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Old Aug 13, 2004 | 10:36 PM
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Firebird Interior Swap?

Just a question, I love Firebirds but I hate their interior. Is it possible to swap Camaro interior into the Firebird? Thanks!
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Old Aug 14, 2004 | 04:17 PM
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Yep, any 82 - 92 would fit witout any problems.
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 12:19 AM
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as far as body main tub goes maybe but not as far as minor things like dash pads and such,

they changed them 82-84 then 85-up for both models, and also fenders and so forth all different

etc.
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 04:22 PM
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interesting... i thought most people (myself included) preferred the Firebird interior to the Camaro. I find the Camaro to be very plain and empty compared to the Firebird. In fact, that was a big reason for me choosing to get a Firebird rather than a Camaro. the dash assembly should bolt up without any issues, you'll just have to deal with wiring. As far as guages, it will be easiest if you get a dash with the same tach setup (ie- stay with what the firebird originally had- be it cable driven or electrically controlled). I'm not 100% sure of the year they switched, but the firebird switched to electonic control several years before the camaro did. Get a camaro dash pad to go with the plastic section and it'll all bolt up. In any case, good luck if you decide to take it on and welcome to the f-body family :rockon:
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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Originally posted by JeremyNYR
interesting... i thought most people (myself included) preferred the Firebird interior to the Camaro. I find the Camaro to be very plain and empty compared to the Firebird. In fact, that was a big reason for me choosing to get a Firebird rather than a Camaro. the dash assembly should bolt up without any issues, you'll just have to deal with wiring. As far as guages, it will be easiest if you get a dash with the same tach setup (ie- stay with what the firebird originally had- be it cable driven or electrically controlled). I'm not 100% sure of the year they switched, but the firebird switched to electonic control several years before the camaro did. Get a camaro dash pad to go with the plastic section and it'll all bolt up. In any case, good luck if you decide to take it on and welcome to the f-body family :rockon:
I prefer the Firebird's interior too, but he's one of those wierd Mustang guy's .
So anyway, the Camaro went electronic in 1990, the Firebird went electronic in 1986.
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 07:21 PM
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I am doing the camaro interior swap and tonight I am doing the dash. I was thinking the same thing that the dashes would bolt right in but I was wrong. When you take the dash out of the firebird there are only 2 10mm bolts on the bottom corners that hold it to the dash, on the camaro there is a bracket that is spot welded on for the dash, so in order to put the dash in the firebird I had to drill out the welds and spot weld the camaro brackets to the firebird body. Any questions just ask satterlw@bellsouth.net :-D
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