Wierd Tapping Behind Dash On Ignition

[3LGODZILA]

ok about 90% of the time when i turn the key to ignition i get this tapping noise from behind the main dash, its coming from towards the middle/passenger side around the firewall and its definitely inside the car and not in the engine bay.

ill try to describe the noise. it will tap loudly about 10 times and it sounds like an electrical motor operation (example wiper motor) exept it wont be a smooth noise it will constantly go on and off hence the tapping.

im an apprentice auto leccy so fixing the prob wont be an issue its just diagnosing it thats a head f**k. i cant think of what it could be its definately not the blower motor or the wiper motor coz ive operated both quickly as ive turned ignition on and they operate fine and theres no differnece to the tapping noise. something with the passenger airbag maybe?

wonder if this is a common prob or im just lucky haha

[R31Nismoid]

Pretty sure it's a vent or something related to climate control - moving to Gen Maint... hardly a performance issue

[Luciano]

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