Heater Vent / defrost issue...

[boomin]

The Heating works awesome but can\'t get the de-foggle vent(s) to work for the windshield.  Obviously not a good thing at this time of the year.

Started to take the car apart today and got the Heating matrix unit (almost out ) tried manually selecting the top dash vents on the heater.. but without any luck.

I could see the arm change positions based on selecting different setting on the heating dial.  I then took this bit apart and tried to manually find the position for de-foggle vents..  but no joy.  gave up and put it back together.

Is this common, or just something that went wrong with mine?  Could the unit be nackered?

[Nik da Greek]

I\'ve got the opposite problem, my heater only works on the windscreen or the feet vents, and nowhere else. No idea why, I just put up with being cold!
 
I think that "de-foggle" is my new favourite word of the day, though lol!

[boomin]

I\'ve got the opposite problem, my heater only works on the windscreen or the feet vents, and nowhere else. No idea why, I just put up with being cold!
 
I think that "de-foggle" is my new favourite word of the day, though lol!

Just visualize driving down the road with Fogged up Ski Goggles or paintball goggles; w/towel in hand -  and you\'d be \'driving a mile in my shoes\'

There are three units behind the glove box.  Fan closest to door, cooling matrix in the middle, heater/vent actuator closest to the middle console ( actually creeping behind it.   There is a steel bar that moves as you change setting.  i.e. floor, middle, top.

It\'s this unit that causing our problem.  Not sure if it\'s a blocked vent or a \'buggered\' unit that needs replacing.

unlike you, I have to find a solution