heating vents

[vodkakid]

the side dash vents on my s3 dont work when i open them the plastic grill covering them just gets slightly warm and thats it but as themy can get warm i guess that the pipes are still connected does anyone have the same prob and have i got to take you dash out to fix it??? no matter what setting i have the heater on it just seems to blast the windscreen

andy c

[dwaite]

Your tubes may have come off at the back and the hot air is being blown behind the dash. With no where to go, this warm air finds its easiest way out, through any opening.
Looks like its out with the tool kit mate.
Good luck.
Regards.
Dean.

[kennyw]

Before you go ripping out the dash, I would suggest checking the hose connections located to the side of each of the footwells. You have to be a bit of a contortionist
(never waz good at spellling!!!!)

KennyW

[vodkakid]

why are the pipes in the footwell and not connected to the back of the vent???

andy c

[johno]

If yours is like mine then the dashboard vents are fresh air vents fed from pipes connected to collectors located in the front of the bonnet. The other pipes in the footwells are for heated air which are fed from the heater matrix inside the dash.

I would suggest that TVR designed the car to have both hot and cold air feeds. The other reality is that my feet get cold driving at this time of year and to connect the heated pipes to the cold air vents would prevent any heating of the footwells at all.

Cheers

Mark

[vodkakid]

the vents im talking about are the ones at each end of the dash not the ones in the middle, does anyone know how thy are fed because no pipes go in to them and the rear of them are covered over

andy c

[dwaite]

Andy, as i said before, these vents are rectangular in share and should have 2" hozes fixed to the back of them. My car is in bits at the moment so i shall look at where these tubes are fed from over the weekend and let you know on Monday.
Hope this helps.
Dean

[vodkakid]

mine as far as i can see have no pipe work fitted to them unless its very well hidden

andy c