Part Identification: Blower motor resistor cover?

[Salvagedcircuit]

I was sifting through jeep forum threads, as one does, and this mysterious piece came up. It looks like some kind of blower motor / blower motor vacuum actuator cover.

 

Does anyone know what the official name for this is?

I'd like to buy one and CAD it up so others can print one. This looks like a unicorn part to me, I don't think I've ever seen this in my brother's XJ. Wild.

[eaglescout526]

It’s a vacuum actuator motor is what it is. 

[Eagle_SX4]

It is called the Resistor Cover.

 

Item #14 in the diagram.

 https://www.moparpartsgiant.com/parts-list/1987-jeep-comanche/heater_air_conditioning/blower_motor_and_housing_heater_and_air_conditioning.html

 

I have never seen one in person but now I want one.

[Eagle_SX4]

I found one one ebay for $22.

 

[89 MJ]

Were these not standard on all trucks? I suppose it was probably easy to lose too. 

[Salvagedcircuit]

Woah, thanks for all the quick feedback guys! I never knew this part even existed.!

[pizzaman09]

My truck has it, even at 270k miles.  I could see people loosing it. 

[eaglescout526]

I didnt know we were talking about the shield haha. both my Jeeps have it.

[Salvagedcircuit]

1 hour ago, pizzaman09 said:

My truck has it, even at 270k miles.  I could see people loosing it. 

Mine has 270k and it's gon' fishin

 

7 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said:

I didnt know we were talking about the shield haha. both my Jeeps have it.

No worries!

[AZJeff]

That cover is used mostly to keep people from kicking the latticework grate on the bottom of the heater box where recirculating air enters.   The grate is plastic, and can easily be broken not someone with big feet.   It is not essential to operation of anything on the vehicle.

[Salvagedcircuit]

3 hours ago, AZJeff said:

That cover is used mostly to keep people from kicking the latticework grate on the bottom of the heater box where recirculating air enters.   The grate is plastic, and can easily be broken not someone with big feet.   It is not essential to operation of anything on the vehicle.

Yeah I kinda figured, I just want to prevent dumb passengers from kicking my unobtanium vacuum actuator