aracoma1
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Does anybody recommend a good mechanic to fix my blend door on my 2004 Jetta TDI in the Alabama or Atlanta area? My vents have been spitting out tons of foam, and have a feeling I won't have heat this winter.
Richard55. Highly recommended.Does anybody recommend a good mechanic to fix my blend door on my 2004 Jetta TDI in the Alabama or Atlanta area? My vents have been spitting out tons of foam, and have a feeling I won't have heat this winter.
Good to know it can be done, guess I'll investigate it on my next blend door job. Although come to think of it the next job is a heater core replacement, so I'll have to pull the HVAC unit anyway. Oh well, at least I can try to see how you did it while still in the car.just did the "shortcut" blend door repair yesterday on a jetta ... took just under 3 hours ... i disagree that you can't do a good job with the dash in place ... i used hvac foil tape and it turned out great.... the alternative means breaking into the cooling system and the ac system... way too much time/money for such a simple repair
yeah i was able to get all the old foam off both sides of the blend doors ... it took some time sticking my fingers through the holes and rubbing the old foam and film off.... i used laquer thinner to clean the doors before applying the tape ... i could only access one side of the blend doors to apply the tape but this is sufficient to make the repair ... the car now has cold ac and hot heat ... most difficult part of the job is removing/replacing the front plenum for final blend door access .... take time to study how it is affixed before reinstallingGood to know it can be done, guess I'll investigate it on my next blend door job. Although come to think of it the next job is a heater core replacement, so I'll have to pull the HVAC unit anyway. Oh well, at least I can try to see how you did it while still in the car.
Were you able to do both sides of the doors and remove all the old foam?
Thanks,
Ben
going to be doing my blend door this weekend, how much time does this add to the job?If you have the dash out might as well swap out the heater core while you're in there.