Hello all , 

I have lost the passenger side air vent controller tab from my mk3 octavia ,it's the silver tipped version,  I'm strugging to find a genuine part to replace it ,  can anyone help point me in the right direction as to which other VAG cars use the same tab , or does anyone have a spare knocking around i could buy ? thanks 

Mine also broke, I changed all vents in the end (from ebay).

 

 

Happened to ours yesterday....same side ! Called at the dealers apparently NOT covered under warranty [18mth old] & a new one around £30...anyone replaced one, surely not that difficult to fit ? Then its between a scrapper £15 / £20 or a new one ?

Super easy fit, 4 tabs to pry per vent

 

Mine were from ebay (scrapped) about 80€ with shipping for all 3 front vents.

OK then, where are the approx. locations & is best to pry upper or lower locations first ? Thanks.

Vents available from Ali Express:

 

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Having a struggle removing the vent....how is it done...suppose the re fit is easier ? 

On 17/06/2020 at 15:17, Woland said:

Super easy fit, 4 tabs to pry per vent

 

Mine were from ebay (scrapped) about 80€ with shipping for all 3 front vents.

Thanks , I am scouring ebay for them

18 minutes ago, BACUPIAN said:

Having a struggle removing the vent....how is it done...suppose the re fit is easier ? 

I'll try taking a picture tomorrow (if I remember...)

 

Cheers

20 hours ago, BACUPIAN said:

Having a struggle removing the vent....how is it done...suppose the re fit is easier ? 

 Here're some pictures with the old vents. 

You have to pry the tabs with a long thin flat crew driver. It's not always easy to squeeze the screwdriver in the tab. When it's in, you pry it open. The good news is that as you change whole vent, it's not a big deal if you over-bend / brake the tabs.

 

Fitting back the new vent is just pushing them back in place

 

 



Easy.....when you know how to do it ! Thanks & will fit new one tomorrow when its daylight ! 

Been looking everywhere for this picture fantastic info thank you so much Woland

Update for center vent there are 8 clips that need pulling in 4 on the top and 4 on the bottom and a right pain to remove unless all clips are pulled fully down into retracted position (Maybe best to make it a 2 person job) once you have all clips pulled down it will pull out with a tool as above, I made the tool out of and old thin screwdriver.

 

Regards

Charles

 

ps the link above to Aliexpess is the wrong part for my mk3 Octavia as the center switch housing is different shape