72 Factory A/C vent housing
 

What is factory correct for the side A/C vent housing, Body color or black? I always thought they were supposed to be body color, but have seen so many black ones and been told by some with black housing that they were original.
Thanks, Bill

Re: 72 Factory A/C vent housing
 

usually, body color.
Sometimes, they were the trim color (dash pad/door panels/seat)
Sometimes, black.

Re: 72 Factory A/C vent housing
 

I think the black housings are replacements or repops that never got painted. My 72 has the originals and they are body color.

Re: 72 Factory A/C vent housing
 

I have seen quite a few black ones, but not sure why certain vehicles got what. They are black in my 69 (med red truck) and blue in my 71. (same as body)

Re: 72 Factory A/C vent housing
 

A lot of Highlander equipped trucks in 72' and Cheyenne Supers had black a/c housings. Typically if they had tilt columns, but there has been documented cases where there were no tilt and still had black a/c housings. Never really remember seeing pre-72's with black housings, but suppose there could be. Trevor

Re: 72 Factory A/C vent housing
 

Last year of production so maybe they just shined the paint??

Re: 72 Factory A/C vent housing
 

My 72 Super has the Parchment interior, and it has black a/c vents, black seatbelts, and a black dashpad. It also has tilt column, with the black wheel. This is how it came from the factory.