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ivery819

Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
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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The whole vent can now be withdrawn with a gentle vertically downward motion.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 :D

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Sun Feb 18 2007 3:33am

Brian Mason

Member Since: 31 Aug 2006
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2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Sumatra 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!

Sun Feb 18 2007 3:39am

Kaine

Member Since: 27 May 2006
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great tip Ivery

Sun Feb 18 2007 10:07am

ENVOY

Member Since: 09 Nov 2006
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Excellent set of pictures with very good instructions Ivery some of my Previous cars
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Sun Feb 18 2007 8:15pm

JayMann

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But what about this??

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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 some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
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Sun Feb 18 2007 8:35pm

Gekko

Member Since: 04 Sep 2006
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JayMann wrote:
But what about this??

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

Your method's cooler.

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Wed Sep 26 2007 6:04pm

JayMann

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Tue Oct 02 2007 11:06pm

gazza500

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yep, just fiited chromed vents. Removal and insertion a piece of p iss, so were the vents!! Chawton White TDV6 HSE with Alpaca and Rodium, Automatic Climate Control,
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Mon Oct 08 2007 4:36pm

XUJG

Member Since: 03 Aug 2006
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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

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 RRS TDV6 Gone but still around
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Sat Oct 27 2007 7:53pm

XUJG

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yes will do JayMann

Sat Oct 27 2007 8:52pm

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Sun Oct 28 2007 10:36am

Neilt

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2006 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Java Black

Absolutely brilliant, I was about to waste a Saturday morning removing wheel arch panels etc.
Well documented
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Fri Feb 01 2008 6:50pm

McBunny

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Great description! It didn't even take 10 minutes to replace both vents (including searching for the plastic ice scraper I used to pull them out)! No scratches or anything else, really great!

Thanks a lot. The Donation pays out so fast, I think I'll have to donate again in a few days...

Thu Nov 27 2008 12:15pm

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