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Old 08-24-2005, 10:48 AM
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Very nice indeed!
 
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Old 08-24-2005, 02:01 PM
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hi brrman, whats the best way to remove the vents on the b5's? do you actuall need a special tool for this? thanks
Removing the vent is easy. It all comes out in one piece. Take two butter knives (or something equally thin and long and sturdy - no jokes there boys) and stick one in on each end between the end of the vent and the dash. You can then wiggle them until the vent slides out. It's only held on there by friction.
 
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Old 09-26-2006, 03:07 PM
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I know this is old but what did you use to make it look so good? Is there a piece I can buy that will fit into the vent?
 
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Old 09-26-2006, 03:24 PM
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He used his center vent. Filled the gaps with bondo or that type of thing and sanded it and painted.
 
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Old 09-26-2006, 03:25 PM
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holy crap.

I simply used bondo, then painted it with spray vinyl - here are some pics of the creation of the pod.
The trick is to get it perfectly sanded. I used Bondo Putty (the orange stuff) to fill in the little pinholes left by the regular bondo.
Then prime it. Then spray it with liquid vinyl (aka vinyl dye) in a dust proof environment. I took a plastic painting dropcloth and hung it from the ceiling in the garage to form a tent.






 

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wow nice work man.. this thing came back from the dead lol
 
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Old 09-26-2006, 03:51 PM
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That looks great! What radio is that and, what did you do to get that look'n so good?
 
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Old 09-26-2006, 04:03 PM
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Man thats great work! Thanks! This is just the info I need to make a vent gauge for my oil pressure gauge.
 
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Old 09-27-2006, 02:22 PM
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That looks great! What radio is that and, what did you do to get that look'n so good?
Its not a radio - its a custom car computer install. search for "carputer"
 
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Old 09-27-2006, 03:24 PM
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Awesome Brr.

I am going to go search for "carputer" right now.

So I bet you have an Ice machine installed in the glove box?


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