Windscreen air vents loose

robedwards99 · October 16, 2005, 03:08:24 PM

All of the screen vents are a bit lose and sticking up a bit on my motor.. is there an easy way to remedy this or is it a common fault that you just have to put up with??

RobbieRX-7 · October 16, 2005, 03:45:01 PM

common fault..1 of mine has done it.Whats even worse is, if you take your dash out (like i did :rolleyes: ) the ducting under those vents has totally come away from the dash, so a lot of air is being lost when your trying to demist the windscreen. I glued mine back to the dash and now it demists twice as quick. It aint worth taking the dash out just to do that though. I took mine out to add central lockng to the alarm unit. It took me all bloody week!! NEVER AGAIN!!

robedwards99 · October 16, 2005, 03:47:41 PM

The screen demists ok so I guess it\'s just a case of glueing them down to sort it.

ro284 · October 16, 2005, 04:01:24 PM

Hi Rob, i have the same problem, mine are all in bits i have tried superglue but it seems like a strange type of plastic and wont stick very well, but i have just got a couple of tubes of rubber windscreen adhesive which i will try, i think that should work if the vents are held in place with tape overnight, its a bit like very tough silicon, i havent fitted them before as i am thinking of recovering the dash and instument top with a matt black cloth of some kind, as i dont like reflections back on to inside of screen, as yet found nothing siutable,if it works your welocome to use it,
Robbie RX-7, where you say to add central locking, do you mean Keyless entry?to alarm,The reason i ask is my other Mazda! Probe, i was able to do it all inside the drivers door, i still have the diagrams and may do this mod to my 7 as i think the wiring will be similar,mine already has central locking.
cheers Bob,

robedwards99 · October 16, 2005, 04:06:16 PM

OK thanks Bob, maybe a 2 part (Araldite) type of glue might work too. Let me know how you get on

Rob.

RobbieRX-7 · October 16, 2005, 04:15:50 PM

well first of all i needed to add a solenoid in the drivers door, then run the wires through to the car, at the same time i added clifford smart windows4 to close/open the windows with the remote. The alarm unit was right up behind the dash and there was no way i was gonna be able to wire it up with the dash in place, so that involved removing the dash. On your alarm you have 2 wires. 1 lock pulse wire and 1 unlock pulse wire, i wired these wires to 2 relays that controled the solenoid in the drivers door. So when i press the alarm button, the solenoid pushes the drivers door lock which in turn locks the pass door. Ideally you would wire the lock/unlock wires to the central locking control module, but you still have the problem with adding a solenoid to the drivers door. You can still lock the drivers door inside easy enough, but now i cant lock it with the key, as the solenoid has made the mechanism stiffer.

ro284 · October 16, 2005, 04:35:57 PM

Thanks for that Robbie.
Bob

ro284 · October 16, 2005, 04:41:22 PM

Will try it and let you know, as its black very sticky and flexible, think it should, Was that you yesterday Rob going round the roundabout by the bus station in Poole towards the bridge about 4-30? i had lust come from Fleetbridge area towards the park,
Bob

Jono FD3 · October 16, 2005, 05:00:28 PM

Bob, if your going to use Tiger seal or alike, they will sertainly stay in place! That stuff is insain, I\'ve actualy stuck my RE. side skirts on with that stuff 6 months ago and I could probably jack the car up on them!!!!

Jono

robedwards99 · October 16, 2005, 05:22:32 PM

Quote from: ro284Will try it and let you know, as its black very sticky and flexible, think it should, Was that you yesterday Rob going round the roundabout by the bus station in Poole towards the bridge about 4-30? i had lust come from Fleetbridge area towards the park,
Bob

Nope, not me

ro284 · October 16, 2005, 05:32:26 PM

Jono,
That Tiger seal sounds good!Think that would be good to fit my spats on with,The stuff i will use on the vents sets just like very tough rubber, guess that might do spats as well with a screw front and back just to make sure,
Cheers Bob

Jono FD3 · October 17, 2005, 03:24:32 PM

Bob,

Oh yea, it\'s good stuff all right!!!
One word of warning though, be carefull with it: Ware old clothes and have plenty of rags to hand \'cos that stuff gets everywhere. one blob the size of a pea travels so far you would not believe, it will be up both your arms, on your face in your hair and still have enough to paint the house, all with the same pea sized spot!!!!!

Be warned,
Jono

ro284 · October 17, 2005, 06:49:06 PM

Lol. Thanks for the warning Jono, have overalls goggles and mask!
Bob

Jono FD3 · October 18, 2005, 11:00:54 AM

You\'ll need the lot!!!!
Jono