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Old Feb 11th, 2015, 11:06   #1
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Very weakly blowing to windshield driver side and passenger side does not blow at all. When turning knob to other position for example footwell air blowing strongly !
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Few likely culprits in order of likelihood:

1. the foam seals have perished and/or come loose in the ducting behind the dash - that's a dash out job and is very common as the foam Volvo used is rubbish

2. linkage to flaps motor has broken - again probably a dash out job (not sure) but you can gain access to some of the mechanisms without

3. cabin air filter is clogged and needs changing - least likely, but easiest job, needs to be done annually especially if you drive around town with lots of diesel fumes clogging things up

With those symptoms I'd reckon it's 1 - dash out is a 2-3hr job with someone who knows what they're doing or a 4-8hr job with someone who doesn't.

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search for "poor windscreen demist" on here and you'll see loads of people have the same problem
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"search for "poor windscreen demist" on here and you'll see loads of people have the same problem"

Yes I searched and read in forum - all complaining the problem but no fix.

Is there any dash out removal instruction ?
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"search for "poor windscreen demist" on here and you'll see loads of people have the same problem"

Yes I searched and read in forum - all complaining the problem but no fix.

Is there any dash out removal instruction ?
I just emailed a full set of VIDA dash out instructions to someone earlier this week. Send me your email and I can throw the instructions your way. Make sure you have some beer in the house for when you are done. This looks like a long job.
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I just emailed a full set of VIDA dash out instructions to someone earlier this week. Send me your email and I can throw the instructions your way. Make sure you have some beer in the house for when you are done. This looks like a long job.
Can you do the same for me please as after reading this thread I have realised that my airflow to the windcsreen is very poor, even with blower on 5. I will PM my email to you.
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I just emailed a full set of VIDA dash out instructions to someone earlier this week. Send me your email and I can throw the instructions your way. Make sure you have some beer in the house for when you are done. This looks like a long job.

Ok thaks.

Also i took off radio and noticed that behind radio blowing air - no matter what position the knob is ?

I took a picture :


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That's the air that should be going up to the windscreen!

(If the blower is on 0 then it shouldn't be blowing at all though.....)
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If you read through my thread "poor windscreen demist" (yes it is long, sorry) somewhere there is a link to another long thread that someone created on how to remove & refit the dash.

The VIDA instructions will be ideal but it always helps to have photos.

I recall that the author of the guide mentioned that half the time was spent "marvelling at how well everything was put together".
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That's the air that should be going up to the windscreen!

(If the blower is on 0 then it shouldn't be blowing at all though.....)
Yes blower speed 0 not bolwing.

I mean another knob position - windscreen or footwell
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