Rear vent removal - help needed!

[BEM-S4]

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!!!

[Qsilver7]

Click this link...it may help a bit: https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e...ets/1VnYZEhCkQ

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by Qsilver7

Click this link...it may help a bit: https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e...ets/1VnYZEhCkQ

Christ. That's a lot more involved than I was anticipating.

Thanks for sending though.

[philly42]

Mine looks the same....one of my kids must've kicked the adjuster. Let me know what you end up doing?

[heatmizr]

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.

[9vapors]

Mine was the same... I just glued the front visible piece back on for now. Looks stock, but doesn't move or do anything.

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by 9vapors

Mine was the same... I just glued the front visible piece back on for now. Looks stock, but doesn't move or do anything.

I'll attempt install as soon as the weather brakes I can't stomach dealing with this much garage time when it's pushing 100 outside.

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.

[BEM-S4]

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.

[aspahn]

Go to venttabs.com and save yourself a lot of time and money. I purchased the tabs for my E70 and they work flawlessly.

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by aspahn

Go to venttabs.com and save yourself a lot of time and money. I purchased the tabs for my E70 and they work flawlessly.

That would have been helpful 7 days and $100 ago...

[aspahn]

Originally Posted by BEM-S4

That would have been helpful 7 days and $100 ago...

For future reference!

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by aspahn

For future reference!

I'm just annoyed in general. Broke a retaining clip not in stock at dealer so 2 trips and $3 for a little piece of plastic.

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.