Ifallsguy

Back down a really steep hill that is rough. Maybe the shaking plus gravity will help.

barneyz71

Yeah, that might help move them around a little. I think the ones left are around the corner before it goes up into the console. I can't get the coat hanger to bend around the corner to pull them back. Also there are two dips in the duct that are a disadvantage to letting gravity help. I tried a few quick launches from a stop but I don't think it did anything. I have now removed at least 200 coins. I would have gladly thrown the whole bucket of change into the trash than to have this happen. I don't want to listen to them rattle over every little bump.


My next idea is to see if I can get a small air tube and have a little u-turn on the end. If I can get that around the corner and then open the valve to blow them back around the corner so I can work them out with the hanger.

remltr

The only problem with this is that the gerbil is going to fatten up from all the treats and then you got a stuck gerbil and then you got to wait for him to die and then it is going to get stinky.

Ifallsguy

Any way you can get the nose really high? If you can get the angle high, maybe reaching in and around with a bent coat hanger would get some of the coins moving around the corner and out the duct.

WestsydeGuy

Empty your vacuum cleaner..
Suck out items.
Dump items out of vacuum cleaner.
Your welcome

barneyz71

The coins are a good 18" into the duct. I can't see more than 6" or so into the duct, I cannot see the coins. I just know they are there as I can hear them and have pulled out over 200 so far. There are two 1" drops in the duct and also center posts that makes it very difficult to even get a coat hanger far enough in to reach the coins. Then there is a corner to go around. You couldn't get the smallest nozzle from a vacuum cleaner in more than about 6". I don't believe you could get a dime out if it isn't flat as there is just no room.
Thanks for the help but the vacuum just won't work.

barneyz71

I think this is my best option. I need to try a few sharp right hand turns before this to try to get the coins back around the corner. I just need to find a steep hill that I can stop on and spend some time.

Livoniabob

The tube on the vacuum isn't to suck the coins into the vacuum only to suck the coins onto the end of the tube.. Once you hear that one is stuck on the end you pull it out. Take off the coin and repeat.. cutting the end of the tube on a angle will make it try to pick up the coins that are laying flat..

Dneprguy

You could tape a piece of flexible hose (like a water hose) to the vacuum nozzle, and shove that in. If the coins don't fit through the hose, you could pull them out one at a time as they get sucked onto the end of the hose.

88junior

My kid dropped a piece of round candy into that duct on my 2011. It rolled with every corner I turned. I tried everything to get it out but came up empty handed. I finally had to take it to the dealer and have them take it apart and get it out. I forget what it cost but it was worth it. That thing was driving me crazy. I had them keep the candy so that one day, I can drop it in the vent on his first car.