Dash re-fitting problem

[Jas11n]

Things I do. Just had a run out into the car-park and compared my dashboard and my bro's (we work at the same place).
Nothing different "apart" from the bracketry for the glove box and a different cover panel that extends down from the back of the glove box to a slotted clip fastened to the bulkhead below the ECU.

[Jas11n]

Strangely enough, can't find an air-con glove box in the FA, but 1000% different between mine (air-con) and my bro's (non air-con)

Yeah it does, found it

[Jas11n]

Aye but is the dashboard the same on an aircon car ?

Pretty sure it's the same. FA doesn't differentiate between air-con and non air-con, only colour differences on RHD models. Of course LHD had two different versions with the addition of the passenger airbag.

Strangely enough, can't find an air-con glove box in the FA, but 1000% different between mine (air-con) and my bro's (non air-con)

[S2central.net]

Aye but is the dashboard the same on an aircon car ?

[Jas11n]

Yup, you need an air-con glove box, they are totally different from the non air-con glove boxes and as John says above, half the size.
Mine has a funky type of double hinge to bring the glove box down and away from the heater/blower unit behind it.

[john881000]

glove box

hi
had a look on my 90 quattro with aircon

the 90 glove box is a lot smaller than my 80 avants
its half the size
can you not get the cars donor glove box set up ?(from which you got aircon system)

also my 90 dash diamensions look slightly different around that area to my 80 avant

could possibly be disignchanges in year or by the fact it has aircon

hope you get it sorted


my 1/2 pence worth
cheers
john

[Nj]

Main project thread is here http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthr...=23127&page=13

The question I have is in the project thread but since not everyone is interested in it....

when I was fitting the dash in, to get the centre part to move in at the right height and line up completely I had to remove the driver's side bracket that should hold the back of the glovebox (driver's side of the glovebox that is). This fitted perfectly in the old car with the smaller heater/blower unit but the new car has A/C and therefore is a bit bulkier.



The bracket on the other side still fits but is right up against the blower casing


Any thoughts on this anyone? I assume i'll not be able to get the glovebox on now.

cheers