Dashboard ventilations damages?

[Brunoc66]

Hello everybody,

I have a question regarding the 3 round ventilations that we have in the dashboard.

I just realised today something that looks like a break/crack in it which I could not understand how it would have happened, then I found out the same on each vents.

I've never noticed this before but at the same time it looks too clean and identical on each of them to be the result of a breaking part.

Pictures attached, do you all have this?

Thank you.

 

[nhcowboy28]

Not normal. Assuming you bought used. Looks like someone tried some sort of gauge mounts or something.

 

[Brunoc66]

Nope, the previous owner was not the kind of profile to do this kind of mods.
Are they removing the front vents when they change the filters? The only garage to take care of the car is the official dealership, and the car was with them last week....
As I said it looks so neat that it seems from factory but I never saw this before... very strange.

 

[StingaGT]

This was very common problem in Korea.
I've seen many Stinger owners complaining about these vent plastics cracking.
Dealer should fix this under warranty.

Show them this if they challenge you. these are postings from different owners in Korean forum

 

[Brunoc66]

Wow, indeed I'm not the only one...
Thank you for the information. I'll talk to them tomorrow and show the images

 

[nhcowboy28]

Nope, the previous owner was not the kind of profile to do this kind of mods.
Are they removing the front vents when they change the filters? The only garage to take care of the car is the official dealership, and the car was with them last week....
As I said it looks so neat that it seems from factory but I never saw this before... very strange.

It is not factory. The filter is in the glove box. That was not how the car came.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Wow, indeed I'm not the only one...
Thank you for the information. I'll talk to them tomorrow and show the images

Yours is the only one with matching double cracks positioned exactly the same across all three vents. Weird does not begin to describe this.

 

[Brunoc66]

agreed, hope this unique crack will be replaced soon.