Re: Factory AC and glovebox.

Posted by HH56 On 2012/9/23 13:54:52

Carpenter just had the standard size for 55-6 when I bought mine years ago but maybe he does have AC now. The other place selling them only lists the one size. Still like to know what is used to cover them now. My 20 year old Carpenter box has something almost like velvet or maybe velour - really thick fabric.

Still begs the question of how it's easily installed in the field. Unless I'm just unusually dense (a real possibility) can't see a way to do it without really bending the box or removing the dash. The shortened box is about 1 1/2 less in depth or roughly 15 x 7 x 7 overall yet the space between the bottom dash edge and the evaporator box - even with evap cover removed - is only 5" so won't go in the middle. I removed the radio power unit, clock and Rt side duct. While the box slid straight up, still couldn't make the turn without squishing the box. Maybe that is how they did it.

That was too much like work in removing all the extra stuff & still fighting it. I finally modified Carpenters box similar to what I did on this one. Originally held the back on with screws which were not easy to get to either so the reason for using channels here. Slid it in the front. Not a big deal at all getting it in that way - although the box needs to be 1/2 shorter than the usual AC box to slide past the dash edges and clear and then come forward to screw into place.