Vader or anyone that knows the duct routing:
I was working on the car tonight, and I had a plastic cap from a bottle of locktite on the dash, and well of course I bumped it and it fell into the defrost duct on the drivers side! Where does it lead to? I have the dash pad off, and all the other panels on the drivers side (under the steering wheel) off. I cant seem to see where that duct goes to. I can see where the middle upper AC duct is, but where does the Defrost duct lead to (What route). I am Neurotic about **** like this. I don't want anything rattling in the car. I have worked hard at eliminating any minor rattles this car has had, so it will really bother me to leave this in there. I wish I could see down from the top, and fit a vacuum cleaner in there, but that won't fit. Thanks for any advice!!! (89 5.7 GTA)
Later
Mike

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I'd leave it man, I really don't think that you'll ever hear it rattling around. I've dropped a buttload of things down there, sockets, caps, pens, sandwiches, little children...

 

Yeah, ditto. Just leave it.

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OK Thanks guys. There probably is a few things down there already from the previous owner. Maybe even some sandwiches or small kids. LOL
Later
Mike

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I dropped and battery down there and it came out the bottom. Then I put screens on the underside of the dash pad to keep stuff from falling down there.

 

i dropped tons of stuff down there screwdrivers, caps, pens etc..., nothing happend untill all of a sudden when i wsitch it to full defrost and went fast over a bump, i started hearing it rattle , the pice of **** rattled all day when on full defrost, but when on the way back i went over the same bump it all of a sudden stoped and i never heard of it again
so, dont worry everything will be alright

 

88.. I guess you won't be going over the bump anymore, huh?!?!?

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go over it every day.
is there a way to take it apart and clean this tube
cuz i think one of my homework assigments are in here too(lol)
j/k but i would really like to take it apart and clean it if its possible and not really difficult

 

UPDATE:::
Thanks for the advice guys. When I got to work this morning I attached a piece of small diameter long hose with tape to the end of my 5 horse Rigid wet-dry vacuum and poked it down the defrost holes. I got the piece out in about 30 seconds. This is a good way for you guys to get some of that loose change and odds and ends you have dropped into your vents out.
Later and thanks again
Mike

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ROFL. Thanks man, I needed that.. I've got this girl screaming and crying at me, UGH! Not a pretty sight.

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