2012 135i center vent replacement

[Carusoswi]

one of the 'veins' is broken. I purchased a new vent unit. It looks as though it only clips in, no screws, but I would like to review an online video. Can anyone direct me to a video?

Thanks.

Caruso

[Carusoswi]

For anyone interested, I purchased a small plastic putty trowel that I used to pry up the top left corner of this unit so that I could get my finger under it and pull it out. I was surprised how much force was required, but since I was not reusing this unit, I didn't really care if it broke during removal (it did not break).

I had to unplug the switch in the center (flasher/door lock), and then remove that switch from the unit. There is no clue given as to how it is removed, but, after a half hour of trying, I finally grabbed a screw driver and pried the circumference of the 'hole' until the switch loosened up and removed it (it is removed by pushing it out the front side of the unit).

The switch snapped right into the new unit, and the new unit easily slipped into the dash.

I hope this message is helpful to someone on the forum who needs to change out this center vent unit.

Caruso