Help / Strange Request

btsavage · 11-02-2009, 05:15 AM

You know the air-duct that is underneath the driver's seat? I lost a large number of game pieces into that duct. Now, every time I turn sharply I hear the pieces sliding back and forth...

I really want to retrieve them so that I can continue playing. (The game is Go in case you were interested, and I lost the stones...).

I don't have a lot of money to spare. Is there a way I can easily open up this duct without damaging my car / spending money?

Thanks!

a_gray_prius · 11-02-2009, 05:37 AM

What about a modded vacuum hose on like a shop-vac? I had some douchebag break my window and I had to go that route to get at the glass fragments.

dogfriend · 11-02-2009, 11:40 AM

Shop Vac with a small nozzle to fit into the duct. You can buy a special set meant for vacuuming inside electronic enclosures (computers) or you can make your own if you are clever...

priusincc · 11-02-2009, 01:07 PM

In situations like this, I have used smaller plastic tubing (whatever size works best), sealed with duct tape on the larger vacuum hose. It will fit into the small air-duct.

I used this method once to remove pistachio nuts someone had spilled into a defroster duct.

11-02-2009, 05:15 AM	#1
btsavage Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cupertino, CA Posts: 5 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Help / Strange Request You know the air-duct that is underneath the driver's seat? I lost a large number of game pieces into that duct. Now, every time I turn sharply I hear the pieces sliding back and forth... I really want to retrieve them so that I can continue playing. (The game is Go in case you were interested, and I lost the stones...). I don't have a lot of money to spare. Is there a way I can easily open up this duct without damaging my car / spending money? Thanks!

11-02-2009, 05:37 AM	#2
a_gray_prius Rare Under-30 Priuschat Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 538 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: N/A Package: #3 Touring Thanks: 9 Thanked 32 Times in 23 Posts Friends: 9	Re: Help / Strange Request What about a modded vacuum hose on like a shop-vac? I had some douchebag break my window and I had to go that route to get at the glass fragments.

11-02-2009, 11:40 AM	#3
dogfriend Human - Animal Hybrid Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 4,967 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 288 Thanked 175 Times in 147 Posts Friends: 11	Re: Help / Strange Request Shop Vac with a small nozzle to fit into the duct. You can buy a special set meant for vacuuming inside electronic enclosures (computers) or you can make your own if you are clever...

11-02-2009, 01:07 PM	#4
priusincc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern Nevada Posts: 228 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Help / Strange Request In situations like this, I have used smaller plastic tubing (whatever size works best), sealed with duct tape on the larger vacuum hose. It will fit into the small air-duct. I used this method once to remove pistachio nuts someone had spilled into a defroster duct.

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