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Old 01-04-2009, 02:17 AM
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My girlfriend dropped something important that i need for tomorrow into my ac vent and i think it went all the way down. it was the vent on top of the radio. how can i get into the bottom of it and take it out?
Old 01-04-2009, 03:34 AM
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That sucks man... how did that happen? Youre probably gonna need to remove the dash which is kind of a bitch, and if youre lucky it will fall out of the bottom.
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You can plug all the vents but one where she dropped that something and grab a HD shop vac, suck it out.
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Is it magnetic? Just pull the bezel off aroung the radio/vents & disconnect the
switch(s).You might be able to retrieve it w/ a magnet.
Then you can get a beter look in there. But if it slid all the way down to the fuction select door inside the case, your likely gonna have to pull the whole thing.
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drill or cut a hole into the duct at the bottom where it fell then just patch it up with some plastic and 2 part epoxy. or better yet duct tape!
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oh no, I just pulled my dash to gut it and get rid of my heater core and a/c and all I have to say is get ready for trying to keep up with 60+ screws and bolts.



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