Defrost vent cover replacement?

[karkrazy1971]

I purchased some dash savers for my dash and one of the fins broke off on the defrost vent cover. I saw you can replace the vent on the S10, but can't find anything on the Silverado? I have a 1994 Silverado and it looks like it is part of the dash? Any suggestions on how to repair this?

 

[someotherguy]

It is unfortunately part of the whole dash shell.

There's a couple of dash overlays that cover broken dashboards but simply have an open area where the defrost vent is, so they don't help you in the case of broken defrost vent slats.

I recently found one style of dash cover that includes the defrost vent slat area. I'll warn you though that it is a very cheaply made cover that I would only recommend in the event of a seriously broken-up dash. About $70 on amazon, "Karpal" brand dash cover, definitely in the "better than nothing" category:

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Richard

 

[Erik the Awful]

All the fins are breaking off my Mustang's dash, and if I could get my 3D printer working again, I'd try and fab up a filler panel to replace them. The secret sauce may be someone getting measurements and drawing up a 3D file for the community.

 

[karkrazy1971]

It is unfortunately part of the whole dash shell.

There's a couple of dash overlays that cover broken dashboards but simply have an open area where the defrost vent is, so they don't help you in the case of broken defrost vent slats.

I recently found one style of dash cover that includes the defrost vent slat area. I'll warn you though that it is a very cheaply made cover that I would only recommend in the event of a seriously broken-up dash. About $70 on amazon, "Karpal" brand dash cover, definitely in the "better than nothing" category:

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Richard

That's what I was afraid of. The dash is in pretty good shape so I may just live with it.

 

[Orpedcrow]

All the fins are breaking off my Mustang's dash, and if I could get my 3D printer working again, I'd try and fab up a filler panel to replace them. The secret sauce may be someone getting measurements and drawing up a 3D file for the community.

I wonder if @Wildblue19 could come up with something?

 

[karkrazy1971]

I wonder if @Wildblue19 could come up with something?

3d printing a replacement vent would be a great idea. I'd be there are plenty of trucks out there that don't need the entire dash replaced

 

[Wildblue19]

I wonder if @Wildblue19 could come up with something?

I'll measure the dimensions on my truck and see what it comes out to. Long, skinny parts can 1) tend to warp in 3D prints and 2) may not be manufacturable in one solid piece.

 

[Erik the Awful]

Yeah, I was thinking about a three-piece setup on my Mustang. Then my hotend quit working and I haven't got the new hotend working right yet.

 

[Erik the Awful]

I got my 3D printer working again and printed up a test piece for my Mustang. https://www.tinkercad.com/things/b4QwIVfWFb7-s197-mustang-dash-vent-test-piece

If I can get the Mustang piece looking nice I might try the truck next. No promises. If anybody else wants to grab the model and play with it, you're welcome to. My main constraint is that I stink at CAD, so I use TinkerCAD, which doesn't have a function to bend an existing design.

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