68 Corvette Question
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68 Corvette Question
Is this a 68 part? It is a left lower dash light bracket. I saw some C3s use a separate little bracket but saw this one and like to know if anyone knows what year this part was used, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4612267442 Thanks AL.
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by IDOXLR8
Is this a 68 part? It is a left lower dash light bracket. I saw some C3s use a separate little bracket but saw this one and like to know if anyone knows what year this part was used, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4612267442 Thanks AL.
yeah thats it alright, better than having the bulbs just hand down or strapped in place
tim
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Originally Posted by sweethence
yeah thats it alright, better than having the bulbs just hand down or strapped in place
tim
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by IDOXLR8
Tim, any idea when they used this type bracket? I've mostly seen the small screw on ones like the use on the passenger side, AL.
your guess is a good as mine with some of these older cars, hell it may be a hafl year 68 thing like the rest of the stuff in my car. Let me know if you want a list
tim
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Originally Posted by TonyQT
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Originally Posted by sweethence
your guess is a good as mine with some of these older cars, hell it may be a hafl year 68 thing like the rest of the stuff in my car. Let me know if you want a list
tim
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by IDOXLR8
Tim, thanks but I've owned mine for over 20 years and it has drove me nuts because I have a mix of new and old design parts on mine from the factory , AL.
, AL.Yeah i have found both early and late 68 parts from my car i know it came from the factory with. i have been able to find everything except the smooth finish gauge cluster. every one ive seen is pebble finished even at my local corvette junk yard.
Ill keep looking though
you never know when youl get lucky
tim
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by Garys 68
Hmmm, my 68 vert didn't have the bulb holder either on the reset bracket. There was a separate bracket, similar to the rear compartment light bracket. Which is correct?
They both very well may be depending on what day the car came down the line. lets just say 1968 manufacturing practices were not neccesarily an exact science. especialyy since it was the first year of the body style.
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Originally Posted by sweethence
Yeah i have found both early and late 68 parts from my car i know it came from the factory with. i have been able to find everything except the smooth finish gauge cluster. every one ive seen is pebble finished even at my local corvette junk yard.
Ill keep looking though
you never know when youl get lucky
tim
Ill keep looking though
you never know when youl get lucky
tim
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Originally Posted by Garys 68
Hmmm, my 68 vert didn't have the bulb holder either on the reset bracket. There was a separate bracket, similar to the rear compartment light bracket. Which is correct?
(no offense) Mine too! 
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Originally Posted by 68rdstr
My 68 has the the trip reset bracket with light on the driverside. The passengerside and rear compartment light brackets are the same.
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