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Hoxviii
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 Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:23 pm Post subject: Hole in '57 dashboard, any thoughts? |
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Hi all,
I recently acquired a 1957 sedan, and it has an odd hole in the dashboard to the left of the steering wheel. It's about 7/16" in diameter, is roughly centered vertically, and is perfectly round.
Anyone have any ideas why it's there? Any accessory that would typically have a switch here?
Thanks for any input! |
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66brm
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| Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: Hole in '57 dashboard, any thoughts? |
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Windscreen washer button?
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Hoxviii
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:08 am Post subject: Re: Hole in '57 dashboard, any thoughts? |
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| 66brm wrote: |
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I think we might have something here.
Did some looking and it seems there were several accessory windscreen washers available, and one of the styles used a knob in this spot that looks like the other knobs in the '57, and would have had a hole drilled in the cowl for the nozzle.
I'll have to get a mirror out and see if there are any welded over holes from the underside of the cowl. |
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Hoxviii
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:37 pm Post subject: Re: Hole in '57 dashboard, any thoughts? |
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| 66brm wrote: |
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Sure enough is!
There are two holes in the cowl that were welded over where the nozzles would have been. You can see them with an inspection mirror and a flashlight. |
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ZENVWDRIVER
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 2:21 pm Post subject: Re: Hole in '57 dashboard, any thoughts? |
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... had a hole there too - installed an accessory plug and lighter instead...
Also, from the location of your floor mounted heater outlet - that pic seems to be a 1956... not that it matters... just FYI.
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Hoxviii
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: Hole in '57 dashboard, any thoughts? |
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| ZENVWDRIVER wrote: |
... had a hole there too - installed an accessory plug and lighter instead...
Also, from the location of your floor mounted heater outlet - that pic seems to be a 1956... not that it matters... just FYI.
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It's a very early 57.
And what's the story on that lighter? Just an exposed element and you push the button down to make it hot? Definitely a 2 hand operation it looks like. |
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