alsmith787

Hey fellows need HELP have a beautiful dash pad that is in a 1969 442 (which my olds H/O) really is but the pad is non air my 69 is A/C is there any reason when I remove my old air one that the non air one could convert with out problems dimensionally everything looks the same can any of you help me is the air & non air unit the same except for vent functionality shouldn't the components bolt right up or am I missing something please help some of you guys are great with this type of replacement don't want to start ripping apart the old dash then I run into a problem
thanksAl

joe_padavano

The non-A/C dash pads in cars WITHOUT vent windows (specifically, Holiday Coupes and convertibles) are exactly the same as A/C dash pads. The only difference is the actual vents and the blank plate in the center, all of which just bolt in from the back.

alsmith787

Thanks Joe my thought process is to remove the middle non functional vent & just remove from my old pad & install on the non air pad dimensions are exactly the same the end vents on the non air are there & I suppose we're functional for outside air venting to inside
my only concern is with 2 vents one on each end & the middle being just a blank can I assume taking off all components on my a/c pad will screw/bolt up to new pad where as converting it to a functional a/c pad???
Thanks for your helpAL

joe_padavano

Yes, just transfer all three vents from one to the other pad.