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Old 02-24-2012, 03:08 PM
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Default 70 GTO A/C Center Dash Vent Restoration?

Can anyone recommend a place that can restore a center dash vent for a 70 GTO with A/C? This is the vent with the adjustable slats - not the fixed slats like on the earlier models. I think it will need to be disassembled to be "re-chromed" and detailed. Thanks!

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Old 02-24-2012, 04:16 PM
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Can anyone recommend a place that can restore a center dash vent for a 70 GTO with A/C? This is the vent with the adjustable slats - not the fixed slats like on the earlier models. I think it will need to be disassembled to be "re-chromed" and detailed. Thanks!
we used Layson's in the Pacific NW...Oregon I believe. Very good...but not cheap! Ron

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Old 02-25-2012, 08:55 PM
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we used Layson's in the Pacific NW...Oregon I believe. Very good...but not cheap! Ron
Thanks Ron, I'll check them out.

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Old 02-28-2012, 10:04 PM
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Needing to do the same, thanks for posting!

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Old 02-29-2012, 02:10 AM
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Hey guys, isn't that vent the same one used in virtually every Lemans, GTO, Catalina, Bonneville, etc... from the early 70's that came with A/C? It sure looks the same in my GTO as it does in my '74 Bonneville.

I would think that would make finding a decent one super easy, and relatively cheap. Of course, if you want to have your original redone, that's understandable, but I think it's an easy part to source otherwise...


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Old 02-29-2012, 11:44 PM
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Even if it is the same part it will still be over forty years old and in need of restoration.

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They sell these at ames for like 25 bucks...

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Old 03-01-2012, 01:34 AM
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They sell these at ames for like 25 bucks...
But they are not correct. They do not have the verticle black dividers and are a smaller diameter.

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Old 03-01-2012, 02:47 PM
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I used them years ago, but I don't remember what piece it was. I guess it was OK because I would have remembered if it turned out bad.

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