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PostPosted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 5:23 am    Post subject: What do you call this part that covers the vents? Reply with quote

My dash is missing these covers over the vents. Can someone tell me what they are called so I can try to find a pair? Thanks!
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

defrost vent/outlet.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, looks like I'll be watching for the next late bay parts bus Confused
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 3:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought someone was reproducing those, I can't find them on Busdepot (can't find anything there anymore Confused ), maybe Airhead, WW or CIP?
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well I'll be ... found them.
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC%2D211%2D255%2D481%2DB

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

it'd be in your best interest to find some clean, OG ones.

I have no experience w/ the repops, but have a pretty good guess as to their quality level.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

borninabus wrote:
I have no experience w/ the repops, but have a pretty good guess as to their quality level.

Agreed, unless they are cheap, somethings better than nothing until you find a real set.


OOooohhh, just looked.... $18 bones a peice, anyone have some first hand experience with them?
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

just watch for some good ones that still have all the plastic clips on the bottom. Clean them with soapy water and a tooth brush then dry for a day. Then paint with SEM black plastic paint. They'll look like new and fit right.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I went ahead and ordered the ones that CIP has and they just arrived. They look good and snapped right in. I suppose they could melt but that would mean I was getting warm air through the vents. That wouldn't be all bad! Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pics?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here you go. The bus is currently up on jack stands in the garage so it was hard to get a good picture without glare/reflection from the windshield. This is the passenger-side vent looking through the windshield from the outside.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice! The fit was okay then? They look better than I thought.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, they fit great. Not only that but they arrived very fast. I just got the shipping notice email from CIP yesterday and DHL delivered this morning.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

busdaddy wrote:
I thought someone was reproducing those, I can't find them on Busdepot (can't find anything there anymore Confused ), maybe Airhead, WW or CIP?


I still don't understand why so many people are having trouble searching the new site.

11 bucks from busdepot.

http://www.busdepot.com/j17099
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks for the feedback on these.
good to know they are a decent part.

i have a customer who's been looking for some.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bala wrote:

11 bucks from busdepot.

http://www.busdepot.com/j17099


Dang! I can't help thinking about how many beers that $14 could buy Crying or Very sad
Oh well, if mine do melt I'll know where to go next time.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

At least you got some. I ended up buying the same ones you did from CIP after the BusDepot had to backorder a pair.

I cancelled at BD - it seems like a third of the things I order from them go to backorder although it indicates in stock.

At least CIP gives an instant notice if something's out of stock - they don't let it go to your cart and be paid for if they don't have it.

So far the ones from CIP seem as good as OEM.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Same experience with Busdepot - always frustrated to put an order in and then see how much of it isn't actually available.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hill wrote:
I cancelled at BD - it seems like a third of the things I order from them go to backorder although it indicates in stock.

Nowhere on BusDepot's website does it indicate if a particular part is in stock. Ron does not run live inventory since he uses multiple suppliers, among other reasons.

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At least CIP gives an instant notice if something's out of stock - they don't let it go to your cart and be paid for if they don't have it.

And neither does BusDepot. Nothing is charged to your credit card until your order is complete and ready to be shipped. BD is far from perfect, but let's not go spreading blatant lies about a small business that does its best to serve our ACVW community.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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hill wrote:
At least CIP gives an instant notice if something's out of stock - they don't let it go to your cart and be paid for if they don't have it.

And neither does BusDepot. Nothing is charged to your credit card until your order is complete and ready to be shipped. BD is far from perfect, but let's not go spreading blatant lies about a small business that does its best to serve our ACVW community.


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