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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 06:04 PM
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Smile Tired of looking your rear broken A/C vents? Here is a simple alternative.

Every time i vacuum my car i see the rear Broken a/c vents to be a real eye sore!
i finally decided to do something about it..

I got tired of looking on line and people wanting up to $75 for a used one.

So here is my simple fix! Enjoy!!

Ugly Broken A/C vents



Grab a coat hanger and started to Clip away!



I should have measured the wire clipping but i just went by eye, Then paint any color you want



Slide the wires in and add a dab of Krazy Glue



Then here you have something that is more tolerable than the broken flaps, at least until you find a great replacement!





hope you like!!!!
 
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 06:07 PM
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 06:08 PM
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Nice job, and it probably flows better
 
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 06:22 PM
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Genius.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 06:47 PM
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what you call krazy glue i assume us brits call super glue [cyanoacrylate or somthing or other?] or am i totally wrong on that?
 
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by andrew lowe
what you call krazy glue i assume us brits call super glue [cyanoacrylate or somthing or other?] or am i totally wrong on that?
something like that i just read it sticks to anything so i used it.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 06:53 PM
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 07:02 PM
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Excellent idea man!!!!! I have same issue!!!!
 
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 07:33 PM
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Kudos on a nice little fix, thanks for sharing
 
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 01:53 PM
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Nice little tech, I have some ABS plastic rod that will fit the bill nicely.

Thanks!
 
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