Dash Reassembly -

[GrantOv]

I'm starting to piece back my dash. It may be a few weeks as I haven't got my gauges back yet but but still quite a few things I can do in the meantime.

A couple questions I could use some help with -
1) For the center bezel air vent it could fit either way and I'm not sure which way it should be. Either with the angle down or vice versa? See pic of where I have the long or tall side towards the top.

2) To reattach a new glove box bezel I believe I need to use pressed nuts. The diameter of the plastic stud is approx 3/8". But trying the 1/2" pressed nut seems to tight. First off, are pressed nuts what is recommended for this panel? And if so, what size and where to find them as they are sort of a nonstandard item. The 1/2" is just a bit too tight for my comfort so one thought is that I could hone them out a bit with a bolt or thread cutter?? Thoughts on next steps?

Thanks!

 

[Bentworker]

On #2- that has been an issue with the repop deluxe dash panels forever. The posts are oversize. I couldn’t find the post, but I think I bought different hex speed nuts from McMaster Carr that were slightly larger.

 

[GrantOv]

Thinking about this a bit longer - perhaps something like this may be the ticket? The first is called a push on fastener and likely are difficult to remove. The second is a speed nut which I think is what Bentworker was referring to from McMaster Carr. Anyone else use these on the aftermarket dash panels?

 

[Moderator73]

On #1, you want the longer side on the bottom. It looks like yours is upside down. Here's a picture of what it should look like from the back side installed.

On #2, the original Stamped Nuts that fit your original bezel are available from AMK products. I don't know about variances on the reproduction sizes, because I reused my original. But if you want to try 4 new nuts here's a link:

https://www.amkproducts.com/bulk-fasteners-products/?Product_ID=12965