JackHerer

When i turn my heat on the center console gets hot, is this normal. not burning hot but when i touch the side beside the seat its hot. I have an 02TLS

dsickles

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yes, heater vents run thru there to the rear seat

01tl4tl

you need to open the vent at rear of of center console
Air gets blown thru plastic ducts to their end- where its open or closed at the actual vent = air needs to escape

Close them and heat or cold builds up in the tube and radiates outward
Neat trick for keeping drinks warm or cold,,, but very bad for any cd's you have stored in there

Just open the vent and leave it open

01tl4tl

and Welcome to the forum - head for the DIY section at top of thread title list for `Cabin Air Filter DIY`
20 bucks and 30 minutes the first time to remove and replace
They are always years old and your lungs will thank you~

Rajca

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i love it, put my coffee cup in one of the cup holders, the one all the way in the back (away from the shifter) and it gets nice and warm, really warm. and when i have soda in the cup holder closest to the shifter it stays cold. weird but awesome. we got a cup heaters (jk)

xtremex626

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lmao

fsttyms1

I took my heat tubes out for the 6 speed swap. Im actually glad i did cause with the auto i was sick of my soda getting hot in minutes.

JterrorC

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i figured that the rear has vents....but i cant find the open/close rear duct...??...any pics or description of where its at i only dound out when i cut up a protein into pieces put it in a zip llock bag...i go to take one piece out n it all melted together...im like wth

01tl4tl

open rear door- look at rear of console- see the very small vent?? thats it

fsttyms1

Look at the back side (like 01tl4tl said) from the back seat. You will see the vents there.

01tl4tl

or reach back from driver seat to top rear side of console and feel around

TouringLow

yea, let me find you an online diagram of where your rear vents are. its actually very hard to find...

01tl4tl

mine is right there where you can see the thing,,, with vent lines~ and an open/close positionometer handle along with tilt of the vent

Rajca

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^x2

TouringLow

i think we may be jumping to conclusions as to how ignorant jterrocs post may be. maybe he just never saw the back of his cabin.






SIKE!

hANDYcaptd

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Let's not be too harsh on him. For the longest time, I didn't know the armrests in the back seat had cup holders. I'm never back there.

It's Clutch

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friesm2000

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at this whole trying to find the rear hvac vents




that is not so bad, because they would be hidden, and you only see them with the armrest down (but should have been seen if you where actually cleaning the whole interior)

JackHerer

i have the vent open already but the sides are still hot

fsttyms1

Seriously, when some of you buy a new vehicle do you not take the time to inspect, crawl around in it looking at thing pulling on handles etc and learn the car? There is also a thing called a manual. It should be read, there is some good information in it!
Those that dont did you know it has a sliding arm rest that opens 2 different ways? Did you know that you can crawl into the trunk close the trunk lid and you are able to open it with the safety release cable? This car also uses gas.......... I know, kinda hard to believe but it does!

01tl4tl

maybe the inner tube has come disconnected?
or you have a normal level of heat

Ck the azine meets section in your area, find a ziner and compare~

TouringLow

regardless of whether or not your rear vents are open, the whole center console will still remain hot. hot air will still pass through the ducts and things will be warm.

friesm2000

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never got my manual with my car (i did get the owner's binder though, with everything else, just no manual), but i did not really need it anyways, when i did/do need something, there is always the online version at http://owners.acura.com/landing.aspx

having them closed will proably keep the console from getting as warm with them open due to the lack of airflow through them,

anyways it is kinda nice during the seasons for me, warm in the winter, and cool in the summer from the a/c being on, and flowing through those vents, so doesn't really bother me at all

JterrorC

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lol.....haaaaaa.....u guys crack me up....honestly ive only been in the back to fix the door actuator...n i know where the vents are....im talkin about the switch to turn it on n off...i didnt look..i could care less about it...im jus wonderin...its def not in the front....

and lmao at touringlow sig.....tryin to get bac at me......u could try..but read ur sig....den read mine....YES....u wannit to put ur hoood inside ur car....lol...i on the other hand..could care less about the rear cabin section...lol....its all good tho...i aint mad at u..

friesm2000

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umm.... know the outside vents on the dash, how they have those little dials to shut off the air flow through them, that are right below them
same thing with the rear hvac, the dial is right next to them, actually it is right smack in between them (also it is vertical movement instead of horiziontal movement like the dash ones)