Dash Vent Cleaning
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Is there an easy way to pop out the dashboard vents for cleaning? Any hidden clips or fasteners? I've tried prying, but don't want to force it for fear of breaking something...

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why dont you use a paintbrush to dust the vents off and have a vacum cleaner nozzel in the other hand to suck up the dust?

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i use a paint brush on mine after i saw one of the car cleaning guys do it 

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OMG
let me guess, you use floss on the tire treads
Clean vents? I've never done that before, but fair play to you for taking the effort
let me guess, you use floss on the tire treads
Clean vents? I've never done that before, but fair play to you for taking the effort
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I just use the brush attachment on the end of the hoover hose.
Dyson - there is no substitute!
Taylor.
Dyson - there is no substitute!
Taylor.

as a zoner alpina owner once said to me
you will need a fine bristled small paint brush (eh alec)

you will need a fine bristled small paint brush (eh alec)
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what aboutTaylor325i wrote: Dyson - there is no substitute!![]()

gallafant use's this to clean his room aswel as his car

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Yeah, man! They're right up there at eye level. When the sun hits them the wrong way you can see halfway down the duct. Looks nasty!320Touring wrote:Clean vents? I've never done that before, but fair play to you for taking the effort
Must. Get. Dirt. Out...

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at eye level?get some cushionsKDS wrote:Yeah, man! They're right up there at eye level. When the sun hits them the wrong way you can see halfway down the duct. Looks nasty!320Touring wrote:Clean vents? I've never done that before, but fair play to you for taking the effort
Must. Get. Dirt. Out...
I usually have the blower on all the time anyway, so air never has time to drop dust etc.
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thats becasue you live in greenland...........sorry......scotland.....you've always got the heater on haven't you.........ya big girl320Touring wrote:at eye level?get some cushionsKDS wrote:Yeah, man! They're right up there at eye level. When the sun hits them the wrong way you can see halfway down the duct. Looks nasty!320Touring wrote:Clean vents? I've never done that before, but fair play to you for taking the effort
Must. Get. Dirt. Out...![]()
I usually have the blower on all the time anyway, so air never has time to drop dust etc.
seriously though, just get the duster on them and then when you go over with the hoover just take a bit more time and it gets rid of the thick of it.
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shut up ya southern softiebillgatese30 wrote:thats becasue you live in greenland...........sorry......scotland.....you've always got the heater on haven't you.........ya big girl320Touring wrote:at eye level?get some cushionsKDS wrote: Yeah, man! They're right up there at eye level. When the sun hits them the wrong way you can see halfway down the duct. Looks nasty!
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I usually have the blower on all the time anyway, so air never has time to drop dust etc.
my e30 is driven, no cleaned
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