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May 2, 2017 | 05:43 PM

vwtdi

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66 dash

What control is mounted under the dash between the driver's side fresh air vent pull and the headlight bucket switch? Thanks much.

May 2, 2017 | 05:53 PM

warrenmj

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Mine is like yours...nothing there.

May 2, 2017 | 05:55 PM

leif.anderson93

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That's where your headlight rollover switch would move to if you had factory A/C. Scary looking wires!!

May 2, 2017 | 08:37 PM

R66

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Originally Posted by warrenmj

Mine is like yours...nothing there.

Wasn't there a power top option also??? Wondering where the switch would have gone for that??

May 2, 2017 | 08:47 PM

65GGvert

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Wasn't there a power top option also??? Wondering where the switch would have gone for that??

Power top on a 66? Maybe it's a joke that's just over my head.

May 2, 2017 | 10:09 PM

68hemi

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Originally Posted by leif.anderson93

That's where your headlight rollover switch would move to if you had factory A/C. Scary looking wires!!

That is correct, otherwise the A/C duct would not fit.

May 3, 2017 | 05:51 AM

Frankie the Fink

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Originally Posted by leif.anderson93

That's where your headlight rollover switch would move to if you had factory A/C. Scary looking wires!!

Which made the dash weak in that area if a knee hit it hard enough or the housing was put in a bind, or something twisted the fresh air vent cable/bracket. That mod started in 63 with the introduction of factory A/C; early cars did not have that cutout in 63.

I've seen at least three cluster housings, of various years, broken in that spot and one forum member on here had a fourth one..

I repaired the broken area on a rare 63 cluster that had this same damage (two before and two after pictures below) which I sold to a forum member.

The point being -- be careful in this particular area when doing repairs or even when entering/exiting the car...

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