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Hey everyone. Bought the p3 air vent Guage and got the first few trim pieces off but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing any before I start to try and pry the last top part off to get to the air vent screws. You can see them hidden in the one picture.
Any help or tricks to get them / the top part off would be appreciated.

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[djdonte]

If you cant find any fasteners for it, chances are its just clips. Are any of those bolts on the side connected to it? Also, remove your A pillar to get a better view in there. It just pulls out, and there is some type of clip thing behind it as well as a tweeter harness. For whatever reason I always have a tough time getting it back in.

You could also see if the cluster surround comes out but I doubt it. Use a plastic trim tool and gently pry at it, if it has clips you will feel it move a bit more than if its bolted down. Those clips usually need some force to be removed the first time but you shouldnt have to go crazy on it or else you can start breaking stuff.

 

[White Lightning]

Looks like it's just the 2 screws on the left and is retainered in. Those screws you see behind are probably for the dash pad above.

 

[djdonte]

That blow apart doesn’t match a V3. The screws clearly go thru the front, not the side in the standalone gauge pictures I saw. This shows screws going in the side. Perhaps that’s an ATS?

 

[White Lightning]

It's a CTS, it's because the whole piece comes out and the vent itself bolts from the back. You can see the side screws in the OP's third picture.

 

[djdonte]

It's a CTS, it's because the whole piece comes out and the vent itself bolts from the back. You can see the side screws in the OP's third picture.

Ahh ok I see now. The second picture made it make sense.

 

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Definitely a cts v. Well I found the screws that hold that top part on but I didn't end up needing to pull that off. I was able to get the vent out after finding a few hidden clips behind the more metal looking piece that holds the vent in, after that just the little retainers next to the screws that were removed were holding out in. Just needed a little more time with it. Didn't end up needing to pull the a pillar but it was a good thought.
Hopefully it helps someone down the road.
Thanks for the input everyone.

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[Rboughne1]

What is that gauge for?

 

[djdonte]

Cool man thanks for the pics.

 

[djdonte]

What is that gauge for?

P3 V3 OBD2 - Cadillac CTS Gen3 Gauge (2016-2019) – DSX Tuning

Pretty much like an Aeroforce gauge. It reads whatever OEM PIDs there are. Looks like he currently has it reading ethanol content.