Side vents

Anonymous · December 19, 2005, 08:23

nah red is def a no no lol, i like the black ones in that pic but thats cause of the soft top also being shown i the pic , but alot of the time ive got the hard top on so would look totally different.and as someone said the alloys in that pic look blackish but mine are the stock silver ones

plus i think i like the silver vents now after looking at things like clio v6

fg · December 19, 2005, 08:31

The red reminds me of those Rover 200 BRM things of a few years ago.

Oh how much I wanted one of them s:oops: :oops: s:oops:

Anonymous · December 19, 2005, 08:51

are the vents easy to fit, do my old ones just pull out and the new ones clip in?

aaronjb · December 19, 2005, 09:28

Quote from: "reddi"are the vents easy to fit, do my old ones just pull out and the new ones clip in?

Yep - pull them out by the leading edge first (ram your fingers in there and yank, hard) - you'll either find the clips stay in the car or in the vent, one or t'other s;)

s;)

The trailing edge is held in via some 'U' shaped moulded thingies on the vent, for want of a better description, so put the back edge in first when installing the new vent.

markiii · December 19, 2005, 09:57

yank hard does work however 2 issues.

1. the post 03 vents have been known to crack.
2. the sheet metal they clip to is incredibly thin and is very easy to bend.

my preffered method is a plastic kitchen spatuala worked down the front of teh vent.

if you take your time you can pop each plastic clip without bending or breaking anything.

Anonymous · December 19, 2005, 10:08

ok cool thanks markii.

if all else fails ill see if local mr t will do it quickly for me

Anonymous · December 19, 2005, 10:37

well ive now jsut bought liz's side vents (the cars, before anyone gets smart) s;-) ;-) s;-)

now just the decision when i get them of do i leave silver!!! i think i will, even though mudflaps are black rekon ill leave vents silver as you dont realy notice the flaps anyway.

guess ill just see how they look when in and then go from there, hope hey look good in silver though as the less i need to do to them the better

Anonymous · December 19, 2005, 11:13

forgot to ask but are the new style vents same as old ones with the plastic grill like bit to stop leaves etc getting through?

kanujunkie · December 19, 2005, 11:42

yep!

heathstimpson · December 19, 2005, 11:59

Quote from: "fg"The red reminds me of those Rover 200 BRM things of a few years ago.

Oh how much I wanted one of them s:oops: :oops: s:oops:

They used a orangy front air dam that many owners sprayed silver to match the wing mirrors etc. I very nearly bought one a few years back; they were good little cars IMHO s:shock: :shock: s:shock:

Anonymous · December 23, 2005, 09:54

anyone got any links to full walkthrough for fitting as realy not sure about it as dont wanna end up breaking or damaging anything on the vents coming out or going in.

and mt local mr t wont do it without booking it in and paying a good bit

Anonymous · December 23, 2005, 15:37

I like the black. It's like pre-03 stock only... better.

Anonymous · December 23, 2005, 15:52

wel i got the silver ones from liz as the more i looked, i only liked the black i that pic as the wheels look black and also the softtop is black, but my hardtop is normally alsways on and normal silver wheels.

silver ones just arrived at home so about 5 o clock ill realy see what i think of the silver ones on the car and be sure to post some pics. if it doesnt work i can also get them black or green

Anonymous · December 27, 2005, 11:13

well went to try and fit the vents there but wasnt much movement and didnt want to break anything, is it the left or the right side i want to try and pop out?

Tem · December 27, 2005, 11:17

Quote from: "reddi"well went to try and fit the vents there but wasnt much movement and didnt want to break anything, is it the left or the right side i want to try and pop out?

Maybe this will help:
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kanujunkie · December 27, 2005, 11:18

Quote from: "reddi"is it the left or the right side i want to try and pop out?

if you mean which edge comes out first when fitting them then its the front edge with the poppers on them

Anonymous · December 28, 2005, 15:19

oh well there goes that idea, the vents i got are cracked and broke in places and dont fit right, they are loose and move about.

anyone selling any more vents,?? or know the price of brand new ones?

Anonymous · December 28, 2005, 15:36

£41.00 from w www.japanparts.com w - Look under exterior - other (no pics unfortunately) this is where I purchased my from only took a week to sort

Anonymous · December 28, 2005, 15:42

thats great cheers buddy!!!

Liz · December 28, 2005, 19:37

Quote from: "reddi"oh well there goes that idea, the vents i got are cracked and broke in places and dont fit right, they are loose and move about.

anyone selling any more vents,?? or know the price of brand new ones?

Are you referring to the ones you purchased from me? s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
And if they are loose, it sounds as though you haven't got the clips in place properly.

ash1809 · December 31, 2005, 00:25

I found these ones, will it fit a 2002 roadster?

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Liz · December 31, 2005, 01:45

Yes they will!

Anonymous · January 1, 2006, 18:13

I've seen a cover style that gets on top of the current side vents and the result is a different side vent (looking).

Have you even seen something similar ?
I want to know if it's widelly sold or if it's custom made.

Anonymous · January 1, 2006, 20:38

Quote from: "SimosSpyder"I've seen a cover style that gets on top of the current side vents and the result is a different side vent (looking).

Have you even seen something similar ?
I want to know if it's widelly sold or if it's custom made.

How about C-One?

Anonymous · January 2, 2006, 20:44

Yeap that's the one.
Is there any online eshop selling it?