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Old Nov 20, 2024 | 08:09 AM
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Where the 1953 to 1955 dash ***** used on any other GM vehicle or are they unique to the Corvette? thanks Bob,Akron,OH
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Old Nov 20, 2024 | 08:17 AM
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thanks Chris. How do you clean the ones you use on your restored cars? My dash ***** are in good condition they just need a little TLC. Bob
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I have them recast
I have a guy that restores them
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Well.. Odd experience here that may show you have more options in certain areas. Basically, I was on the hunt for a replacement cigarette lighter **** for my 54, found one on ebay marked as for a 1954 Bel Air, bought it, and grafted it to the 12V lighter I am using. Here is a pic of a 1954 Bel Air dash. If you look, the **** for the washer / windshield wiper on the left looks the same as well as the **** on the right of the steering column; you will need to of course mind the color your are going for.


Now its possible that the **** I got from the ebay listing was wrong, but the results were good. Below is a pic of the original 6V lighter with **** next to my 12V lighter with Bel Air. The Bel Air one is brighter as it is cleaner.



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Woodrow, thanks for the information. GM used a lot of parts that were already in production when they built the Corvette, I thought the dash ***** might have been used on another car. Your lighter looks really good. Bob
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