[DeTomaso] Interior Parts Needed

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/6/14 14 26 3, mbefthomas at comcast.net writes:


> Looking for the following, would prefer to ask you folks first before I 
> hit
> the vendors.
> For a '74 late model car:
> - The two fiberglass kick panels that go inside the foot wells, forward of
> the center console
> 
>>>Realize that the late-dash cars used different panels; they were made of 
a rigid plastic, while the early cars used very flexible panels of a 
different shape.

I sourced a set of panels from one of the Pantera vendors (used) and they 
weren't overly expensive.

> >- The plastic ends to the three HVAC control levers
> - The three-slot plastic HVAC panel
> 
>>>Those are available in repro form and are quite cheap.   The original 
HVAC plastic levers snap off (early cars had metal levers which are much more 
solid).

> >- Bulb holder for the water temp gage (brown plastic)
> 
> >>>That's a generic thing; probably any Pantera vendor will have one lying 
around.

> >Also, I want to upgrade my dash light bulbs to slightly brighter ones, 
> there
> has been a thread on this in the past.  What size/type do I need?
> 
>>>The standard bulbs are 3W; the upgraded versions are 5W and much 
brighter.   You can even get halogen bulbs which are brighter still.

When I upgraded my center console lighting, one instrument (ammeter I 
think) proved to be much brighter than the others.   I cracked the panel open and 
switched back to a stock bulb in that one, and now they are all the same.

> >What is a good source to replace the foam the goes between the dash 
> vents
> and the heater box?
> 
>>>Dunno?   I don't think it's 'special' foam, so a hardware store would 
probably have what you need.

Good luck!

Mike
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   In a message dated 6/6/14 14 26 3, mbefthomas at comcast.net writes:

     Looking for the following, would prefer to ask you folks first
     before I hit
     the vendors.
     For a '74 late model car:
     - The two fiberglass kick panels that go inside the foot wells,
     forward of
     the center console

   >>>Realize that the late-dash cars used different panels; they were
   made of a rigid plastic, while the early cars used very flexible panels
   of a different shape.
   I sourced a set of panels from one of the Pantera vendors (used) and
   they weren't overly expensive.

     >- The plastic ends to the three HVAC control levers
     - The three-slot plastic HVAC panel

   >>>Those are available in repro form and are quite cheap.  The original
   HVAC plastic levers snap off (early cars had metal levers which are
   much more solid).

     >- Bulb holder for the water temp gage (brown plastic)

   >>>That's a generic thing; probably any Pantera vendor will have one
   lying around.

     >Also, I want to upgrade my dash light bulbs to slightly brighter
     ones, there
     has been a thread on this in the past.  What size/type do I need?

   >>>The standard bulbs are 3W; the upgraded versions are 5W and much
   brighter.  You can even get halogen bulbs which are brighter still.
   When I upgraded my center console lighting, one instrument (ammeter I
   think) proved to be much brighter than the others.  I cracked the panel
   open and switched back to a stock bulb in that one, and now they are
   all the same.

     >What is a good source to replace the foam the goes between the dash
     vents
     and the heater box?

   >>>Dunno?  I don't think it's 'special' foam, so a hardware store would
   probably have what you need.
   Good luck!
   Mike