C2 with Air Conditioning RH air vent

[Joseph U.]

I need a RH air vent for a 1966 coup with A/C.
You can purchase a RH vent (non-A/C) on e-bay for $24.95 used and new from multiple vendors for about $50.
RH with A/C from Paragon for $95 and on e-bay for $149.
Is is possible (or reasonable anyway) to modify the non-A/C vent to function as the vent with A/C, or should I just belly up the $95? From the pictures it does not look like it would be that hard?
Joe

[Harry S.]

Re: C2 with Air Conditioning RH air vent

Joe, just to clarify. I looked at LIC and viewed their RH AC duct, it's $270.00 (has the flapper and the flapper control lever). The other model is $145.00 (and has no flapper or flapper control).

http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?Parta~ShowPicTxt~Z5Z5Z50000370a~Z5Z5Z5AAJQD~Z5Z5Z52

What are you looking at for $50 or $95??????

[Joseph U.]

Re: C2 with Air Conditioning RH air vent

Not the duct Harry, I was probably not clear enough.
I need the plastic vent grill with the slats in it that is above the kick panels as pictured below.
The first picture is a vent for an A/C car and the second is a vent for non-A/C off of the internet.
Just wondering if I could cut the vents out of the top half of the non-A/C to get a reasonable A/C vent and save a little $$$?
Joe


RH vent with A:C.jpegRH vent no A:C.jpeg

[Harry S.]

Re: C2 with Air Conditioning RH air vent

I'll share a secret with you on how they were originally made. When an AC car came down the line they took a non-AC car vent in one hand and a hacksaw in the other and cut the vent out.

The vent on my 63 feels just like they did that.

[Joseph U.]

Re: C2 with Air Conditioning RH air vent

Thanks Harry,
Looks to me like this should be easy. In judging I wonder the result would be. Why did they cut this part out anyway. I must be missing something here.
Joe

[Harry S.]

Re: C2 with Air Conditioning RH air vent

I was actually pulling you leg a bit. That grill does have a different PN in the AIM. But I believe you can make one and no one would notice.

There is a cable that runs almost through the center of the hole.