so how do you get a tiny piece out after it fell down the center vent???

**burner799** · 04-07-2008 10:28 PM

The plastic piece that goes onto the vdo boost gauge that the hose connects to.....accidently fell down the a/c main vent in the middle.....how fucked am on difficulty to get it out???

**CSHO1.8t** · 04-07-2008 10:35 PM

Woah, that sounds like fun. Can you rig up another piece for it instead of taking apart your dash? I'm having trouble remembering which piece that is

**burner799** · 04-07-2008 10:38 PM

its a little wider than a dime and round.....id really like to get it out.....but not if the dash has to come out. duct tape on a hook and i guess im going fishing???

its a plastic connecter from the gauge to the psi line

**NjKreuzer27** · 04-07-2008 11:22 PM

i just ordered one for my self like 5 min ago..i hope i dont fuck myself like you...

**burner799** · 04-07-2008 11:27 PM

lol you bastard thats all the help i get? i took out the cabin filter to see if it got down there....now i realized it didnt get far and am trying to fish it out with whatever i can find

.....im trying to fucking bubble gum it out....with 5 sticks of wrigleys and a wire

EDIT: so its lost forever down there wherever it went....im really upset, I've done a lot of diy maintenance and stuff on my car and cant even finish a boost gauge install cause of that stupid piece lol.

How much damage is it gonna cause being caught up in the pipes like that??

**Durkin** · 04-08-2008 12:17 AM

if all else fails.. you'll have fresh smelling air for a little while?

good luck getting it out... the part on my autometer was brass...

**Stampy** · 04-08-2008 12:20 AM

Did you try the abortion tool? I mean that long spring thing with the claw that comes out on the end. I love that thing. Saved my ass too many times.

I would figure you would have to remove the lower dash and see where the vents go.

**burner799** · 04-08-2008 12:36 AM

^^^^I wish i had one but it was too late to go get one. It could have worked but now it's somewhere down there forever. As long as it doesn't make a noise or f something up i'm fine.

I found out those pieces are called "barb" fittings. hopefully home depot carries them lol.

**Vreihenmotor6** · 04-08-2008 06:05 AM

turn the fan on really high

**Bic-Ball** · 04-08-2008 10:28 AM

do a backflip in the car

**onemoremile** · 04-08-2008 10:48 AM

Shop vac. Run the flexible hose down the vent. If you want to separate your catch then put a piece of screen, pantyhose/stocking, dryer sheet, whatever between the hose joints.

You could also close the other vents and try to blow it out. Set it on the center vents only, LO temp to close the heater core flapper, and recirc before cranking up the fan. I blew a dime out of the defroster on my old car that way.

**burner799** · 04-08-2008 04:08 PM

tried blowing it out like you said...nothing. i don't have a shop vac so i'm calling it quitsies for now. ghetto rigging some stuff to make the gauge work for now...otherwise i'll have to order a new valve online and hope this old one doesnt make noises while im driving.

**burner799** · 04-08-2008 10:10 PM

i ghetto rigged some piece for now until a new fitting comes from 42dd.......................i was only hitting 5 or so psi and realized my cars not been in chipped mode for the past 4 months or so......reconnected my controller and ooommmggg its like going from stock to chipped for the first time again. lolllll and i thought i had a boost leak......