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brax71 Enthusiast

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late in the evening, i was finishing up the headlight over-ride "resistor trick."  i was hot, tired and mosquito-eaten; completely ready to be done and in bed.  well, that's almost always when problems start happening.  i scratched the finish on to a couple of the trim pieces, busted a couple of the plastic defrost cover louvres (sp?) and bent the attachment plug gizmo  that holds the "a-brace" trim in place.  

my question is this:  is there any way other than buying a new trim piece or using 3-M tape to get the a-brace to stay in place??? it's temporarily wedged in place and held in mostly by my rage...

Also, since i finished this rushed project, when i switch the AC to the floor vents, i get the fog spots on the windshield indicating cold air blowing on it from the defrost vent.  Thoughts?  Ideas??

Thanks!!!

One of these days, i'll learn to slow down and do things deliberately and carefully!

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

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Sorry to here your problems.  I've never ripped into the dash on a new Silverado, but I know Tom has and he may be able to help.  (What hasn't Tom taken apart or modified?)   LOL!!!  Tom is the master tinkerer...

MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

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Quote: from Shaners on 4:47 pm on Aug. 16, 2001

Sorry to here your problems.  I've never ripped into the dash on a new Silverado, but I know Tom has and he may be able to help.  (What hasn't Tom taken apart or modified?)   LOL!!!  Tom is the master tinkerer...

LOL!  Thanks.

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Brax, I'm not sure what you mean by the a-brace.  Is it near the defrost vents, under the dash?  If so, I've never got that far under the dash yet.  The closest the getting that far back is taking the insrument cluster out and experimenting with some different colored bulbs for the gauges.  

Let me know about the a-brace thing, I'd like to help if I can.

BTW, you may be able to pic up some vent louvers at a salvage yard for pretty cheap.

(Edited by MountaineerTom 99Z71 at 5:24 pm on Aug. 16, 2001)

76BBSub Enthusiast

76BBSub

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Hardest thing I've learned while working on cars/trucks...patience.  I have alot more than I used to but still seem to do basically what you did on a pretty regular basis.  You'd think I'd learn.

As for the vents, you may want to try to get them replaced on warranty, I had one break in my '96 and managed to convince the service writer to replace it under warranty.  If not, Tom is right, the junkyard should have a couple pretty cheap.

Jeff

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

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Try the warranty thing with the louvers.  I fudged up one of the center covers on my wifes minivan one time when I didn't line up the holes with the lugnuts, and Olds replaced it for me...  It's worth a try!!!

NewbieZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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Quote: from Shaners on 4:47 pm on Aug. 16, 2001

....... (What hasn't Tom taken apart or modified?)........

 

OR PAINTED RED? :biggrin:

MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

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Quote: from NewbieZ71 on 7:16 pm on Aug. 16, 2001
Quote: from Shaners on 4:47 pm on Aug. 16, 2001

....... (What hasn't Tom taken apart or modified?)........

 

OR PAINTED RED? :biggrin:

YEAAH BAABY!!:biggrin:

brax71 Enthusiast

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i don't know if it's called "a-brace" or not, i read it on something...

it's the plastic trim that runs from the front of the dash diagonally up along the door-frame.  it's just got one of those stupid metal "pluggy things" and i bent them all to heck.  i'll call a junk-yard and see if they have any silverados.

with the louvres, it's just more frustrating than anything... unless i tell someone where to look, they won't know it's broke.

ideas on the fogging window???thanks for all the help!!!!

also, to add insult to injury, after i disconnected the twilight sentinel sensor, i was attempting to put it back in to the (now empty) hole in the dash by sticking my arm all the way up there -- i forgot to do that when i had the dashboard completely out... well, i dropped the stupid thing and couldn't find it -- even after taking the dash out again...  

i'm just goingot live with the little hole in the dash.  once again, no-one will ever notice unless i point it out.

 

MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

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Ahh, I think your talking about the A-Pillar.  If it's just the little metal clips that are bent, you can get them from the dealer for fairly cheap.

I don't have any ideas on the fogging windows.

jimbello Enthusiast

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Quote:    it's temporarily wedged in place and held in mostly by my rage...

 

Sounds awfull familiar..... We must be related  :)

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