I took my dash out of the truck when I refurbished the truck. I seen the back
side and there were not holes that were filled in, plugged, etc. I have a
aftermarket heater switch that is original, for the heater and there are
others, i.e. fog lights, defroster. I see them on e-bay all the time. They
mount under the front edge of the dash. There are several holes already there
for them. Yours sounds like something someone did as a convenience. I don't
think there were lighted switches as such during the 40 series trucks.
Merlin
--- On Fri, 12/24/10, David Caddick <docrock...@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: David Caddick <docrock...@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [old-chevy-truck] Re: 1942 Dash
To: "old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com" <old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Friday, December 24, 2010, 12:34 PM
Below my headlight switch hole are four holes. Two over two. The upper
two holes have sleaves solid riveted to the dash. Almost like a switch with a
light housing
-- Sent from my Palm Prē
On Dec 24, 2010 5:58 AM, Merlin Bellinger <firstwiz...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have an original '46 dash and several pictures if needed. Left of the
cluster is the headlight/running light switch, no other holes. Right of
the cluster, ignition switch, choke, throttle and cigarette lighter hole.
The dash was tan, but I painted it black to match the new paint scheme.
Good luck!
Merlin - '46 Chevy 1/2-ton
--- On Fri, 12/24/10, Nate <vwna...@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Nate <vwna...@yahoo.com>
Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: 1942 Dash
To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, December 24, 2010, 1:18 AM
As real as it gets ! South Wind heaters work a treat and don't reduce fuel
economy very much .
I bet you can google or wikipedia them....
My '46 (nearly identical) didn't have a tan dashboard .
The $10.00 owner's booklet will show you what goes where on the dash , I bet
The Old Car Manual Project has good pix in the parts book section too .
-Nate
Dave wrote:
>
> All of my interior is now painted the factory tan and Im starting to
assemble the dash and dont know the what items go in each hole as I did not
disassemble this truck. there are 4 holes on the left below the headlight
switch and then there are three holes to the right of the ignition switch hole.
> the glove box button hole is awaiting backordered parts but I know where
it goes.
> I had an interesting conversation with an elderly gent who asked if I had
a southwind heater in it, I said no. He began to tell me that it was a heater
with an igniter and actually burned fuel to create heat. I said wtf. driving
down the road with a fire going inside the truck on purpose??? is this real???
>
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