Q: How do I replace the air flow control door within the vents?

asked by on January 15, 2017

I've looked everywhere to find some instruction or video on how to change the air flow control doors with in my vents. I'm not getting a lot of air flow in the car.

My car has 95000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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