69' dash installation
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Racer
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69' dash installation
Trying to put back together a 69' corvette that I did not take apart. upper dash pad,all instrument cluster and left and right dash panels are ready to be installed along with console. what sequence would be preferred to install these panels to make the job as easy as can be. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks Charlie
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Harrisburg Pa
Install the upper dash first because everything screws to that.
then I would install the speedo dash, center gauge then the right side, then finish the console, then the little pieces on the center and column.
I hope you already installed the air vents, kick panel vents and all the heater stuff.
then I would install the speedo dash, center gauge then the right side, then finish the console, then the little pieces on the center and column.
I hope you already installed the air vents, kick panel vents and all the heater stuff.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: warwick rhode island
this is just the way i do it, others will see it differently.
i put the center gauge panel in first, then the drivers side dash with the speedo and tach, then the passenger side dash. i put the upper dash pad in last. the only reason i do it this way is that i can reach behind all of the other pieces when the upper pad is out. it makes it easier to put wires in position when assembling. you can also get to many of the bulbs and speedo & tach cables this way. you can see behind the panels too.
i put the center gauge panel in first, then the drivers side dash with the speedo and tach, then the passenger side dash. i put the upper dash pad in last. the only reason i do it this way is that i can reach behind all of the other pieces when the upper pad is out. it makes it easier to put wires in position when assembling. you can also get to many of the bulbs and speedo & tach cables this way. you can see behind the panels too.
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From: Jeffersonville Indiana 812-288-7103
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Here are the instructions for removal.. just reverse this and you'll be fine.
The only thing that needs changed in this is file is the fact that we remove the steering column before we do anything. The reasons are 1) it makes the installation way easier. 2) It will keep you from damaging your driver side dash pad. When the dash pad is loaded with teh speedo and tach sitting it on top of the steering column to install can crush the collar made into the pad that goes around the column.
Dash pad Removal http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...lp.php?hID=105
click on supporting document.
LH dash pad Removal and install made easy. (with instructions on how to remove the steering column). http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...lp.php?hID=318
Hope this helps you,
Willcox
The only thing that needs changed in this is file is the fact that we remove the steering column before we do anything. The reasons are 1) it makes the installation way easier. 2) It will keep you from damaging your driver side dash pad. When the dash pad is loaded with teh speedo and tach sitting it on top of the steering column to install can crush the collar made into the pad that goes around the column.
Dash pad Removal http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...lp.php?hID=105
click on supporting document.
LH dash pad Removal and install made easy. (with instructions on how to remove the steering column). http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...lp.php?hID=318
Hope this helps you,
Willcox
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