Vintage Oldsmobiles Curved Dash, Limited Touring, Models 40, 53, 66; Series 60, 70, 90

1956 olds mystery holes

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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 09:54 PM
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1956 olds mystery holes

never mide the rust holes in the dash..does anyone know what the round hole were for?
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 10:41 PM
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That's for an automatic eye to dim the headlights.
Old Feb 19, 2012 | 07:07 AM
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yep...that car had autronic eye at one time
Old Feb 19, 2012 | 08:44 AM
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Let me be the third to say it is for the Autronic Eye. Look under the hood on the left side and see if there is still a big black box there. That would be the control box for the Autronic Eye.
Old Feb 19, 2012 | 07:20 PM
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thanks...i guess i will be putting one back in instead of welding them shut
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