Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

[Paul C.]

Questions:
1. Are the screws that hold the top of the dash colored the same color as the dash? Do they have a round metal piece attached and/or a round metal collar that fits into the dash
2. Do the screws that hold the dash by the front door pillar have a flat chrome washer or a washer with a ring on it (looks like a double circle)?
3. Are the screws that hold the instrument bezel in black heads or chrome heads?

Thanks Paul

[Terry M.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

1) Yes the heads of the six dash pad screws are painted the color of the dash. They have a tapered (tapered like the head of the screw) collar. The collar is not attached to the screw and sometimes remains in the dash pad, and sometimes comes out with the screw.

2) I believe flat chrome washer, but wait for some other input, as it has been a while for me.

3) The answer is YES -- some of each. Without looking we will have to depend on others for the exact input. I am pretty sure (I recall a recent comment from Jack Humphrey -- so there is something in the recent archives) the ones going into the side are chrome. I think the one (machine screw) that goes up is black.

[Paul C.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

Can someone tellme where to purchse the collars for the dash screws?

Also what does the screw look like that holds the kick panel in. There is one screw for each one.

Thanks

[Patrick H.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

Can someone tellme where to purchse the collars for the dash screws?

Also what does the screw look like that holds the kick panel in. There is one screw for each one.

Thanks

I made the collars for the dash screws, but also found some at Bloomington several years ago that were supposed to be for a solid axle interior. It was an eyelet for the door panel or somewhere else in the interior.

Patrick

[Warren F.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

Paul,

The center instrument housing uses black screw heads two on each side and a chrome head on the center top at least on '71's

[Terry M.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

My 1970 (an early car) has chrome screws on the sides of the instrument cluster. I referenced Jack Humphry's comments above. In the post I suggested one dig out of the archives he related that painted his chrome screws black on his 1971.

I think we have a disparity here. Perhaps Reba can settle it. She has probably seen more early C3 instrument clusters than all the rest of us put together.

[Rich P.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

Paul,

Answer to question # 2 I have a picture of them in this thread.

https://www.forums.ncrs.org/showthread.php?t=68083&uid=2366

Rich

[Paul C.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

Rich:

Thanks--that does answer question #2.

Still need answers to question #3--are screws chrome or black and #1--where do you get the collars for the top dash screws.

Paul

[Patrick H.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

#1--where do you get the collars for the top dash screws.

Paul

Let me rephrase my previous answer to this question:

They are not commercially available from a vendor, definitely not as reinforcements or eyelets for a C3 dash pad. You must make/find/adapt your own.

So, in my case, I both made some and adapted some solid axle parts to work.

Patrick

[Terry M.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

Patrick & Paul (P & P )
Patrick's choice of "eyelet" is more correct than my choice of words to describe what you are looking for. Bestof luck in your search.

Good thing Rich was able to use the "search" button.

[Reba W.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

Everyone has covered the front dash screws very well.
Side screws in the bezel are chrome, even though they stick out like a sore thumb against the black bezel. (As Terry mentioned, there was a thread not long ago on this.)

The one at the top of the wiper control / vent area pointing upward is chrome and I believe has a captive washer or collar. The two facing outward in that area are black.

[Warren F.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

I don't necessarily agree with the conclusion that chrome screws were only used in the center instrument housing to attach the right and left dash pads. I posed this question on the Corvette Forum and have had many replies indicating that both chrome and black screws have been seen on '70, '71 & '72 models. There doesn't seem to be a set pattern, but rather a random use of either style throughout the three model years.

I have two original interiors with no known replacement pieces, one is standard interior, one is custom interior, one is built March 18th, the other built April 20th, one is red, one black. Both use black screws with a chrome screw used to attach the housing to the top dash pad.

[Kevin G.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

I don't necessarily agree with the conclusion that chrome screws were only used in the center instrument housing to attach the right and left dash pads. I posed this question on the Corvette Forum and have had many replies indicating that both chrome and black screws have been seen on '70, '71 & '72 models. There doesn't seem to be a set pattern, but rather a random use of either style throughout the three model years.

I have two original interiors with no known replacement pieces, one is standard interior, one is custom interior, one is built March 18th, the other built April 20th, one is red, one black. Both use black screws with a chrome screw used to attach the housing to the top dash pad.

Your's are those special black LS 6 screws! Sorry I couldn't help it lol

I read that Alan has a black screw at the wiper switch into the dash, my car has a chrome screw in that location? Seems quite random. Interesting

Kevin

[Jim T.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

Everyone has covered the front dash screws very well.
Side screws in the bezel are chrome, even though they stick out like a sore thumb against the black bezel. (As Terry mentioned, there was a thread not long ago on this.)

The one at the top of the wiper control / vent area pointing upward is chrome and I believe has a captive washer or collar. The two facing outward in that area are black.

On my original owner 1970 the above mentioned chrome screw at the top of the wiper contrtol pointing upward is chrome and does not have a captive washer or collar.

The other two horizontal mounted screws pointing towards the engine retaining the wiper control below the two screws left and right of the chrome screw are also black.

The 4 screws that screw into the dash pads through the sides of the instrument bezel are chrome. All screws are known originals.

[Reba W.]

Re: Dash & Instrument Bezel Screws 1971

In twenty-plus years of judging interiors and once running a restoration shop, I have never seen black screws in the bezel on a car I knew was original. I have seen a lot that have been changed to black because they do look much better. GM did change them to black in 1977.