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mikee1680



Joined: 06 Sep 2005
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Posted: 8/15/08 7:58AM    Post subject: Help with vent controls  

My car got broken into like a week ago. The center console was ripped off. I put it back together, but, found out I can't control the direction of air flow. When I turn on the ac, no air comes out of the two front vents near the radio. The only cables I found were for hot or cold air. Isn't there supposed to be more cables? Help!
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mikee1680



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Posted: 8/15/08 8:00AM    Post subject:  



This is my only picture. I only see two cables.
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burstaneurysm



Joined: 16 Oct 2006
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Location: Forest Park, IL

Posted: 8/15/08 8:50AM    Post subject:  

No, that looks right... did you make sure you put the knobs on the right posts?
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dmaul1397



Joined: 26 Sep 2007
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Posted: 8/15/08 8:52AM    Post subject:  

I guess I just dont really understand your question... The three plugs that I circled are the three for the HVAC controls.


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mikee1680



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Posted: 8/15/08 9:24AM    Post subject:  

I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a cable or wire. I can't seem to control where the air comes out.
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cherry-8



Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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Location: Northern Virginia

Posted: 8/15/08 9:58AM    Post subject:  

The air flow is controlled by two cables in a housing like the brake cables on a bicycle. The end of one cable is clamped onto the back of the defroster damper control , the other is clamped to the back of the air mix damper control (Left knob and right slider switch for circulating/recirculating air).

check out pp 55-25 - 55-27 of the manual.

HTH,

MD
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mikee1680



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Posted: 8/15/08 12:24PM    Post subject:  

cherry-8 wrote: The air flow is controlled by two cables in a housing like the brake cables on a bicycle. The end of one cable is clamped onto the back of the defroster damper control , the other is clamped to the back of the air mix damper control (Left knob and right slider switch for circulating/recirculating air).

check out pp 55-25 - 55-27 of the manual.

HTH,

MD

Got it! Thanks man! I made it more complicated than it should. I expected more than two cables to control air flow and air temp.
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cherry-8



Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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Posted: 8/15/08 1:23PM    Post subject:  

The air flow is controlled by two cables in a housing like the brake cables on a bicycle. The end of one cable is clamped onto the back of the defroster damper control , the other is clamped to the back of the air mix damper control (Left knob and right slider switch for circulating/recirculating air).

check out pp 55-25 - 55-27 of the manual.

HTH,

MD
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bB2NER



Joined: 31 May 2004
Posts: 11048
Location: God help us now

Posted: 8/15/08 2:24PM    Post subject:  

Here is a link to the factory service manual. It will show which cable does the temp and which one controls the blend doors. Good luck straightening it out and sorry that someone did that to your box. :cry:

http://www.myjdmphoenix.com/images/04_xB_Repair_Manual/
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