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Post by xray » Fri May 26, 2006 10:43 pm

Are the brackets the same for the air grabber and the rear defrost?

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Post by road chicken » Fri May 26, 2006 11:10 pm

Yup- same metal mount. The various switches just screw onto them.

Now This brings up a question. Not of the interchangability but....

There are three mounting positions under there. but what is the third option that would mount a switch there??

Air grabber, Rear Defog. but what would be the third option???
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Post by landon1 » Fri May 26, 2006 11:20 pm

You're talking about the holes in the central area under the dash, right? What about a car that had an air grabber or rear defrost, but didn't have A/C, so it had those left and right fresh air vents (at the feet, like in trucks, yes?)? That would take up two sets and then have either the AG or the defrost. I think I saw that non-A/C cars had them, and they mounted in the center part under the dash. Anybody know if that could be why??

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Post by 1bluegtx » Fri May 26, 2006 11:33 pm

road chicken wrote:Yup- same metal mount. The various switches just screw onto them.

Now This brings up a question. Not of the interchangability but....

There are three mounting positions under there. but what is the third option that would mount a switch there??

Air grabber, Rear Defog. but what would be the third option???
Headlamp washer on the chargers also the station wagons mounted a switch here for the tail gate door unlock.

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Post by Eric » Fri May 26, 2006 11:56 pm

landon1 wrote:You're talking about the holes in the central area under the dash, right? What about a car that had an air grabber or rear defrost, but didn't have A/C, so it had those left and right fresh air vents (at the feet, like in trucks, yes?)? That would take up two sets and then have either the AG or the defrost. I think I saw that non-A/C cars had them, and they mounted in the center part under the dash. Anybody know if that could be why??
You couldn't get an Air Grabber with A/C. The fresh air vent cables are mounted in the middle under dash....A/G / defrost / tailgate switches always mounted to the left of the steering column
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Post by Eric » Fri May 26, 2006 11:59 pm

1bluegtx wrote:
road chicken wrote:Yup- same metal mount. The various switches just screw onto them.

Now This brings up a question. Not of the interchangability but....

There are three mounting positions under there. but what is the third option that would mount a switch there??

Air grabber, Rear Defog. but what would be the third option???
Headlamp washer on the chargers also the station wagons mounted a switch here for the tail gate door unlock.

BRIAN
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Did the headlamp washer switch look the same as the rest?

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Post by 1bluegtx » Sat May 27, 2006 12:09 am

Pretty much,same type bezel,same mounting bracket with light.

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Post by landon1 » Sat May 27, 2006 7:41 am

I thought the AG was off to the left, but I thought I saw a Cuda with one in the center of the dash, maybe justan ebody thing, or maybe just that's how the owner wanted it. :? I guess I never noticed sets of holes on the left side, only in the center and I thought there were 3 sets. Wait a minute, there are holes there, cuz that's where I put my choke cable. Duh! :oops:

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Post by 71440 gtx » Sat May 27, 2006 9:05 am

road chicken wrote:Yup- same metal mount. The various switches just screw onto them.

Now This brings up a question. Not of the interchangability but....

There are three mounting positions under there. but what is the third option that would mount a switch there??

Air grabber, Rear Defog. but what would be the third option???
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Post by mopar71 » Sat May 27, 2006 10:04 am

Can someone post a pic of where you guys are talking about :?
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Post by road chicken » Sat May 27, 2006 1:12 pm

mopar71 wrote:Can someone post a pic of where you guys are talking about :?
When your seated in your car, take your left hand and run it onthe bottom of the dash board, between the column and the drivers door. Where the parking brake release handle is. There are three square holes there; underneath where you have to literally get down in the foot well to see them.


Thanks for the heads up. I couldn't figure out what option I hadn't heard of. Oh well I have the rr defog and the AG. I guess that third spot will just have to be use to the Jelly doughnut ejector when I get it finished ( think Flares and Chaff on an aircraft :D :D )
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Re: Chat

Post by 1bluegtx » Sat May 27, 2006 7:41 pm

Curtis77 wrote:
1bluegtx wrote:Pretty much,same type bezel,same mounting bracket with light.
Be specific, this is not a private chat.
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Re: Chat

Post by road chicken » Sat May 27, 2006 7:59 pm

Curtis77 wrote:
1bluegtx wrote:Pretty much,same type bezel,same mounting bracket with light.
Be specific, this is not a private chat.
What are you missing out on? The only difference would be the headlight washer or tailgate SWITCH(S) and what the bezel has written on it. otherwise the mounts and style of bezel are the same.
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Post by mopar71 » Sun May 28, 2006 9:54 am

Thanks road chicken, I thought they were talking about the place where the map light is,
under the dash but above the ash tray. :oops:
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