Interior update - one step at a time - (Pics)
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Race Director
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From: Chino CA
Interior update - one step at a time - (Pics)
Thank you SOOOOO much to Willcox for finding me the right "under shifter boot" for my automatic....
(Willcox =
)
Old boot
New boot
Awesome sauce!)
By the way....where do these wires go ??? (JK!!!)
Started laying Dynamat today !!!
(Willcox =
)Old boot
New boot
Awesome sauce!)
By the way....where do these wires go ??? (JK!!!)
Started laying Dynamat today !!!
Racer
Joined: Mar 2003
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From: Klein Texas
Keep us posted. My '72 looks very similar. Two years ago I took the interior out to replace the carpet and install dynamat.
The wife told me I better finish the house remodeling first.
Now I find myself contemplating the order of the dash and console reinstallation.
The wife told me I better finish the house remodeling first.
Now I find myself contemplating the order of the dash and console reinstallation.
Team Owner
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi MRJ,
About the wires...
If you leave cookies and milk along with 5 $100 dollar bills in the car the dash fairy will visit your garage and put the wires back in place.
Regards,
Alan
About the wires...
If you leave cookies and milk along with 5 $100 dollar bills in the car the dash fairy will visit your garage and put the wires back in place.
Regards,
Alan
Team Owner
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi David,
The order of reassembly many people seem to use is:
left side dash pad
shifter console
e-brake console
center gauge cluster
right side dash pad
It's a good idea to check EVERYTHING as it goes back together so you don't discover gauges, lights, switches, controls, that don't work when you think you're finished.
Good Luck!
Regards,
Alan
The order of reassembly many people seem to use is:
left side dash pad
shifter console
e-brake console
center gauge cluster
right side dash pad
It's a good idea to check EVERYTHING as it goes back together so you don't discover gauges, lights, switches, controls, that don't work when you think you're finished.
Good Luck!
Regards,
Alan
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From: Chino CA
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Alan, you couldn't be more right about this part. I only checked a few things to make sure they worked along the way. When I was "done" I found out 3 things weren't working correctly and ended up taking most of the dash out and in about 3 more times before I got everything right.
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Looking good... 
I did a write up about taking the pads out.. just reverse it..
Corvette Dash Pad Remove and Install Instructions 68-77
http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...lp.php?hID=105
But.. I did a revision.. about the steering column a long time ago because we left it out of the original paper.
Make sure it is the last thing that you put in. And.. even if the bulbs are new.. test them before you put the dash back in. Sockets and bulbs are a common problem..
IMHO
I did a write up about taking the pads out.. just reverse it..
Corvette Dash Pad Remove and Install Instructions 68-77
http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...lp.php?hID=105
But.. I did a revision.. about the steering column a long time ago because we left it out of the original paper.
Make sure it is the last thing that you put in.
And.. even if the bulbs are new.. test them before you put the dash back in. Sockets and bulbs are a common problem.. IMHO