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f.monroe · 05-05-2016, 06:37 PM

73-76 door panels will fit other years but leave huge holes uncovered in the door so they will not look right. The 77 and up panels are larger and will cover up to 8I. The early doors used a shorter window crank shaft. It is too short to work correctly on 77 and later doors. The dash pads will need to be used with the correct year bezels. 81And up use a thicker bezel at the top. If you put a 73-80 pad the bezel will stick out at the top. WINDO thickness changed in the early 80's I think. It is thick on early trucks and thinner on later ones,

05-05-2016, 06:37 PM	#7
f.monroe Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Caldwell,Tx. Posts: 3,648	Re: 73-80 vs 81-87 interior interchangeability 73-76 door panels will fit other years but leave huge holes uncovered in the door so they will not look right. The 77 and up panels are larger and will cover up to 8I. The early doors used a shorter window crank shaft. It is too short to work correctly on 77 and later doors. The dash pads will need to be used with the correct year bezels. 81And up use a thicker bezel at the top. If you put a 73-80 pad the bezel will stick out at the top. WINDO thickness changed in the early 80's I think. It is thick on early trucks and thinner on later ones, __________________ Born and proudly residing in a Red State !