Windscreen demister duct

[Wallington]

Quick question for anyone who hasn't had their car pulled apart at some point, how did the factory secure the demister Y-duct vents under the dash. Here's mine from 15 years ago, I added the stud retainers to stop them rattling. There's assembly diagrams that show more of a blurry clip and a blurry part number that doesn't come up as recognised.

Firebird dash Aircon demister crack vent by Ben, on Flickr

20221203_214804 by Ben, on Flickr

[FormTA]

Hopefully someone has something. Both of my cars were apart.

[Jack]

If I remember correctly there was a piece of felt like material wedged in between.

[Wallington]

Interesting, thanks. Anyone recall how held in place, or has car apart to look in that area?

[wheels78ta]

The stud is kept in place with a stud retainer........The stud then goes through the hole from the back of the frame.....and a type of retainer is pushed onto the stud to keep the vent in place.

[wheels78ta]

There wasn't any type of felt on mine when I took it apart.

[Wallington]

Aaah pretty much what the diagram looks like then! Excellent pics, much appreciated.

[Wallington]

Since I don't have anything like the original shaft retainer u-clip, I remembered that I had several spare door panel bird emblem retainers, same as rear speaker insulation box retainers. These also fit perfectly and can be released for removal easily if needed, unlike what I currently have to remove in the future.

Firebird windscreen demister duct door emblem retainer test by Ben, on Flickr

[sreta]

Excellent ! Thanks Ben

[Wallington]

Haha I wasn't really going for anything except conversation there, and finding an alternative to an unusual part.