Evora 400 - help needed - removing air con vents on top of dash

[Champale]

Hello everyone,

My Evora 400 has a nearly constant annoying squeaking/creaking coming from the two vents at the top center of the dashboard.  I have looked at the Deroure diagrams (the 400 vents are different than the earlier Evoras), tried shimming the vents with thin paper then thicker rubber and neither attenuated it at all.  The only thing that seems to help is downward finger pressure on the squarish portion behind the round rotating vents.  I have pushed, pulled, twisted, etc and there seems to be nothing that will pop them off.  The screws shown in the Deroure diagram are covered by the plastic round bezel so I can't simply unscrew them.

Any tips would be very much appreciated!  Thank you!!

[au-yt]

I have the same squeak crack , did you have any success?

[Simon Bateman]

When I got my 400 new in 2018, one of my first warranty issues was to resolve a creaking/rattle coming from the drivers side air vent.

Silverstone took the original one out and replaced with a new one and reported back that a piece of plastic had broken near the fixing point and that it was probably over tightened during assembly at the factory.

Apparently it wasn't difficult to remove and could be a similar issue.

[C8RKH]

1 minute ago, Simon Bateman said:

Apparently it wasn't difficult to remove and could be a similar issue.

I think that what they want to know is "how to remove it" as opposed to how difficult it was,

[Simon Bateman]

1 hour ago, C8RKH said:

I think that what they want to know is "how to remove it" as opposed to how difficult it was,

I realise that, but just wanted to clarify the issue I had and that it required a replacement rather than shimming etc.  I'm sure Ben at Silverstone would be able to explain the removal process.

[au-yt]

I had an issue with the right hand vent. They are Ford Fiesta 09-14 S-Max Mondeo MK4... apparently.

this video is only a start as the 4XX has another ring which isn’t  flexible 

 

 

there are three

[au-yt]

OK I'm first to admit the method used in the video wont work with an EVORA.

The Issue is the way the ones in the EVORA and made is the clips are not accessible with a tool.

However if you can twist the inner ally ring they should come out, however you cannot get any purchase on the ring, some pictures.

The first and second picture is the index slot, The last picture is the inner "ally" ring I refer to.

[Champale]

Hello au-yt - I never updated this thread but I did on the other forum.  Hopefully this helps you!

how do you pop the AC vents off? | The Lotus Cars Community (lotustalk.com)

 

 

[pat_t]

thread revival... Anyone successfully managed to remove these? Any tips?

[au-yt]

May I ask the reason for wanting to remove them?

 

[pat_t]

To paint or wrap the silver ring. The silver matches nothing else in the interior and reflects on the windscreen on a sunny day... 👎🏼

[au-yt]

If you painting them then damaging the plastic ring isn't an issue as it can be repaired.

A suggestion is three stiff thing probes to probes, like long very thick feeler gauges, to push the tanks in to pull it all out together

[pat_t]

Found a solution that doesn't require removing them. As the vents are shared with Fiesta Mk7, the ford boys already have a load of these aftermarket vent ring gel decals in every colour and finish you could wish for. Very pleased with them now.

[au-yt]

These have different trim to the 400, which sorry to say, is much nicer to start with.