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Rear vent removal - help needed!
Hey guys. As you can see in the pic my adjuster tab thing is missing from my left vent. I have a new one on order - entire vent assembly. For my F23 and F30/31 they just pull out. Can anyone confirm removal on the E70 would be the same? Any DIY assistance would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!!!
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06-27-2018, 08:15 PM | #2 |
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Click this link...it may help a bit: https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e...ets/1VnYZEhCkQ
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Thanks for sending though.
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06-28-2018, 02:10 PM | #5 |
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Been there done that!
Yes my kid kicked that same adjuster out on my e70. I found it on the floor and hadn't a clue what it was but could tell it was a BMW part, so kept in on the garage bench until I realized where it had come from. It is INSANELY HARD to re-insert that adjuster tab back into the vents!!! Its got a little piece that snaps onto the adjuster arms from the BACK-side of the vents. I had to make a special tool to hold it inside there between the vent vanes with pliers, while I snapped the front piece into it. God awful job, I was cursing up a storm. I hate that you had to pay $$$ for a whole vent assembly for just that missing tab. And the TIS install process looks even worse than what I went through. :-( Next time I just leave it missing.
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I'm annoyed with the complexity of job I need ideal circumstances to ensure I don't lose my shit. That said I do actually need to be able to aim air for the dog back there so I'll have to tackle this eventually. I did get the part from Sun for just under $100 so not horrible all told. But on any other car I have it's a 5 minute job, this is just nuts.
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I tried to swap the vent without following that DIY and it was a major pain in the ass and not worth attempting. If you're going to swap just follow those instructions you'll be done in under an hour.
Once I gave up trying to cheat it was smooth sailing. Broke one retaining pin that will be replaced tomorrow. Really not a horrible install - more complicated than it should be but easy enough if you just do it the right way. FYI I did not pull the front seats.
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That would have been helpful 7 days and $100 ago...
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Newer cars the vent assembly literally just pulls out. E70 you're like 1 step shy of having to drop the tranny to access retaining bolts under the car. It's just way over engineered and complicated.
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