72 Lower dash pad

[Kevin G.]

My 72 Lt1 build in May, does not have the three color keyed screws or holes attaching the upper to the lower dash pad on the drivers side. The map pocket or right side does have them. Is this a later change in 72 that should be added to the JG?

Regards,

Kevin

[Patrick H.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

My 72 Lt1 build in May, does not have the three color keyed screws or holes attaching the upper to the lower dash pad on the drivers side. The map pocket or right side does have them. Is this a later change in 72 that should be added to the JG?

Regards,

Kevin

No holes at all? Nothing?

As my June car has them, I think that either a) your description is a bit off or b) you have something not quite correct.

Patrick

[Kevin G.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

No holes at all? Nothing?

As my June car has them, I think that either a) your description is a bit off or b) you have something not quite correct.

Patrick

Patrick,
Nope,nothing at all! I think it's c) ?
I did look at your photo's before posting my question. The car is from the original owner and very "untouched" condition. I highly doubt that it was ever removed and or replaced?
Take a look at the picture, what do you think?

Kevin

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[Patrick H.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

Take a look at the picture, what do you think?

Kevin

I think your carpet is dirty.

Hmmm. My next question is, did they use pads without screws in the later C3 era? Based on the cars I can look at on ebay, I don't see any years w/o screws.

So, the next question is... how is the pad attached?

Patrick

[Edward J.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

Kevin I think what you have there is a replacement panel.on the drivers side, my late april car does have the screws on both sides.

I know that I did replaced my door panels and they did not have any holes drilled for the upper part of the panels.(they were corvette america).

[Alan S.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

Hi Kevin,
72 LT-!. NICE!!!!
I think its possible that the lower pad could be held in place without the 3 screws, since there are 2 screws on the lock pillar and 2 screws from the center gauge bezel. The steering column mount exerts some upward pressure on the pad too.
You mention the original owner... do you see ANY clues anywhere that the pad might have been replaced for some reason?
Regards,
Alan

[Ed D.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

Kevin,
My 72 is a May car and it has the holes. My 74 was very original when I bought it and has the holes also. Hope this helps you. I dont think you have a problem with the pad popping out as it snaps in under the dash pad very tightly.

[Kevin G.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

I think your carpet is dirty.

Hmmm. My next question is, did they use pads without screws in the later C3 era? Based on the cars I can look at on ebay, I don't see any years w/o screws.

So, the next question is... how is the pad attached?

Patrick

Didn't get to the carpet yet,
The panel is being held in as Alan states in his post below.

I ask when are the screws installed, and are the holes pre drilled? Perhaps these were simply missed at install?

Kevin I think what you have there is a replacement panel.on the drivers side, my late april car does have the screws on both sides.

I know that I did replaced my door panels and they did not have any holes drilled for the upper part of the panels.(they were corvette america).

If you look at the entire interior you might be hard pressed to say it's not all the same age?

Hi Kevin,
72 LT-!. NICE!!!!
I think its possible that the lower pad could be held in place without the 3 screws, since there are 2 screws on the lock pillar and 2 screws from the center gauge bezel. The steering column mount exerts some upward pressure on the pad too.
You mention the original owner... do you see ANY clues anywhere that the pad might have been replaced for some reason?
Regards,
Alan

Thanks Alan!
It's another neat one for sure. No clues here or from the P/O? Really looks the same age and matches the rest of the interior perfect. There is a part number on the back of the pad just between the gauges, correct?

Kevin

[Matthew S.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

Kevin,

My LT-1 drivers dash panel has three screws.

Matt

[Roy V.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

My mid July build car has the 3 holes, this is the original dash

Regards
Roy

[Alan S.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

Hi Kevin,
Here's a couple of pictures of my 71 passenger's side dash pad. You can see the small tri-angular plates the screws go through. It's most visible in the second picture. The hole in the vinyl needs to be in just the right place or the screws hit the plate rather than the hole.
I realize we're looking at the driver's side on your car. If I had put the dash pad in (we know what that involves) and then discovered ... no holes.... I don't think I'd take the pad back out nor would I feel around for the soft spot through the vinyl with a sharp tool.
Convertible or Coupe?
Regards,
Alan

[Kevin G.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

Hi Kevin,
Here's a couple of pictures of my 71 passenger's side dash pad. You can see the small tri-angular plates the screws go through. It's most visible in the second picture. The hole in the vinyl needs to be in just the right place or the screws hit the plate rather than the hole.
I realize we're looking at the driver's side on your car. If I had put the dash pad in (we know what that involves) and then discovered ... no holes.... I don't think I'd take the pad back out nor would I feel around for the soft spot through the vinyl with a sharp tool.
Convertible or Coupe?
Regards,
Alan

Thanks for the replies everyone. The pictures are great. Still a bit of a mystery here. I contacted the original owner and they knew nothing about it and never even noticed the screws were missing. The question that I need answered is when and how were the screws installed? Were the holes pre drilled or perhaps a template?

Alan, It's a coupe and another original paint War Bonnet Yellow, LT1 with Air Conditioning and has all the paper work.

It looks like I'll be trailering it down to Kissimmee for Flight judging and a sign off I hope! Weather conditions permitting.

Regards,
Kevin

[Bill C.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

Kevin,

If I had to guess I say that durring the "covering process" the dash pad did not go through the hole punch/drill process.

The real way to know is to remove the dash pad and see if the fiberglass backing is drilled out.

The lower dash assemblies are held in place (specially on the DVR side) without the upper 3 screws in place. Very little room for up.down or L/R movement when all the surrounding dash components are in place.

Nice car BTW --- can't wait to see it in Kissimmee.

[Kevin G.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

Kevin,

If I had to guess I say that durring the "covering process" the dash pad did not go through the hole punch/drill process.

The real way to know is to remove the dash pad and see if the fiberglass backing is drilled out.

The lower dash assemblies are held in place (specially on the DVR side) without the upper 3 screws in place. Very little room for up.down or L/R movement when all the surrounding dash components are in place.

Nice car BTW --- can't wait to see it in Kissimmee.

Bill,

I'm having a hard time finding any evidence that it has been removed or replaced. With the P/O not having any knowledge of this makes it even more of a mystery. I'm wondering if there was a chance that there was a problem with the dash prior to delivery and the dealer took it upon themselves to repair/replace it? Still that leaves the question why are there no holes?

My registration for flight judging went out in today's mail. Now lets keep our fingers crossed for good trailering weather.

We'll see you there!

Kevin

[Terry M.]

Re: 72 Lower dash pad

Don't overlook the inattention to detail of the assembly line workers.