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bogwert

Member Since: 03 Sep 2016
Location: Dundee
Posts: 194

Can it be done? Bezel Louvre side air vents on a TD5

Its the time of year again when driving anywhere the side windows mist up and you can see ... nowt! Arguably in Scotland that time is between Late August and early June.

My idea is (without spending £100+ on vents) to fit Bezel Louvre vents off a Puma to the sides?

Surely someone has tried this...?

My thoughts are, take off the dash, fit in a bit of conduit pipe to the main windscreen blowers, divert it along to the side, drill a... probably square hole, and attached a Bezel vent?

Can it be done? or why can't it be done? Chris

2014 Discovery 4 TDV6 HSE
2003 Defender 90 TD5 CSW

9th Feb 2017 2:30pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4392

I have not seen those vents being used, but I do remember someone DIYing vents with bulkhead fixings and ducting...

Probably on here...

9th Feb 2017 3:56pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4392

This is Retroannocondas take on the mod

http://www.retroanaconda.com/landrover/201...demisters/

But it is not the one I remember.

9th Feb 2017 3:58pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4392

Another version from this forum;

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic33126.html

But still not the one I remember

9th Feb 2017 4:01pm

bankz5152

Member Since: 02 Feb 2017
Location: South London/North Kent
Posts: 2065

I'm planning to do the exact same thing using the above vents, I cant imagine it will be too difficult.

9th Feb 2017 4:08pm

bogwert

Member Since: 03 Sep 2016
Location: Dundee
Posts: 194

Ok, these are similar to what I had in mind.
But can you use the side air vents off a puma?

Anyone happen to know the dimensions of one? See if it will fit the side. Chris

2014 Discovery 4 TDV6 HSE
2003 Defender 90 TD5 CSW

9th Feb 2017 5:23pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4784

Could work, it just depends on the dimensions of the puma vents 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
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9th Feb 2017 5:57pm

rallysteve

Member Since: 10 Feb 2014
Location: Cumbria
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2002 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Keswick Green

think you will find you will be very limited by using those vents. The heater controls at the driver's end don't leave much room for a duct/vent to pass through.
Passenger side the rubber handle only has a small area too.

The defenderdemister kits have possibly the largest round vents you could easily fit with the convoluted tubing.

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9th Feb 2017 6:15pm

bogwert

Member Since: 03 Sep 2016
Location: Dundee
Posts: 194

Cheers rallysteve.

Reading up on it, everyone seems to have used 15-20mm conduit.

Anyone know where i could find the dimensions to a puma vent? Chris

2014 Discovery 4 TDV6 HSE
2003 Defender 90 TD5 CSW

9th Feb 2017 7:20pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4784

They're definately bigger than 20mm. More like 40 - 45mm

2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
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9th Feb 2017 7:30pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4784

But I don't know for sure, maybe someone with a puma could pop out with a tape

9th Feb 2017 7:32pm

bogwert

Member Since: 03 Sep 2016
Location: Dundee
Posts: 194

Nice one Grafty99!

Oh google is a wonderful thing.

Bezel Louvre's are 2cm x 8cm x 10cm

Got a mate with a puma so i'll ask him to double check.

Time to get the paper and scissors out! Chris

2014 Discovery 4 TDV6 HSE
2003 Defender 90 TD5 CSW

9th Feb 2017 7:34pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4784

Funnily enough this exact same mod went through my head a couple of days ago

I'm planning on implementing it slightly differently. I'm going to feed air into the top of the door card via a sealed duct. When the doors are shut air will pass into the door card and then escape between the top of the door card and glass which should hopefully demist the whole window.

I'm also planning a fan upgrade for more airflow

9th Feb 2017 7:43pm

apt100

Member Since: 05 Mar 2015
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 1547

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green

I can go out and measure if there is still a need?

9th Feb 2017 8:43pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4392

grafty99 wrote:

I'm also planning a fan upgrade for more airflow

Oooo what you thinking? Secondary inline fan motor or replace the existing one?

9th Feb 2017 9:29pm

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