Driver side kick panel vent removal - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

SunSoaked · 10-03-2018, 11:23 AM

Thanks for the pics. Now I'm curious cause my 85 has the plastic panel but I don't have a driver side vent like you. I'm wondering if it was an option thing and it just has a cover over the sheet metal. I actually want the floor vents, especially since I converted to vintage air a/c. It has no provision for outside air blend like the factory.

**MikeB** · 10-03-2018, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by SunSoaked

Thanks for the pics. Now I'm curious cause my 85 has the plastic panel but I don't have a driver side vent like you. I'm wondering if it was an option thing and it just has a cover over the sheet metal. I actually want the floor vents, especially since I converted to vintage air a/c. It has no provision for outside air blend like the factory.

Was it a factory AC truck? I know there were some difference between AC and non-AC kick panel vents. Others here can chime in here.

SunSoaked · 10-03-2018, 12:13 PM

Yes, it had factory a/c. It didn't work when I bouyght it and I just pulled everything out and went aftermarket. When I removed the ps vent, it had a vacuum pot on it so I assume it was controlled via the control panel. I would like to put the vent back in and control it manually and add the same on the d/s.

**MikeB** · 10-04-2018, 01:51 PM

I doubt the sheetmetal is different, so maybe you can find a non-AC vent panel somewhere.

10-03-2018, 11:23 AM	#1
SunSoaked Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 1,525	Re: Driver side kick panel vent removal Thanks for the pics. Now I'm curious cause my 85 has the plastic panel but I don't have a driver side vent like you. I'm wondering if it was an option thing and it just has a cover over the sheet metal. I actually want the floor vents, especially since I converted to vintage air a/c. It has no provision for outside air blend like the factory.

10-03-2018, 12:13 PM	#3
SunSoaked Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 1,525	Re: Driver side kick panel vent removal Yes, it had factory a/c. It didn't work when I bouyght it and I just pulled everything out and went aftermarket. When I removed the ps vent, it had a vacuum pot on it so I assume it was controlled via the control panel. I would like to put the vent back in and control it manually and add the same on the d/s.

10-04-2018, 01:51 PM	#4
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,671	Re: Driver side kick panel vent removal I doubt the sheetmetal is different, so maybe you can find a non-AC vent panel somewhere. __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 36 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- converted from 250-six to roller cam 350, Vortec heads -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB, 305, TH350C -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!



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