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How to retrieve earring from defroster vent?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by chinkson02, Nov 23, 2020.

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  1. Nov 23, 2020 at 9:20 AM
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    Hello everyone! I am dumb. I set a friend's earring on the dashboard.... and it preceded to roll down into the very middle of the defroster vent. Since it is a small pearl earring, there is no chance a magnet could retrieve it. Has anybody ever had to retrieve something similar from the defroster vent or know where it might have rolled to? I have a strong feeling I will have to take apart my dash, but if anybody knows any other options, please let me know.
     
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  2. Nov 23, 2020 at 9:26 AM
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    If you have a small boroscope camera,(or find someone who does) you could insert the camera into the duct to see if you can see the earring, and then use a set of mechanical fingers to retrieve it. I would do this b4 taking dash apart
     
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  3. Nov 23, 2020 at 9:26 AM
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    You might try snaking a vacuum hose in from the blower housing. Put a nylon sock over the end. The vac might find your earring and the nylon sock will catch it preventing it from entering the vac bag.

    You might need to juryrig an attachment on the hose to snake it into the duct work.

    Other Options.
    Take the dash apart.
    Buy another pair of earrings
     
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  4. Nov 23, 2020 at 9:29 AM
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    An empty (& clean) shop vac with a piece of fuel line or something on the end, along with a boroscope sounds like the way to go
     
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    Boroscope camera and a flexible magnet with a piece of sticky tape on the end?
     
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    Be sorta like..


    [​IMG]
     
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    I am curious to learn of the "real" story behind the earring loss. I suspect it was some kind of sex in the truck
     
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  9. Nov 23, 2020 at 11:57 AM
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    Yep…
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    How much to pearl earrings cost?
     
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    Wow! Hope its not expensive as the diamond ear ring my wife vacuumed up and threw out.:facepalm:
     
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    woah woah woah shhhh
     
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    hmmmmmm now I am off to find me a new friend with a boroscope cam :bananadance:
     
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    Simple. New friend. :eek::rofl:
     
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    Most Proctologists have them, but you might want to wipe it off first. :rofl:
     
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    Shop vac. Empty it first. Block other vents.
     
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    Which way do I go....? Boroscope, colonoscope...

    Having seen and been on the receiving end of a colonoscope; I vote for this. It's like a friggin Swiss army knife. Light, air, vacuum, camera, snips and grips. All in a convenient 15 or so footlong cable!

    :rofl::rofl:o_Oo_O:rofl:
     
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    Should be cheaper than a pearl necklace!
     
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    :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
     
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