Side eyeball vent gauge install HELP
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Side eyeball vent gauge install HELP
How do you pop the side eyeball vent bezels out to put in a gauge. I read the writeup on miata.net and cannot get it to work. I think that they are talking about the center vents which are looser. Anybody done this before without doing damage??
#3
you pry the eye ball from the hole with a screw driver. it bends the dash a little, but my formed back. once out to remove the cover you need to put a small flat head in, push down the tabs and pry up at the same time. Continue steps until it pops off. check out my photobucket for finished pictures.
http://s93.photobucket.com/albums/l52/dow-tom/My%20Mx5/
http://s93.photobucket.com/albums/l52/dow-tom/My%20Mx5/
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Or you can follow this picture tutorial here:
http://www.diymiata.com/gauges.htm
Take a Ralphs card and wedge it in to push the metal tabs down and the vent will pop right out.
http://www.diymiata.com/gauges.htm
Take a Ralphs card and wedge it in to push the metal tabs down and the vent will pop right out.
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I went out and yanked on that eyeball almost as hard as I could and it did not pop out?? I am not sure what to do. I also tried prying it more......nope? Maybe I will mount them in a different spot.
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The vents consist of three pieces; a trim ring around the eyeball, the eyeball itself and a housing that extends a few inches back. Whenever I have pulled them out, the whole thing came out as one. I think i pried the outside of the trim ring the first time, but now after countless removals, i can pull the center of the eyeball and it just comes out. Once you get the whole thing out, you can see the tabs that need to be depressed to get it apart.
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