A/C Vent Not Snapping in.....
 

I removed both A/C Vents, and then removed the trim ring around them to Plasti Dip them white. Passenger vent and trim went on without a hiccup, Drivers side is another story. Trim ring snapped into place, Vent however seems to not want to set correctly. Any ideas? I've tried spinning it in different spots and the only spot it fits, is the problem Im at. See the pics below and give me your input:


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It does only go in one way, it also takes a little force to get it in. I usually give it a whack with my fist quick.

Is there a marking on the side that goes in for you? Mine has the Subaru Logo on the top left. I giggled when I seen that logo on the inside of the FRS

IIRC there is a little "tab" on the vent and a cutout in the spot on the dash where it snaps in.

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Theres 3 tabs......

Make sure it's lining up correctly. It doesn't take much force to snap it back in.

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Is anything broken here as to why it WONT snap in?

I 98% think its lined up, correctly but no matter how hard I push it in, that one side wont stay in

Maybe you busted the tab off when you pried it out ..... ??

Did you on accident, switch the right and left vents .... ??

Super glue time ...... ??


humfrz

I compared both vent holes, and vents themselves, both are there 100%.....Makes no sense the passenger one snaps into place easily, and yet the drivers one is being a biatch

hmm...when I plastidip my ac trim pieces, I didn't take off the entire vent. I just pulled out the trim piece.

Did you try rotating the part to see if it clips in any other way? Since the ac vent sits at a slight angle to the dash. Or..when in doubt, just mash the sucker back in in clip holders. I I took a bunch of trim pieces off and on many times and the hard plastics can surprisingly take a beating.

This.

No I did not. The driver and passenger vents are not the same. Passenger side gas a slight angle on the plastic housing, different from the drivers housing where as that one is flat

Would anyone like to volunteer to show their drivers side vent opening to make sure mine isn't broke somewhere?