Air vent damper apparatus and method

A method of installing an air vent damper apparatus in an air vent of an automotive vehicle, the method comprising:

• providing an air vent damper apparatus, including:
• first and second retention devices each having a respective body portion, wherein at least one retention device among the first and second retention devices includes at least a first catch member and at least one retention device among the first and second catch members includes a second catch member, and wherein the first and second catch members define differing damper positions;
• and
• a damper having opposed first and second edges, wherein the damper is pivotally coupled between the first and second retention devices with the first edge adjacent the first retention device and the second edge adjacent the second retention device, wherein each of the first and second edges has a respective third catch member magnetically attracted to the first and second catch members the first and second retention devices, such that the damper can be selectively configured in an first position by aligning the third catch member with the first catch member and can be selective configured in a second position by aligning the third catch member with the second catch member;
• and
• placing the air vent damper apparatus within the air vent, such that the first and second retention devices engage first and second sidewalls of the air vent.