Drain Hole Side Vent Hack

[Johnny5]

Quick tip for anyone unblocking the drain holes for the first time:

A combination of an old credit card and a pair of plastic bicycle tyre levers is excellent for prizing open the front edge of the side vent.   

[Call the midlife!]

Quick tip for anyone unblocking the drain holes for the first time:

A combination of an old credit card and a pair of plastic bicycle tyre levers is excellent for prizing open the front edge of the side vent.   

Good tip, if you're a keen cyclist...
One of these sets is pretty invaluable the further you go into DIY though.


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[Johnny5]

Cool looking tools.  What are they called, and where can I get them?  Thanks

[Call the midlife!]

Just look on ebay/Amazon for car trim removal tools and pick the best for you, there's many different sets.


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[Ardent]

And not many wine tokens required.
Can be had for less than a tenner. 

[Call the midlife!]

And not many wine tokens required.
Can be had for less than a tenner. 

Indeed.!


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[Call the midlife!]

Cool looking tools.  What are they called, and where can I get them?  Thanks

Ignore the screwdriver though obviously, that's just a screwdriver with some tape wrapped around it, for special reasons.


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[normanh]

PVC curtain wire from inside works even better and no broken clips or possible scratched paintwork. Hand might get mucky but its so easy the wash it through. I have posted this so many times over the years now.

Norman

[Joesson]

My 2 was supplied with some wire and an explanation of wiggling it throgh the drains to clear them.
I did remove the vents for the first time this year and found some " jellification" and yes, lost what I would describe as a spacer on one side, replaced it with the outer case and inner tube from a ball point pen, held together with a dob of hot melt adhesive.