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Old 27-01-2007, 02:21 PM   #1
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Question jammed fan

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Just wondering if anyone knows if its possible to get access to the fan for the ventilation system under the dash? mine seems to be jammed with something.

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Old 27-01-2007, 02:33 PM   #2
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i know its behind the glove box with a plastic cover around it, unsure how easy it is to get to from there though as i have never had to access it before
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Old 27-01-2007, 02:40 PM   #3
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Take out the glove box, then try to lift up the flap, if it doesnt lift, turn on the aircon and switch to re-circ. The flap will up and you can clean out any crap that is caught in there.

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Old 27-01-2007, 03:35 PM   #4
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Done! and OMG looks like a rat has started a nest in there! must have happened when i took it off the road for a week last week
The little bastard!!

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Old 27-01-2007, 05:01 PM   #5
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Done! and OMG looks like a rat has started a nest in there! must have happened when i took it off the road for a week last week
The little bastard!!

Man, talk about taking up residence fast! LOL!

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Old 27-01-2007, 05:14 PM   #6
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Holy hell! Imaging if he was still in there and you popped the fan onto HI. Give him a bit of a haircut, and a bit of a mincing for sleeping in your car! Lol mincing indeed.
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Old 27-01-2007, 05:19 PM   #7
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Holy hell! Imaging if he was still in there and you popped the fan onto HI. Give him a bit of a haircut, and a bit of a mincing for sleeping in your car! Lol mincing indeed.
lol could be a new line of petfood - rat mince!
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Old 27-01-2007, 06:10 PM   #8
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god damn! thats a lot of c**p for a rat in a week! but at least you found out why the fan was jammed!
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