2002 oldsmobile alero...I removed the control panel to fix a faulty connection from cd player, upon doing so the control to switch from vent to floor to defrost fell apart. There was a small metal plate with 3 small spings behind the control that fell out. I am requesting instructions or a diagram explaining how to or showing me how to insert the springs and plate back into its place

SOURCE: radio wiring color codes

u need the colors of the radio or the car wires.... here are the car wires and the radio are below that. I suggest however gettiing a wiring kit..They are around 8 dollars and well worth the money. It makes is so easy to connect a radio.
RADIO 12V|orange + at radio
RADIO GROUND Black
RADIO SWITCH yellow
POWER ANTENNA dk. green at radio LF SPEAKER tan - gray at radio or LF speaker
RF SPEAKER lt. grn - dk. grn at radio or RF speaker LR SPEAKER brown - yellow at radio or LR speaker
RR SPEAKER dk. blu - lt. blu at radio or RR speaker

Radio wiring
constant power yellow
switched power red
power antenna/amp turn on blue
illumination is orange
all speakers the one with the black stripe is the negative connection.
right rear is purple
left rear is green
left front is white
right front is grey

hope that helps ya...

SOURCE: heater control 98 chevy s10 blazer

These trucks have a problem where moisture builds up in the heater box then freezes. When this freezes and you change your heater settings it breaks the shaft for the blend door. If this is what happened you should be able to look under the dash above and to the right of the gas pedal and you will see two vaccuum accuators one of them you should be able to wiggle around the linkage if it is broke. To fix this you need to remove the entire dash to get the heater box out which involves discharging the AC and draining the coolant because the heater core and evaporator come out. Please rate.

SOURCE: Vent control

You have a vacuum leak.Defrost is the default postion(no vacuum).
See if you can locate the small black vacuum line that goes inside the vehicle on the passenger side near the heater core. The trace it back,should see it going to a canister then to the intake manifold.Make sure it is not disconnected or broken somewhere.

SOURCE: passenger door window off track

I have had the same problem with my driver door. the white pieces actually connect thew metal bracket on the window to the metal pulley that moves the window up and down. the only way to fix this is to buy a new window regulator which shouldn't cost more than $55 online (www.am-autoparts.com). the windindow regulatort comes with these plastic pieces. This is how I solved my problem. Hope this helps!!!!!!:)

SOURCE: 2002 Ford Explorer When turned to defrost air

sounds like your door blend actuator which is under the dash and a pain to replace