Re: Interference of R/H turn signal light socket with A/C duct
Posted by Leeedy On 2023/11/21 22:10:38
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Ahh. Well. We know the factory didn't cut the dash-top vent holes.
The measurement is the measurement. And templates are never trustworthy in retrofits as a final and absolute gauge. Especially if downloaded from the internet.
I always say it is best to look at an actual vehicle and see how the factory did it. They couldn't have such issues. The old construction rule of "measure twice, cut once" also holds true in automotive.
A padded dash versus un-padded dash should make no difference at all. And while someone will likely argue this, it was indeed possible to order a padded dash in a Clipper or Executive.
Either way, A/C vent clearance is determined by fore/aft location of the vent. Not up or down or thickness of foam. Or pad or no pad. None of this should have an effect on the clearance.
Again, I have done several installations/retrofits of these factory air systems and never had a clearance problem. Whatever happens, I would say consider repositioning the vent rather than cutting anything just to get clearance. If things are already not clearing, cutting can only make things worse.
And remember, these Bakelite vents are brittle... old and fragile after all these years. And yes, I very well know where the clearance indentations are in the vent housings. I've had lots of these over the years. Lots.
Good luck.
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Pete '56 wrote:
I noticed the dimple" but it's on the wrong side of the vent base. Looking at my photos and your photo, the dimple is towards the L/H side whereas the socket is towards the R/H side. When I cut the holes in the top of the dash, I used the templates from the Packard drawing with the instructions on how to retrofit the car posted on this site. The vent base lays very well in the top curve of the dash. Maybe when Just Dashes redid the top pad the foam pad wasn't thick enough. I have no idea how thick the original factory pad was as the previous owner had some outfit do a real sloppy job of installing new foam on the dash top. But then again, the Clipper's didn't have padded dashes???
Ahh. Well. We know the factory didn't cut the dash-top vent holes.
The measurement is the measurement. And templates are never trustworthy in retrofits as a final and absolute gauge. Especially if downloaded from the internet.
I always say it is best to look at an actual vehicle and see how the factory did it. They couldn't have such issues. The old construction rule of "measure twice, cut once" also holds true in automotive.
A padded dash versus un-padded dash should make no difference at all. And while someone will likely argue this, it was indeed possible to order a padded dash in a Clipper or Executive.
Either way, A/C vent clearance is determined by fore/aft location of the vent. Not up or down or thickness of foam. Or pad or no pad. None of this should have an effect on the clearance.
Again, I have done several installations/retrofits of these factory air systems and never had a clearance problem. Whatever happens, I would say consider repositioning the vent rather than cutting anything just to get clearance. If things are already not clearing, cutting can only make things worse.
And remember, these Bakelite vents are brittle... old and fragile after all these years. And yes, I very well know where the clearance indentations are in the vent housings. I've had lots of these over the years. Lots.
Good luck.
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