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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Ollie on July 11, 2006, 17:25:17

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: Ollie on July 11, 2006, 17:25:17

How do I remove the front vents to replace the seals :?:

Tell me I don't have to remove the dash, I've only just got the bloom' thing back in there :shock:

Cheers
Ollie

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: landraver on July 11, 2006, 17:46:27

Take the split pins out & you'll be able to pull the vent covers forward to fit the new seals. :D

Jeff

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: Ollie on July 11, 2006, 19:49:32

Quote from: "landylover"

Take the split pins out & you'll be able to pull the vent covers forward to fit the new seals. :D

After removing the split pins from the drivers vent, I'm not able to access the foam seals. Infact, I can only just get my fingers under the vent, with the vent in the open and closed position.
Any other ideas please :shock:

One thing I have noticed on Laila, when the vents are at max opening, the actual opening is relatively small, is this correct :?:
I'm sure I have seen some LR's with the vents wide open :shock:

Cheers
Ollie

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: landraver on July 11, 2006, 20:00:10

hmm....mine open right out, sounds a bit odd :? . I'll have a look at mine later.

Jeff

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: dew1911 on July 11, 2006, 20:20:12

Mine don't open too far either, but they still let a nice rush of air in.

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: Ollie on July 12, 2006, 11:57:13

C'mon people, has nobody replaced the vent seals?
I need to get this done before the next rain season, as I could have kept fish in the foorwells the other week :(blackeye):

Cheers
Ollie

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: dew1911 on July 13, 2006, 14:00:23

That's how far ours Open

(http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7917/10016257pl.jpg)
(http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1361/10016260rb.jpg)

One of the things I truley love about the 110, no fancy Air Con, just open a hole under the windscreen :lol:

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: colinreed on July 13, 2006, 14:35:21

This may help

http://www.d-90.com/mod/vent_seal/index.html

Colin

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: Ollie on July 13, 2006, 14:59:35

OK, so now I know why I can't remove me vent seals :(
Thanks for the link Colin.
My vents only open thus far. (any further feels like I'm going to force it????)

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: dew1911 on July 13, 2006, 15:01:48

Mine get very tough the further down you push them, but I've found since I started using them they have got easier.

Maybe yours haven't been used in a while and stiffened?

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: Ollie on July 13, 2006, 15:06:03

Good point David, here goes nothing............. :(thinkhard):

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: dew1911 on July 13, 2006, 15:07:51

Disclaimer: David Woodend and dew1911 take no responsibility from any damage or destruction caused by his suggestions.

Good luck.

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: Ollie on July 13, 2006, 17:22:15

He hey, worked a treat, bloody stiff though :lol:

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: dew1911 on July 13, 2006, 17:24:23

Say they were just not used for a while, I doubt ours were as they were damn stiff the first few times.

Mine actually don't leak either, that's a good thing :D

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: Ollie on July 19, 2006, 21:50:35

OK, now that the new vent seals are in place, I can't close the bloody things :(thinkhard):
They are certain to let in water now :oops:

Any ideas :idea:

I know it's probably due to the new seals, but can't understand why they will not close :!:

Ollie

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: davidlandy on July 19, 2006, 22:08:07

Ollie

check the seal hasnt come off at the top and got bunched up.

mine playd up that way

Title: Vent seal replacement
Post by: Litch on July 19, 2006, 23:10:44

Which seals did you fit, the thick old style rubber ones or the thin foam-rubber ones which were fitted to later Defenders? I never got on with the old type and use the later ones on my 90, no danger of them stopping the vents closing.