Floppy Vents

[jvazquez53]

Is there a way to adjust the dash vents, mine are loose and floppy. As soon as the AC is on or if I hit a bump, the vents go down. I was thinking to get some small plastic shims. and jam them to the sides of the vents.

 

[-Spike-]

I've used pennies for that fix in other cars, not an LC to date so I'm not sure of the fit. Cheap, and usually abundant.

-Spike

 

[dcFJ]

I have the same issue with mine...for now, I'm using a couple of my business cards folded up and jammed in the sides...it works fine. I plan to take off the dash trim piece and see why exactly it's doing it (as in, whether or not it's just popped out of the holder, or if it's broken)....as I'm going to be putting in a different head unit, I figured that was the perfect time to look...but yeah, if that's the only thing in my interior that has fallen apart in the 15+ years that this truck has been around, then I'm glad I don't own a GM product at the 15+ year mark

Try the business card trick if you've got some..works like a charm in the interim period until you can replace them or find out why they're "floppy"

 

[medtro]

I used the loops side of the velcro tape, stick that to the bottom of the vent, work very well and not noticable.

 

[Lka1988]

The same thing happened to me a while back, one of the pins that holds the vent in the slot had broken off.

If you end up removing that part of the dash, pull the vents out and see if any pins have broken.

 

[Tools R Us]

Never tried it on an 80, but works great on other Toyotas; Pop the vent out and put a thin o-ring around the pin, pop it back in. The o-ring adds just enough drag to make them stay in place again.

 

[-Spike-]

Never tried it on an 80, but works great on other Toyotas; Pop the vent out and put a thin o-ring around the pin, pop it back in. The o-ring adds just enough drag to make them stay in place again.

Meh, that might work, but it's 32 cents more expensive than my method unless you get a bulk O-ring pack from Harbor Freight. Of course, then it will fail early if it works at all.

-Spike

 

[Lka1988]

Never tried it on an 80, but works great on other Toyotas; Pop the vent out and put a thin o-ring around the pin, pop it back in. The o-ring adds just enough drag to make them stay in place again.

Never thought about that. Food for thought...

 

[Tools R Us]

Meh, that might work, but it's 32 cents more expensive than my method unless you get a bulk O-ring pack from Harbor Freight. Of course, then it will fail early if it works at all.

-Spike

For your rig I was thinking duct tape, bright red maybe?

 

[-Spike-]

Just because yours is all bright and shiny, don't be thinkin' that it's all that. I'll catch you in a few more vulnerable moments and talk you into doing more stuff that will give your mall-crawlin, soccer-mom, pink-pantied Mom's taxi some more 'character'. In fact, I'm gonna go find the ugliest color of duct tape available and throw it in my trail box so I can have it ready to do a trail-fix to your body cladding.

-Spike (mumble-mumble duct tape mumble-mumble Axle Alley mumble-mumble climate control mumble-mumble chop top mumble)

 

[6894kevin]

I used the loops side of the velcro tape, stick that to the bottom of the vent, work very well and not noticable.

Just did this and its like new... just enough tension to keep the direction and not bind up anything

 

[Delta VS]

Some of them are available new, we stock some, available through your favorite local dealership as well.

 

[6894kevin]

Some of them are available new, we stock some, available through your favorite local dealership as well.

1st off I just realized how old this thread is LOL...

Thanks for the info but the less money I spend on comfort stuff the more I have for parts I need. If this becomes a. Issue I'll research new stuff but for now a free fix works for me.

 

[GW Nugget]

 

[rc51kid]

Velcro has been working great for 7 years or so.

 

[6894kevin]

Thats good to know @rc51kid. Only thing I could see going wrong is the GA heat melting the adhesive

 

[rc51kid]

Thats good to know @rc51kid. Only thing I could see going wrong is the GA heat melting the adhesive

Not yet. I live in WY and all over the country now. I travel consistently for work. But I lived in Atlanta for sevral years after the mod. No problems.