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Old 12-30-2025, 04:27 PM   #1
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First Porsche!

Last week I bought my first Porsche! It’s a 2001 986 Boxster. Only 26,000 miles! It’s a five speed everything runs great but I have pieces of foam coming out of the air-conditioning vents and for heater vents and defroster vents! How can I stop this without taking the dashboard apart? All suggestions are welcome. thank you in advance!

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Old 12-31-2025, 04:36 AM   #2
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Welcome Swordtwo. They all do that. A few methods to cure it, do some research here to find a solution you can work with.

In the meantime, please post some pictures of your Boxster.
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Old 12-31-2025, 06:03 PM   #3
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There's a long discussion here:
https://986forum.com/forums/performance-technical-chat/42802-interior-vent-debris-2.html
My contribution starting at post #37 shows a way to remove the stereo/center console and cut the duct get access for the repair.
More recently there have been a couple threads mentioning plastic plugs that can be inserted in the holes.

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