'68 Lower Dash Pads
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Melting Slicks
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'68 Lower Dash Pads
I thought that he lower dash pads in '68 did not have the handles to open and close the vents next to the vent *****. Mine do. They are '68 because they have the ignition switch and no map pocket. Anyone heard of this?
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Hi 2s90,
The passenger's side and driver's pads shown in the Dobbin's book shows the vent with no **** to open and close it.
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Not sure what you have. Does your passenger's side pad have a map pocket?
Regards,
Alan
The passenger's side and driver's pads shown in the Dobbin's book shows the vent with no **** to open and close it.
?
Not sure what you have. Does your passenger's side pad have a map pocket?
Regards,
Alan
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Melting Slicks
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From: God's Country The Old Dominion
Alan,
Thanks. That's the problem. The NCRS Guide says no **** but mine has them and my left pad has the ignition switch (correct for '68) and the right pad does not have a map pocket.
Roy
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Melting Slicks
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Hi
My Oct 67 build 68 has no handles on any lower dash pad.
Does anybody have a pic of this dash panels with the handles ?
I have no idea what they look like or what they do.
Rgds. Günther
My Oct 67 build 68 has no handles on any lower dash pad.
Does anybody have a pic of this dash panels with the handles ?
I have no idea what they look like or what they do.
Rgds. Günther
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Melting Slicks
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From: God's Country The Old Dominion
It is more of a pull than a handle. It's to open the fresh air vent. From what I can tell it only came on '69 and later cars.
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My April built 68 does not have the ***** in the dash to open and close the fresh air vents. My hunch is that a previous owner has added them to your car.
Post pics of your dash.
Post pics of your dash.
Last edited by Easy Mike; Dec 26, 2013 at 12:26 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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Hi
Fresh air on the 68 comes through the A-Pillars out the kickpanels and this cold air vent is controlled by levers on the ctr console ( on my non AC car ).
What does this dash lever on the 69 control then. The Eyeball outlets ?
As far as I know, on the 68 , they do not have a shut off valve, do they ?
Rgds. Günther
Fresh air on the 68 comes through the A-Pillars out the kickpanels and this cold air vent is controlled by levers on the ctr console ( on my non AC car ).
What does this dash lever on the 69 control then. The Eyeball outlets ?
As far as I know, on the 68 , they do not have a shut off valve, do they ?
Rgds. Günther
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68's Do not have the *****. There is no valve to turn off the air vent. Someone added them. I changed mine, but I have the mechanism and ***** pointing to the firewall and so are invisible. Lou.
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BTW, my 68 boes not have the pulls for the vent *****.
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not to disagree with you my 68 has shut off [I believe] mechanisn from the factory, impossible to use when driving as it is behind the dash pads out of reach.
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...Just took a closer look. It seems that one of the previous owners decided to drill the dash...
Last edited by Easy Mike; Dec 28, 2013 at 08:36 AM.