Kick panel removal '68 442 Convertilbe
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Kick panel removal '68 442 Convertilbe
I'm trying to put new kick panels with the speakers built in in my '68 convertible. In attempting to take out the factory passenger side kick panel, I checked my assembly manual and dutifully took off the grate to find the 5 or 6 screws underneath, took them off, took the sill plate off, got it (the kick panel) loose, but can't get the ductwork attached to the kick panel out of the body of the car. I doesn't want to clear the heater box. Man, I just replaced the heater core, and had that heater box out and all apart and don't want to do that again. It looks like that ductwork is molded into the kick panel. If I could separate it, it would come out with no problem, but I think it's one piece. Any comments/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike.
Last edited by kansjfr; November 27th, 2014 at 12:25 AM.
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The duct work is part of the kick panel. It has a flange on the inner end and there is a lot of medium body filler in there to stop leaks. You just have to wiggle and jiggle carefully to get it out. The flange is what is giving you a hard time. It can be done without removing the heater box, but it would have been easier. Try that.
#4
The duct work is part of the kick panel. It has a flange on the inner end and there is a lot of medium body filler in there to stop leaks. You just have to wiggle and jiggle carefully to get it out. The flange is what is giving you a hard time. It can be done without removing the heater box, but it would have been easier. Try that.
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OK, thanks, got them both out. Weird: the passenger kickpanel was still flexible and I was able to bend it at will, but the driver's side one was real brittle, and the finish cracked off of the outside of the kickpanel, but was able to get it out. Question: do I need to put another bead of that plumber's putty that was on the original kickpanels when I replace them with the new ones? It doesn't look like the new ones fit tight enough to make a difference, and the vents on the replacement panels don't line up with the holes in the fenders like the factory ones did.
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