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In what place I find the TT Vents and the how to install??
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http://forums.newbeetle.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26331
Also -they used to be resonably priced, but now they are pretty expensive. There should be some links on that thread.
Also -they used to be resonably priced, but now they are pretty expensive. There should be some links on that thread.
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I like mine - the centers are a little odd, but wrapped in carbon fiber and custom made tubes to sync up with the oem connection made them fully functional! Works with what I was trying with the interior.
I didn't want to do the TT vents unless I could do the centers and even then I wanted the controls to work so I could shut them on or off.
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You use a How To for install this mod?SMG said:
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The center vents need a carbon fiber custom made to install?
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No... The center vents fit a stock dash with the stock vents removed.
But, it sucks. You're sticking a round vent into an oval hole.
Also, rerouting the air though the new vents is an ordeal, not to mention getting the two vents to sit at the same angle..
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But, it sucks. You're sticking a round vent into an oval hole.
Also, rerouting the air though the new vents is an ordeal, not to mention getting the two vents to sit at the same angle..
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I'm sorry, but that information isn't really true.
They are not even close to fitting stock for the center vents. There are a few that have installed them flush and they look quite good...but they are not operable. You would have to cut the TT vents at about a 45 degree angle which destroys the mechanism for opening and shutting the vents. These are always open when the mod is done this way.
The attached the photo for in my previous post were fabricated using the stock vent back 1/3 of the vent and used metal to create a tube that would fit around the TT vent - then wrapped it with Carbon Fibler. I have pics somewhere of the process if anyone is interested.
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Bhrrific - BearJam's custom convertible with operable center TT vents in a custom glassed center console.
Audi TT - to show that they are originally supposed to be installed vertical instead of at an angle
Hollywood's setup with the cut off fully open TT vent installation.
They are not even close to fitting stock for the center vents. There are a few that have installed them flush and they look quite good...but they are not operable. You would have to cut the TT vents at about a 45 degree angle which destroys the mechanism for opening and shutting the vents. These are always open when the mod is done this way.
The attached the photo for in my previous post were fabricated using the stock vent back 1/3 of the vent and used metal to create a tube that would fit around the TT vent - then wrapped it with Carbon Fibler. I have pics somewhere of the process if anyone is interested.
Attached images are:
Bhrrific - BearJam's custom convertible with operable center TT vents in a custom glassed center console.
Audi TT - to show that they are originally supposed to be installed vertical instead of at an angle
Hollywood's setup with the cut off fully open TT vent installation.
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When I said "they fit", I meant it in the same sense that you fit inside of your bathroom.
I had the vents installed at what would have been an OEM-ish angle, had they not been too small for the holes, and had they not kept shifting around.
I cut them off about .75 inches below the metal ring and attached them with dryer ducting, it worked, just the vents could not be close, obviously.
Don't tell me my info wasn't true. It was. You just didn't understand it.
Just to prove to you that maybe I actually do know what I'm talking about, here's a picture of the brief period they were in my car before (thank god) I switched it back to normal again:
I had the vents installed at what would have been an OEM-ish angle, had they not been too small for the holes, and had they not kept shifting around.
I cut them off about .75 inches below the metal ring and attached them with dryer ducting, it worked, just the vents could not be close, obviously.
Don't tell me my info wasn't true. It was. You just didn't understand it.
Just to prove to you that maybe I actually do know what I'm talking about, here's a picture of the brief period they were in my car before (thank god) I switched it back to normal again:
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I see now that you had installed them - your past post was unclear if you had or if you had attempted then decided not to because you couldn't figure them out.
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Here's an illustration a German NB owner shared with us at the old forums and I snagged it before I attempted my install.
I just looked and it seems it is gone from the old forum as well.
So - it's in German, but here is the rough translation (for what it is worth)....
I just looked and it seems it is gone from the old forum as well.
So - it's in German, but here is the rough translation (for what it is worth)....
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I realize this is all a matter of taste/preference, but personally I never needed the center vents to turn completly "off". As a matter of fact, even before I did the TT vent install, I always left the OEM center vents "open", to get a continuous supply of nice fresh air in the cabin. Having the center vents unable to close, was not an issue as far as I was concerned. Also, for what it's worth, I personally wouldn't do the two outside vents, if you're not going to do the center ones as well. JMHO.
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I really like this mod, who cares if you can't close the vents? I too never had the need to close them
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I love your painted veritcal dash... Can i ask where you did that at or if you bought if offline?![]()
I like mine - the centers are a little odd, but wrapped in carbon fiber and custom made tubes to sync up with the oem connection made them fully functional! Works with what I was trying with the interior.
I didn't want to do the TT vents unless I could do the centers and even then I wanted the controls to work so I could shut them on or off.
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