My AAR project

[larry4406]

Very nice!

[6Pack70]

Thanks    This is more like a dash cleanup, detail and check that everything functions good than a full blown restoration.   I just can't justify spending 3 or 4 grand on the dash alone knowing that this car is going to be my driver/ local car show type Cuda.   Anything that looks like it could be trouble right away, gets replaced. 

[6Pack70]

Couple dash pics before I cover it up and store downstairs until new dash pad arrives.   Waiting until the holidays pass for that to happen.       I have a few more items to work on in the meantime. 

[6Pack70]

Does anyone know what the Orange wire that is taped off would be for?    It's in the upper left of this pic.  Black connector on it with what appears to be the original tape on the end of it.  Maybe for an option my AAR doesn't have?   

[1 Wild R/T]

Orange is dash light circuit...   BTW they reproduce the decal for wiper/lights/dimmer..

http://www.performancecargraphics.com/Dash_Stuff/Switch_Labels/E-body_Standard.htm

[anlauto]

The orange wire supplies power to the flood lamp for the heater controls....I'm surprised your car is missing the light altogether, I thought they were a standard light on all dashes  ...I'm going to check the AAR I'm taking apart....stay tuned...

[6Pack70]

Post up what you find Alan   I'd be curious why someone would have removed that light from my car. Doesn't show any signs of it ever being there but hey..ya never know.  Thanks 

[6Pack70]

Orange is dash light circuit...   BTW they reproduce the decal for wiper/lights/dimmer..

Ooh....thanks for the tip on the decal also.  Never even knew he had those decals available. I might be grabbing one of those.  Thank you 

http://www.performancecargraphics.com/Dash_Stuff/Switch_Labels/E-body_Standard.htm

[anlauto]

Post up what you find Alan   I'd be curious why someone would have removed that light from my car. Doesn't show any signs of it ever being there but hey..ya never know.  Thanks 

You're good to go ! The standard dash AAR I'm doing right now doesn't have the light either...maybe it's a rally dash thing ?

[6Pack70]

Ok great.... cuz I just gave one of those lights away to someone in need of one. Lol. Thank you for checking.

[6Pack70]

I was just thinking about this light, not being installed in my Cuda.   This car has the standard dash like many AARs, but it's optioned with the light group. Ash tray light, glove box light, map light, trunk light.... but no heater light on the instrument panel.  Strange.  Maybe it is only included with Rallye instruments. 

[Chryco Psycho]

Truely strange , I believe it should be there especially with the light pkg 

[6Pack70]

I agree with you... why it's not there is a mystery to me.   

[Cuda Cody]

Fantastic job man!   

[6Pack70]

Thanks Cody    Much appreciated..   I'm now actually looking forward to taking some of it back apart to install a new dash pad soon.  Plus , I just picked up a busted up gauge bezel with really nice original Brake and Oil red lenses.  They will soon replace the originals in mine as the white lettering is faded pretty bad.  On a side note, I ended up spending learly an entire day carefully cleaning and inspecting my original dash harness and decided to keep it and re-use it.   A new harness would be around 530 bucks and I would still be adding my Cuda's options to the new harness and quite possibly swapping out the fusebox to be more correct.  I decided it wasn't worth it unless I was having this car points judged.   I found nothing on my original harness that would make me think something could go wrong.  Additionally, the car will be fully insured.