Good luck and look forward to the progress!

 

I have the rs3 ones In my TTS, been in there for 2 years now they are still my favourite interior mod ,,, be prepared to spend a few hours ( 6 hour for me) grinding the vents down (Dremel) and to keep the bezel to close vent to need to cut the dashboard to make fit. And that's not all the 8v vents are shorter then stock TT vents so won't sit in the recess air seal hole in the dash ( the air won't blow as strong through the vent) so to solve this I bought some standard A3 8p vent (exactly same design just cheaper to buy) cut the ends off and attached them to the bottom of the 8v air vent now it will sit perfect in the seal (that's if you make the 8v vents the same length as the standard stock vents )

 

Not the best photo

 

Update

So after a lot of grinding with my wifes grinder :lol: [smiley=argue.gif] I figured out that in order to fit the vents correctly you need to do some modification to be done on the dashboard. You will need to grind the top and bottom side aw well as making a mirror hole on the other side and get both holes opened up a bit towards the bottom

After that just squize in the new vents that will be now fixed on "Open" position. And the end result if freaking amazing.

New VS Old:

End result:

 

Hey,
I’ve saw that you have the same After market radio as me,
I’m curious how did you manage to fit it so well?
Thanks mate

 

Glad you got them in , they look great 8)

 

Thanks Knight ! Total time after realising the pattern I needed to follow war 3hrs.

 

After that just squize in the new vents that will be now fixed on "Open" position.

Good work! Can you not turn the vents off then?

Also, can the originals be refitted, or are they too loose to fit now?

 

After that just squize in the new vents that will be now fixed on "Open" position.

Good work! Can you not turn the vents off then?

Also, can the originals be refitted, or are they too loose to fit now?

Vent will only be able to open and close if you cut more of a recess into the vent hole to make it work

 

So to recap.

The original vents have been replaced by the newer type that cost a fair few Bob and now don't work?

But you can pretend to be in a Mk 3 as long as you don't look at the dash pod...

Oops, I might have started a fire here...

Next DIY - placing a sticker over existing dash pod to look like a Mk 3 pod! With cut out for speedo of course... :lol: :lol:

 

So to recap.

The original vents have been replaced by the newer type that cost a fair few Bob and now don't work?

But you can pretend to be in a Mk 3 as long as you don't look at the dash pod...

Oops, I might have started a fire here...

Next DIY - placing a sticker over existing dash pod to look like a Mk 3 pod! With cut out for speedo of course... :lol: :lol:

There A3 vents :wink:

 

I see that, but they look very similar to the ones in a friends Mk3 TT

You up for the stickers for the dash idea? :lol:

 

So after all that these 8V or 8S vents don't function to open/halfway/close nor able to direct airflow?

 

So after all that these 8V or 8S vents don't function to open/halfway/close nor able to direct airflow?

Vent will only be able to open and close if you cut more of a recess into the vent hole to make it work

 

They look nicer but must admit that the air vents are not something that I've taken much notice of when I get into the car!

Chris

 

While looking at other things I came across this video

I assume this is a similar process for the TT? Not for the faint hearted anyway

 

So to recap.

The original vents have been replaced by the newer type that cost a fair few Bob and now don't work?

But you can pretend to be in a Mk 3 as long as you don't look at the dash pod...

Oops, I might have started a fire here...

Next DIY - placing a sticker over existing dash pod to look like a Mk 3 pod! With cut out for speedo of course... :lol: :lol:

As Einstein said "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
Attention whoring and trolling isnt a thing anymore. Its 2020 if you can accept gender fluid people you can accept my air vents without writing unnecessary comments :lol: :lol: :lol:

But I will answer this to the people that asked. The vents can dirrect the airflow as the previous ones could. If you push the vent is the middle knob it will close the blades for less air flow.To fully open just pull it out again thus resembling a similar effect to the open/close ring adjuster. In regards to the other subject that came up I could set them up to closed and open possition with the ring adjuster. but it will require more work to be done to the Dashboard that I am not willing to do, just in case I end up replacing the vents afterwards for whatever reason.

 

Oops, someone's touchy that their half baked go faster mod didn't work....

I am so sorry....That you can't make light of life :lol: :lol: :lol:

Life is far too short for all this seriousness!

By the way, regards gender fluid...are you trying to tell us something? :lol: :lol:

 

Oops, someone's touchy that their half baked go faster mod didn't work....

I am so sorry....That you can't make light of life :lol: :lol: :lol:

Life is far too short for all this seriousness!

By the way, regards gender fluid...are you trying to tell us something? :lol: :lol:

"Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."

― Mark Twain

 

Oooh, touchy! :lol: :lol:

Must be the fluid gender changing process... :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

Oooh, touchy! :lol: :lol:

Must be the fluid gender changing process... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Trolls gonna troll and sistas gonna cut the ball :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

Why thank you young lady/man/whatever.... :lol: :lol:

 

"Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."

― Mark Twain

Brilliant

 

"Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."

― Mark Twain

Brilliant

hahah fits like a glove to that guy :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

Looks nice mate. Would luv to mod mine like this, but I'm definitely feeling like I'd mess it up somehow. Haha

 

Never knew this was a thing. Personally I like the original vents better. I do like that one picture with the coloured insert--that's nice--but otherwise don't see a point myself. They seem more adjustable but then there's the comments that they might not actually work after modifying? The original TT ring looks better to me, the A3 ones look like, well A3 vents. Already got those...in my A3 lol. Mind you it's an 8P so the centre/adjustment part of the vents looks the same as the 8J vents, but I prefer the ring on the 8J vent. In fact I actually previously considered doing the opposite, a generation removed--putting 8J vents in an 8P.

To each their own of course...

While looking at other things I came across this video

As a side note I'm not sure what that guy is doing when he's removing the vent from the 8P lol. He's having such a hard time prying the vents out because...that's not how you do it. You're supposed to use a bent up metal clothes hangar and reach into the vent and hook the clip and release it that way. This^ guy is doing all kind of prying madness :lol: