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Old 06-06-2013, 11:26 AM
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I was curious as to how I would go about removing the vents behind the rear window. I recently had the car painted and the guy didn't take them apart to clean/paint the insides so it kind of looks funny. Thanks in advanced!

Edit: My car is a 75' w/ A/C
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They are held in place with trim screws. Remove the grills and you will have access to the area beneath them.


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Originally Posted by Easy Mike
They are held in place with trim screws. Removed the grills and you will have access to the area beneath them.

So I would take them off from up top or would I have to go underneath the car?
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Your 75 has a dummy vent opening. There is no opening in the body, just a grill sitting on top of the recess where the opening was on earlier models like Alan's.
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Hi HBI,
Thanks I didn't know that!
I got my 'eraser' out.
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Originally Posted by Dboy23
I was curious as to how I would go about removing the vents behind the rear window. I recently had the car painted and the guy didn't take them apart to clean/paint the insides so it kind of looks funny. Thanks in advanced!

Edit: My car is a 75' w/ A/C
Mine is a '75 w/AC. Four screws hold each vent in, accessed from the top. I can see the gas tank shield beneath the vents--no plenum in mine. The recesses the vents fit into should be blacked out.
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My 75 AC coupe has the vent grills, SOLID fiberglass beneath that. NO opening and CANNOT see thru deck.
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Originally Posted by Alan 71
Hi HBI,
Thanks I didn't know that!
I got my 'eraser' out.
Regards,
Alan
FYI, an eraser is called a rubber in New Zealand! Just in case you should ever date a Kiwi girl!
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Originally Posted by gkz
Mine is a '75 w/AC. Four screws hold each vent in, accessed from the top. I can see the gas tank shield beneath the vents--no plenum in mine. The recesses the vents fit into should be blacked out.
Thanks for the input anyone, I think this is what I was looking for, I am going to see if I can find the screws/take them apart.
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Originally Posted by mrmagrath
FYI, an eraser is called a rubber in New Zealand! Just in case you should ever date a Kiwi girl!
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Okay, what do they call a rubber in NZ? Lou.
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Originally Posted by HBI
Your 75 has a dummy vent opening. There is no opening in the body, just a grill sitting on top of the recess where the opening was on earlier models like Alan's.
Interesting. I can see the garage floor through mine (1974).

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Originally Posted by paul 74
Interesting. I can see the garage floor through mine (1974).

That's because the vents were eliminated in 75 and only the grills remained.

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