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sprintertrueno86 · 07-15-2015, 03:24 PM

Try pushing in that a/c funnel. Maybe it's getting caught to it when you push the trim piece in making it not snap in place.

86Hiro · 07-15-2015, 03:33 PM

It gets installed as one whole piece though....Trim ting on the vent housing tunnel and then snaps into place....suppose to anyways

Shady195 · 07-15-2015, 04:40 PM

I apologize I was speaking only of the trim piece not the entire vent. I have not removed the whole vent assembly like that.

Tcoat · 07-15-2015, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 86Hiro

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

Not gonna pull it off when you can't get it back on but I have the parts and service manual at home I will take a look and see if it goes into that sort of detail.

NWFRS · 07-15-2015, 04:50 PM

Things used to be so simple...I remember when all of my car's interiors were assembled at the factory with TEK screws...

On a serious note. Plastic is fussy. Just get comfortable, maybe with a cup of coffee, get some really good light and just stare at it for a while. That's what I do. I always find the trick-or the damaged part eventually...

Tcoat · 07-15-2015, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWFRS

Things used to be so simple...I remember when all of my car's interiors were assembled at the factory with TEK screws...

On a serious note. Plastic is fussy. Just get comfortable, maybe with a cup of coffee, get some really good light and just stare at it for a while. That's what I do. I always find the trick-or the damaged part eventually...

Hell they used to have slot screws.

projek_01 · 07-15-2015, 04:59 PM

I think you have the rotation wrong. I recall the thicker side facing left and the thinner facing closer to the mirror. Turn it around and try again in different angles.

86Hiro · 07-15-2015, 06:04 PM

The passenger side trim ring bezel is the only one that has a thick and thin side to it. The drivers side is symmetrical all the way around. Correct me if Im wrong here

Husker BRZ · 07-15-2015, 06:22 PM

So out of curiosity, why did you pull both pieces off? You can just pull the vent ring off without removing all of it... All I did was pop the vent ring off, wrap it, and pop it right back on.

86Hiro · 07-15-2015, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Husker BRZ

So out of curiosity, why did you pull both pieces off? You can just pull the vent ring off without removing all of it... All I did was pop the vent ring off, wrap it, and pop it right back on.

Because I didn't want to break a tab off the trim ring, or bend the edges. But that leads me to this now haha

Husker BRZ · 07-15-2015, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 86Hiro

Because I didn't want to break a tab off the trim ring, or bend the edges. But that leads me to this now haha

Yeah I actually broke one of those tabs but since there is like 4-5 of them it still snaps on and stays perfectly fine thankfully! Hopefully you're able to get it figured out!

86Hiro · 07-15-2015, 06:36 PM

Im sure Im overlooking something or....something. I'll give progress updates for sure

86Hiro · 07-15-2015, 07:13 PM

Okay so after cursing a few times, and getting mentally frustrated over and over, I tried pushing in a little harder and the tab that is exposed in the pics above, snaps in, and when I let go, it comes out.......What the fudge?!? The tab is clearly unharmed, and the edge of where it snaps onto isn't bent or broken....The fuh!!

Tromatic · 07-15-2015, 07:23 PM

Try a little WD40. Being a snap-tite car, most of those pieces have a maximum limit regarding how many times they can be removed without failing, which is about once.

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projek_01 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 1996 ST204, Series 10 FR-S Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 253 Thanks: 89 Thanked 207 Times in 87 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I think you have the rotation wrong. I recall the thicker side facing left and the thinner facing closer to the mirror. Turn it around and try again in different angles. __________________

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86Hiro Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Wauchula,FL Posts: 213 Thanks: 4 Thanked 43 Times in 35 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It gets installed as one whole piece though....Trim ting on the vent housing tunnel and then snaps into place....suppose to anyways

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86Hiro Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Wauchula,FL Posts: 213 Thanks: 4 Thanked 43 Times in 35 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Im sure Im overlooking something or....something. I'll give progress updates for sure

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86Hiro Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Wauchula,FL Posts: 213 Thanks: 4 Thanked 43 Times in 35 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Okay so after cursing a few times, and getting mentally frustrated over and over, I tried pushing in a little harder and the tab that is exposed in the pics above, snaps in, and when I let go, it comes out.......What the fudge?!? The tab is clearly unharmed, and the edge of where it snaps onto isn't bent or broken....The fuh!!

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