DIY Fail!
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DIY Fail!
I tried to do a DIY install of a VAIS iPod integration unit, but I could not get the air vents off. I think I may have broken a clip or two....ok, maybe three, but I am not sure. Anyway, I plan on taking it into a pro shop so they can do it for me. I hope the fact that I may have broken a clip or two does not make it hard to remove the air vents.
Everybody starts somewhere or another, these are the experiences we learn from. Without actually doing it yourself, you don't gain anything. Even though you broke some clips, you know what to do next time. Don't let this stop you from doing other things down the road.
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times 2, stuff gets broken at times and thats way they make replacement parts.
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flathead screwdriver + cloth ftw. 
break more, learn more. I started breaking my Honda when I was 16, now I'm pretty good at DIYing. I've broken a crap ton of stuff ranging from corner lights to amplifiers to Gameboys, don't let it stop you. Yesterday I just learned that wet-sanding does not repair brushed aluminum.
break more, learn more. I started breaking my Honda when I was 16, now I'm pretty good at DIYing. I've broken a crap ton of stuff ranging from corner lights to amplifiers to Gameboys, don't let it stop you. Yesterday I just learned that wet-sanding does not repair brushed aluminum.
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flathead screwdriver + cloth ftw.
break more, learn more. I started breaking my Honda when I was 16, now I'm pretty good at DIYing. I've broken a crap ton of stuff ranging from corner lights to amplifiers to Gameboys, don't let it stop you. Yesterday I just learned that wet-sanding does not repair brushed aluminum.
break more, learn more. I started breaking my Honda when I was 16, now I'm pretty good at DIYing. I've broken a crap ton of stuff ranging from corner lights to amplifiers to Gameboys, don't let it stop you. Yesterday I just learned that wet-sanding does not repair brushed aluminum.
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yeap that how you learn about your car this in my first lexus but after working on other car i have found that there really easy to work and yea you may break parts but planing and taking your time may avoid it or minimized damage
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theres 4 tabs inside the top of the air vent that need to be pushed down then you can pry the air vent from both sides gently and get the air vent out. dont unlug the two harnesses, just swing it up on top of the dash
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Hopefully u dont upgrade to a rolls royce or bently...
royce and bently are really no difference cause there more expensive i have never broken anything in my car or anybody else.. but if this your first time owning or working on any car,,then yea your going to break something...i have work installing music and complete rewiring on numerous car i have work on but common sense and experience goes a long way and the most important part ...is ask if your no sure on something case in point with rrr0005 the air vent clip can break if not pull right by the way on which car are you working on rrr0005 you didnt stated on your post
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royce and bently are really no difference cause there more expensive i have never broken anything in my car or anybody else.. but if this your first time owning or working on any car,,then yea your going to break something...i have work installing music and complete rewiring on numerous car i have work on but common sense and experience goes a long way and the most important part ...is ask if your no sure on something case in point with rrr0005 the air vent clip can break if not pull right by the way on which car are you working on rrr0005 you didnt stated on your post
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