Windscreen vents (leven)

[mb450]

I'm thinking about replacing my plastic windscreen vents with leven ones.
Do the leven ones actually replace the existing plastic ones or do they cover the plastic ones?

[Woody_450]

they are a straight swap, pull out the black plastic, replace with the shiny ones! be warned they reflect more in the windscreen

Rich

[CLN1]

They replace the existing. Just prise (carefully) the old one's out and push the new one's in.

Colin.

[JonRB]

Woody_450 said:

be warned they reflect more in the windscreen

And that reason alone is why I have always wondered why anyone would want them.

Leven should do them in matte black, I reckon.

[Woody_450]

JonRB said:

And that reason alone is why I have always wondered why anyone would want them.

I only swapped mine to remove the abundance of (cheap looking) black plastic that used to everywhere in the car! You DO get used to the reflection...eventually

Rich

[mb450]

Hmm having second thoughts about these now.

I was only looking at them because some of the existing vents have popped slightly and look a bit of a mess. I've tried pushing them back in but they don't hold.

[Woody_450]

you can see the reflection in the last pic on this blog entry...link

Rich

[Woody_450]

NB. if you drive mainly sideways the reflection cannot be seen from the door windows

[JonRB]

Woody_450 said:

NB. if you drive mainly sideways the reflection cannot be seen from the door windows

[Del 203]

JonRB said:

Woody_450 said:

be warned they reflect more in the windscreen

And that reason alone is why I have always wondered why anyone would want them.

Don't see the reflection maybe look through the screen

[banjolucknicker]

bought these for my first Chimaera a few years ago, but will not be buying them for my new one. I think it's a personal thing, but I thought they looked a little garish...

Mind you, you can always purchase and fit and see what you think, you can always change them back

[Markh]

Woody_450 said:

you can see the reflection in the last pic on this blog entry...link

Rich

Would of thought the dodgy 'bling' dash was more of a distraction!

[AlRaven]

Or do what I did and take out the standards and respray to match top of dash vinyl, no reflections, blends in nicely.

[Woody_450]

Markh said:

Would of thought the dodgy 'bling' dash was more of a distraction!

;) It's so I can get an even tan when driving! :P

Each to their own, I prefer it to the 'old man' wooden one which was cracked and well past it's best, it's just like the vents you don't notice it after you pull out of the drive, I'm looking more at the road ahead...then at the side...then ahead again

[Markh]

Woody_450 said:

Markh said:

Would of thought the dodgy 'bling' dash was more of a distraction!

;) It's so I can get an even tan when driving! :P

Each to their own, I prefer it to the 'old man' wooden one which was cracked and well past it's best, it's just like the vents you don't notice it after you pull out of the drive, I'm looking more at the road ahead...then at the side...then ahead again

Good for you, I'm not keen the 'Gentleman's club' look either, I went for the carbon fibre (ACT) dash,as you say each to his own, I do have the leven vents but have never noticed the reflection