vents, then I read the thread and sure enough i'm right, my boss has a 93 miata and I did the stereo in it when the factory headunit went out.
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