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Lextech · 09-19-2011, 04:30 PM

I think I will close up the radio hole in the dash and would like a center vent there. What are you guys using for vents? This would be for an AD truck, but post anything you have. It is not that I am too cheap to buy the billet ones. aI just would like the vents to look like they belong there.

Jeff

mknittle · 09-19-2011, 05:39 PM

how about making a chamber that vents through the speaker grille?

**youngrodder** · 09-19-2011, 09:03 PM

I used some from Vintage Air. They are chrome, round (which I think goes good with the round shapes in these AD trucks) plus they were only $10 each...

Here is a link to the web site.
http://www.vintageair.com/catalog11/pg53wc.pdf
I used Prt # 490535 Double vane louver chrome. But there are others as well.

Lextech · 09-20-2011, 08:22 AM

I thought about putting the center vent in the speaker grill. I also like those round A/C register/vents. Maybe I will do both. My truck is a 54---Which I really like. BUT, I Hate the 54 dash. I just got a 53 dash to retrofit. I am thinking of removing the ash tray and moving the glove box to the left and relocating the headlight switch. Then I would have enough room to have vents on the dash next to the gauges and next to the glove box. I have to give it some more thought.

Jeff

skip99 · 09-20-2011, 11:12 AM

I built mine into the dash at thr bottom, check the build

Lextech · 09-20-2011, 12:55 PM

Hey Skip,
I have checked out your thread several times---Very Nice. I am still in the thinking about stage.

Jeff

mknittle · 09-20-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Lextech

I thought about putting the center vent in the speaker grill. I also like those round A/C register/vents. Maybe I will do both. My truck is a 54---Which I really like. BUT, I Hate the 54 dash. I just got a 53 dash to retrofit. I am thinking of removing the ash tray and moving the glove box to the left and relocating the headlight switch. Then I would have enough room to have vents on the dash next to the gauges and next to the glove box. I have to give it some more thought.

Jeff

That's so cool about metal there are so many possibilities.My biggest problem is deciding on just one.

MIKEs50Chevy · 07-25-2013, 08:58 PM

Anyone have any other suggestions for vents behind the original dash speaker location? I'm installing a Vintage Air system and we've removed the center vent and used that space to install the control for the SecretAudio stereo system. I would still like a center vent for the heat and a/c. Any ideas on something that I can use behind the dash speaker grill? I'd prefer to be able to open and close it but that might be asking too much.

mknittle · 07-26-2013, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by MIKEs50Chevy

Anyone have any other suggestions for vents behind the original dash speaker location? I'm installing a Vintage Air system and we've removed the center vent and used that space to install the control for the SecretAudio stereo system. I would still like a center vent for the heat and a/c. Any ideas on something that I can use behind the dash speaker grill? I'd prefer to be able to open and close it but that might be asking too much.

Mike can you post a picture of what you have to work with? it would be a big help!

hotrodsbyray · 07-26-2013, 11:40 AM

60's t-birds had a neat double center vent that used a single knob to control the up-down and side-to-side movement of each vent. You see them on e-auction now and then. Might could be adapted in or below dash.

MIKEs50Chevy · 07-26-2013, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mknittle

Mike can you post a picture of what you have to work with? it would be a big help!

I don't have a picture of the spot, but it's the stock dash speaker spot that I'm trying to put a vent into. Does that make sense? I took out the original radio and speaker combo and rather than just have a blank space behind the speaker grill in the dash, I'm hoping to come up with a way to run a vent there but I'd really like to be able to adjust it and maybe even close it (in a perfect world). :-)

solidaxel · 07-27-2013, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mknittle

how about making a chamber that vents through the speaker grille?

That is what I did on my green truck, I think I mounted Chevelle defusers behind the grille

mknittle · 07-29-2013, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIKEs50Chevy

I don't have a picture of the spot, but it's the stock dash speaker spot that I'm trying to put a vent into. Does that make sense? I took out the original radio and speaker combo and rather than just have a blank space behind the speaker grill in the dash, I'm hoping to come up with a way to run a vent there but I'd really like to be able to adjust it and maybe even close it (in a perfect world). :-)

Yeah, I was just wondering how much room you have. With everybody doing different things no two are alike.

MIKEs50Chevy · 08-01-2013, 09:11 PM

Here is a picture showing the open speaker grill in the dash. In the bottom of the picture you can see where the control unit for the SecretAudio has been installed in the middle vent. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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09-19-2011, 04:30 PM	#1
Lextech Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oak Forest, Ill. Posts: 194	A/C Vents I think I will close up the radio hole in the dash and would like a center vent there. What are you guys using for vents? This would be for an AD truck, but post anything you have. It is not that I am too cheap to buy the billet ones. aI just would like the vents to look like they belong there. Jeff

09-19-2011, 05:39 PM	#2
mknittle Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Auburn ca. Posts: 2,886	Re: A/C Vents how about making a chamber that vents through the speaker grille? __________________ Mark My GMC build. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=536602

09-19-2011, 09:03 PM	#3
youngrodder Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotts, Michigan Posts: 3,774	Re: A/C Vents I used some from Vintage Air. They are chrome, round (which I think goes good with the round shapes in these AD trucks) plus they were only $10 each... Here is a link to the web site. http://www.vintageair.com/catalog11/pg53wc.pdf I used Prt # 490535 Double vane louver chrome. But there are others as well. Attached Images __________________ …………...........__________ .................. ((__\|__\|\|___\____ ..;.;;.:;:;.,;..;((_(O))____ (_(O)) 1948 Chevy Truck - Finished SOLD!! 1953 Chevy Suburban "Family Truckster" Completed: Spring of 2021 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=605484 1994 4x4 Blazer - "Field Find" https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...ferrerid=30857

09-20-2011, 08:22 AM	#4
Lextech Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oak Forest, Ill. Posts: 194	Re: A/C Vents I thought about putting the center vent in the speaker grill. I also like those round A/C register/vents. Maybe I will do both. My truck is a 54---Which I really like. BUT, I Hate the 54 dash. I just got a 53 dash to retrofit. I am thinking of removing the ash tray and moving the glove box to the left and relocating the headlight switch. Then I would have enough room to have vents on the dash next to the gauges and next to the glove box. I have to give it some more thought. Jeff

09-20-2011, 11:12 AM	#5
skip99 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: mt vernon, oh Posts: 868	Re: A/C Vents I built mine into the dash at thr bottom, check the build __________________ Tami's 51 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428878

09-20-2011, 12:55 PM	#6
Lextech Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oak Forest, Ill. Posts: 194	Re: A/C Vents Hey Skip, I have checked out your thread several times---Very Nice. I am still in the thinking about stage. Jeff

07-25-2013, 08:58 PM	#8
MIKEs50Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 77	Re: A/C Vents Anyone have any other suggestions for vents behind the original dash speaker location? I'm installing a Vintage Air system and we've removed the center vent and used that space to install the control for the SecretAudio stereo system. I would still like a center vent for the heat and a/c. Any ideas on something that I can use behind the dash speaker grill? I'd prefer to be able to open and close it but that might be asking too much.

07-26-2013, 11:40 AM	#10
hotrodsbyray Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TN Posts: 164	Re: A/C Vents 60's t-birds had a neat double center vent that used a single knob to control the up-down and side-to-side movement of each vent. You see them on e-auction now and then. Might could be adapted in or below dash.

08-01-2013, 09:11 PM	#14
MIKEs50Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 77	Re: A/C Vents Here is a picture showing the open speaker grill in the dash. In the bottom of the picture you can see where the control unit for the SecretAudio has been installed in the middle vent. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Posted via Mobile Device Posted via Mobile Device Attached Images



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