1st Gen Tundra air vents loose

Greetings,

I have been searching for this topic and have yet to find it.. there are 2nd gens / ect. topics. but no 1st gen posts
the dash ends a/c vents are loose but still work fine and I'm wondering is there a way to tighten them, or do i need to replace them? thanks in advance.

 

They're all over Fleabay and at the salvage yards

 

Buy a used unit from ebay and take it apart. There are little "bushings" that go on the vertical tilt point of the vent on either side, yours are probably worn out

Use plastic interior pry tools. They are tricky to reinstall

You might could try some tape behind your bushings as a shim to increase the tension on your vent

The outer black housing has holes to accommodate the bushings, you'll see em. Don't lose em, they're small as fuck

 

I had to pop mine out when I upgraded to wood grain using new OEM. I'd just replace the f'n things, the part numbers are easy as shit to look up.

 

Are they vent specific, or universal? Based on what I saw 3 years ago, they appear to be universal

 

Check this
https://www.tundras.com/threads/fs-assorted-buttons-for-hvac-bezel.106328/#post-2736488

 

All I know is, when I was digging up parts for my '06, when the bare woodgrain panel arrived, and I had to move all the buttons, switches, vents, HVAC controls, other parts, etc. over, they snapped right in.

 

I'm so tempted to check the hazard button size. I've thought more than once about swapping out my black button for a red one. But I thing the red button is wider. I'm too lazy to check.

 

I don't have any of those buttons in that thread anymore. I could measure crackie, but I can't and won't take that bezel apart

I don't have the time

 

No sweat, I have access to a suitable bezel, neighbor down the street. I'll get around to it some day, IKYK.