Air Vents
07-31-2004
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Air Vents
Ok, is it just me, but the air vents suck? I mean, when you want the air to hit your face and you get it in the right position...you make a turn, and the air vent like...flies to the other side, lol. Who else has this problem?
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Rep Power: 310 your not the only one. their was a thread about this problem with couple others. but me, have no problem with the a/c vents toggling around while driving. you can always tape it down to keep it to a persistent spot 
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Rep Power: 265 i have that, my driver side one is loose going up and down, and the passenger vent at the center of teh car is loose giong right to left.... i blame cheap plastics
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Rep Power: 0 Just wait till your vents 'break in' over a few years... then we'll see how secure they are. Mine are pretty loose but don't fly all over the place. They just required very little effort to move them.
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Originally Posted by VTEC01EX
Just wait till your vents 'break in' over a few years... then we'll see how secure they are. Mine are pretty loose but don't fly all over the place. They just required very little effort to move them.
yup...mine too.
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Rep Power: 0 yea my driver side one sucks...i put it in position to blow in my face cuz its hot as hell here in texas and the air jus blows the slider all the way to the right and i get no A/C 
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Originally Posted by WannaBFast
did they fix that in the 03 model?
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Rep Power: 487 mine did that when i first got the car.. it pissed me off.. then my driving position/posture changed and now its fine..
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Originally Posted by DVnAFI
Ok, is it just me, but the air vents suck? I mean, when you want the air to hit your face and you get it in the right position...you make a turn, and the air vent like...flies to the other side, lol. Who else has this problem?
I bet she tries to compare the civ to the audi allll the time
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The driver's vent is useless! But if you think that is bad, try riding in the back, you'll either freeze your *** off or melt, depending on the weather... 
The driver's vent is useless! But if you think that is bad, try riding in the back, you'll either freeze your *** off or melt, depending on the weather...
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Originally Posted by TMRakip
Yes! The driver's vent is useless! But if you think that is bad, try riding in the back, you'll either freeze your *** off or melt, depending on the weather...
The driver's vent is useless! But if you think that is bad, try riding in the back, you'll either freeze your *** off or melt, depending on the weather... 
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Rep Power: 279 Take the vents out and put a tiny O-ring on the pins that the vent swivels on. That's the fix from Honda, btw, but I did my own. They all stay where I put them.
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Originally Posted by DVnAFI
Ok, is it just me, but the air vents suck? I mean, when you want the air to hit your face and you get it in the right position...you make a turn, and the air vent like...flies to the other side, lol. Who else has this problem?
I know excallty what you talking about!! I hate how you gotta set them up and then after a couple of turns there all in differnt postions !!! i hate my vents
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Originally Posted by Tinman
Take the vents out and put a tiny O-ring on the pins that the vent swivels on. That's the fix from Honda, btw, but I did my own. They all stay where I put them.
really i might just do this thanks
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It is simple...you get what you paid for... 
if you think about it, it's most likely a problem with the ball joint in there...take it apart and be creative fixing it...I'm sure it's just a little loose or too-well lubricated...take off the lubricant and relube it...if that doesn't solve it try a thicker lube, like a little grease from a grease gun
be inventive, unless you want to go the duct tape method...very attractice for the ladies....
if you think about it, it's most likely a problem with the ball joint in there...take it apart and be creative fixing it...I'm sure it's just a little loose or too-well lubricated...take off the lubricant and relube it...if that doesn't solve it try a thicker lube, like a little grease from a grease gun
be inventive, unless you want to go the duct tape method...very attractice for the ladies....
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Rep Power: 0 My far left vent, always moves straight down I think. It wont stay at all, the second I take my hand off of it, it falls. I took it out, and put tape on the sides (where nobody can see it), and it worked for about 3 weeks, wouldnt move at all, but now it sucks, especially in 118 degree weather.
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Rep Power: 0 ^^^ hahaha I dig up a 4 month old thread and someone actually has something to add. wow. I was expecting to see "you must be really bored eh?" or "dodge you're a ****ing idiot". well, thanks for the input to the thread gabe
