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Offline TROUBLE987

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Need advice on dash pad..
« on: October 15, 2012 - 06:17:02 PM »
I'm getting ready to order a dash pad for my cuda and the question I have is if I'm going vintage air do I need to order with out ac vents?My car was a ac car and the vents are broken? Can I still get them?




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Re: Need advice on dash pad..
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2012 - 07:23:30 PM »
they are not impossible to find and may not be cheap.
but i would leave the ac dash in with the vintage air, other wise all the venting is on the bottom of the dash. also depends on how clean you want the dash to look. either way no price difference on the pad
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Re: Need advice on dash pad..
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2012 - 07:39:25 PM »
Great info, don't overpay for E-body vents, when you can use B-body parts.

http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/howto/5139_dashboard_rebuild/index.html

"Do we scour the countryside looking for E-Body A/C vents? No. We just go to our local wrecker, and pull the A/C vents from a common 1971-74 B-Body. The vent louvers can be removed by pulling the pins on the outside pivots, then sliding the center pivot to the right and then left to remove them. The vents are a drop-in interchange. Take care not to lose the spring clips, which keep the vents from flopping down."

Offline TROUBLE987

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Need advice on dash pad..
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2012 - 07:56:16 PM »
Dave I talked to Jon earlier,I had to make sure I didn't have a 3 speaker dash..I don't I called him back but he was gone..but I will call him in the morning first thing..I'm going to go with the ac dash..ill just have to find them or something..thx

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Need advice on dash pad..
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2012 - 07:57:21 PM »
Katt cool deal thx for the heads up..nice info