The elbows for that air thing under the hood

[Ray Dios Haque]

I am in the midst of replacing my dash. I haven't decided with what
yet, but I have peeled off the ugly cracked (and low quality) vinyl
slap-over replacment. In the process I decided this would be a good
time to take care of my cracked up and equally low quality air vent
parts. But I can't find them, and I don't know what to call them.

I need help identifying these parts, or giving them a name. Your help
is appreciated. :-)

I have found the plastic inserts that fit into the top of the dash, and
put air onto the windshield. But the plastic "elbows" that the vent
inserts snap into, I have not. What do you call those? I have turned
through a couple catalogs and searched online. Can't find them
anywhere! I have only ever had one of them, and the other was missing
when I bought the car.

For that matter, what do you call the large tank that allows fresh air
into the front of the car, and also empties out the water that pours
off the window? I would call it "fresh air intake", but I guess I
would be wrong. ;-)

Thanks!

-Ray Dios Haque

[Jim Adney]

Post by Ray Dios Haque
I am in the midst of replacing my dash. I haven't decided with what
yet, but I have peeled off the ugly cracked (and low quality) vinyl
slap-over replacment. In the process I decided this would be a good
time to take care of my cracked up and equally low quality air vent
parts. But I can't find them, and I don't know what to call them.
I need help identifying these parts, or giving them a name. Your help
is appreciated. :-)

I assume you have a beetle. What year?

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Jim Adney ***@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711 USA
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[Ray Dios Haque]

Woops! It's the little details, eh? I have a 1968 VW Beetle.

Maybe I should yank out the one I do have, and take a photo of it to
pass around. "Have you seen one of these?".

-Ray

[Remco]

BFY obsolete parts' catalog has a page pretty much dedicated to venting
stuff. Clear pictures with names and prices.
If you want to have a look at the page, I could scan it in and post it
somewhere.

Remco

[Ray Dios Haque]

Actually, you clued me in. I found it on the BFY web site. Never
heard of this place. I may be doing some other shopping here. Thanks
for the reference!

Here is the URL for anyone else that may come across this later, or is
also looking for obsolete stuff.

http://www.bfyobsoleteparts.com/volkswagen/beetle/Fresh-Air-Vents-p-1-c-53.html

-Ray