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pubert · Oct 11th, 2003, 03:05 PM

Hi everyone,

Can someone help me, i recently won a pair of chrome side vents, look really nice
in the box, and even nicer on the car until i nudged one and it fell out. They were really loose, the clip at one end seemed to hold ok, but the pin at the other does'nt seem to get any
grip in the socket that it gets shoved in to, so i've had to put the black vents back on.
Is this a job for the dealer to fit them or is there some other way of making the vents fit
more securely without resorting to glueing them in, i have thought of glueing them but the
other half made me think otherwise. Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers
pubert

Simon James · Oct 11th, 2003, 03:28 PM

They should just snap fairly securely into the hole. You have to push 'em in fairly hard....

pubert · Oct 11th, 2003, 08:17 PM

i tried to push them in hard but its as though the front pin just isnt long enough
to snap into the socket, it looks as though the front of the vent does'nt sit to well
in the recess either, i've made sure the pin is lined up with the socket its supposed
to go in, it must just be a bad casting. think i'll see if i can get them replaced.
cheers anyway for the advice.

cheers
pubert

R1 · Oct 11th, 2003, 08:25 PM

Just a thought, and you may have tried this, but I had the same problem.

I got them to fit OK by opening the bonnet and placing my hand inside the top of the wing and pushing the tab that holds the securing grommet out whilst pushing the chrome vent in. You may have to bend the tab out slightly as it may have bent in when trying to push it in before!

Be carefull though as the tab is only thin steel and it bends quite easily!

I think thats why it didn't fit because it is a tight fit and it just bent the tab when trying to push from the front only!

Mine located with a good "snap" so I'm dreading trying to get them off again!!

pubert · Oct 12th, 2003, 04:15 AM

Cheers R1, never thought of that, i'll give it a go tomorrow, sounds like it could cure the problem.

Cheers
pubert

pubert · Oct 12th, 2003, 01:47 PM

your suggestion worked R1, just fitted the vents and they look sh*t hot.

cheers
pubert

R1 · Oct 12th, 2003, 04:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by pubert

your suggestion worked R1, just fitted the vents and they look sh*t hot.

cheers
pubert

Oct 11th, 2003, 03:05 PM	#1
pubert MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: sheffield Local Time: 12:26 AM Posts: 236 Offline	Chrome shark gill side vents Hi everyone, Can someone help me, i recently won a pair of chrome side vents, look really nice in the box, and even nicer on the car until i nudged one and it fell out. They were really loose, the clip at one end seemed to hold ok, but the pin at the other does'nt seem to get any grip in the socket that it gets shoved in to, so i've had to put the black vents back on. Is this a job for the dealer to fit them or is there some other way of making the vents fit more securely without resorting to glueing them in, i have thought of glueing them but the other half made me think otherwise. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers pubert

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Oct 11th, 2003, 03:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Simon James MINI2 Senior Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NW London Local Time: 12:26 AM Posts: 435 Offline	They should just snap fairly securely into the hole. You have to push 'em in fairly hard....

Oct 11th, 2003, 08:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
pubert MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: sheffield Local Time: 12:26 AM Posts: 236 Offline	i tried to push them in hard but its as though the front pin just isnt long enough to snap into the socket, it looks as though the front of the vent does'nt sit to well in the recess either, i've made sure the pin is lined up with the socket its supposed to go in, it must just be a bad casting. think i'll see if i can get them replaced. cheers anyway for the advice. cheers pubert

Oct 11th, 2003, 08:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
R1 Addicted to Speed!! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..."B" roads!! Local Time: 11:26 PM Posts: 4,866 Offline	Just a thought, and you may have tried this, but I had the same problem. I got them to fit OK by opening the bonnet and placing my hand inside the top of the wing and pushing the tab that holds the securing grommet out whilst pushing the chrome vent in. You may have to bend the tab out slightly as it may have bent in when trying to push it in before! Be carefull though as the tab is only thin steel and it bends quite easily! I think thats why it didn't fit because it is a tight fit and it just bent the tab when trying to push from the front only! Mine located with a good "snap" so I'm dreading trying to get them off again!!

Oct 12th, 2003, 04:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
pubert MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: sheffield Local Time: 12:26 AM Posts: 236 Offline	Cheers R1, never thought of that, i'll give it a go tomorrow, sounds like it could cure the problem. Cheers pubert

Oct 12th, 2003, 01:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
pubert MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: sheffield Local Time: 12:26 AM Posts: 236 Offline	your suggestion worked R1, just fitted the vents and they look sh*t hot. cheers pubert

Oct 12th, 2003, 04:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
R1 Addicted to Speed!! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..."B" roads!! Local Time: 11:26 PM Posts: 4,866 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by pubert your suggestion worked R1, just fitted the vents and they look sh*t hot. cheers pubert

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