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ivery819

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Vent Removal....No Force Needed

WARNING
Follow this entirely at your own risk!

THE VEHICLE
RRS TD V6 (MY late 2006 ) Australian Spec. Paint is 4 months old

TOOL
I used a very thin plastic or nylon spatula (that is sold in hardware stores) for applying top finishing coats on plasterboard joints.
I found that this tool did absolutely no damage to my paint when used gently and always moved only nearly parallel to the panel surface.
REMEMBER It is not a lever. It is only needed to depress the central tag in the vent clips.

THE SPATULA

EDGE OF THE SPATULA

THE VENT
To release the vent you need to release the 2 clips on the lower edge of the vent first 'A' then 'B'
The top clips will release by themselves later

detail of how the clips work (to release you need to depress only the central tag of the clip )

METHOD
Removal

Slide the tool nearly parallel to & between the fender panel and the lower rear outer edge of the vent as shown

Gently move the tool vertically up (ie. slide it further between the components)DO NOT USE AS A LEVER
A click will be heard (this is the clip releasing ) Gently hold the vent slightly out to stop the just released clip re engaging
Repeat the process with the forward clip

The whole vent can now be withdrawn with a gentle vertically downward motion.

Fitting
No tools needed
First engage the two top vent clips accurately in the slots in the fender panel.
Then simply gently push the lower edge of the vent inwards until the two bottom clips engage.
Check that the vent is secure.
Hope this is useful Very Happy

Sun Feb 18 2007 3:33am

Brian Mason

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2006 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Java Black

Sure beats my "brute-force & ignorance" method that broke the tags off TWO SETS (replaced original HSE for S/C, then S/C for colour-coded pair). You'd have thought I'd learn from my first mistake.., but no! Thud Banging Head

Sun Feb 18 2007 3:39am

Kaine

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2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

great tip Ivery Thumbs Up

Sun Feb 18 2007 10:07am

ENVOY

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Excellent set of pictures with very good instructions Ivery Thumbs Up
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Sun Feb 18 2007 8:15pm

JayMann

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2006 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Buckingham Blue

But what about this?? Sad

http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic2458.html
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Sun Feb 18 2007 8:18pm

ENVOY

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AARRGGHH but those pics dont show the clever little spatula tool, or it being inserted Thumbs Up
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Sun Feb 18 2007 8:35pm

Gekko

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JayMann wrote:
But what about this??

http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic2458.html

Your method's cooler. Cool

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Wed Sep 26 2007 6:04pm

JayMann

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Mr. Green Thumbs Up
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Tue Oct 02 2007 11:06pm

gazza500

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2008 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Chawton White

yep, just fiited chromed vents. Removal and insertion a piece of p Censored iss, so were the vents!!
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Mon Oct 08 2007 4:36pm

Johngilham

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2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Java Black

JayMann great instructions. Once I managed the courage to pull it was over in seconds.
Thanks for your help.
The car styling chrome and java vents look the dogs Bow down
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Sat Oct 27 2007 6:48pm

JayMann

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That's ok mate any time if you like them that much how about making a donation to help run the forum that will be more then thanks for me Thumbs Up
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Sat Oct 27 2007 7:53pm

Johngilham

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yes will do JayMann
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Sat Oct 27 2007 8:52pm

JayMann

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Sun Oct 28 2007 10:36am

Neilt

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Absolutely brilliant, I was about to waste a Saturday morning removing wheel arch panels etc.
Well documented
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