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Old Sep 19, 2001 | 08:55 PM
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4thgen console and door panels

Will they fit in an 89 Camaro. If so, how hard is it? Any fabrication? Or is it a direct bolt on? Can someone send me pics if they have done it?

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Old Sep 19, 2001 | 09:29 PM
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I know you can get a console in but I dunno about the door panels
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Old Sep 20, 2001 | 02:43 PM
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I've heard that it is harder to put a 4th gen console in a Camaro, it is a direct bolt in for the Firebird. I think it has something to do with the radio pod.
I am getting the door panels soon, I'll let everyone know how hard it was to adapt to get the door to close, you have to shave either the top of the door panel or the side of the dash cover to get clearance to close the door.
There shouldn't be any problems if you were to install a 4th gen dash, then the door panels will line up fine.

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Old Sep 20, 2001 | 05:43 PM
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How can you put a 4th gen dash into our cars? The 4th gen dash appears to be much deeper than ours. Would it require cutting? I'm guessing so.
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Old Sep 21, 2001 | 10:28 PM
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with alot of work the dash will fit.its been done.way too much work and money from what was said last time it was brought up here.

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Old Sep 22, 2001 | 03:00 PM
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula
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I am going to do it.......eventually.
I want the dash and door panels from a 4th gen Z28, I like them better than the Trans Am's.
I am trying to get my friends dash and door panels from him since he wrecked his 95 Z.

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Old Sep 22, 2001 | 03:17 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Zepher:
I am trying to get my friends dash and door panels from him since he wrecked his 95 Z.</font>
did ur friend by any chance sell his seats on ebay? i just bought a mint set of 95 z28 seats off of ebay. they look awesome
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Old Sep 22, 2001 | 05:57 PM
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If your using the stock dash , be prepared to use every cuss word know to man . I tried the Z28 door panels and by the time I trimmed what I had to to get the door to shut , the panel look like an eyesore . I could not find a way to trim what needed to be trimmed and at the same keep it from looking like a hack job......more power to ya , your gonna need it !!
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Old Sep 23, 2001 | 03:43 AM
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Nope, he still has the car at his friends shop.

90 Z28SS, how much did you have to trim?
do you have pics?
Now you have me worried, but I am still going to attempt it. I need to mount my window and door switches somewhere.
Oh, I am already using the 4th gen Camaro drivers side control panel in my third gen for the power windows. I just bought a 12x12 plate and cut a hole in it and mounted the switch panel in it and glued the trim plate to my old center console. I think I have a pic of it, let me check,





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Old Sep 24, 2001 | 09:50 AM
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for a 4th gen install, clik my sig link, its in those pages, and VOTE!

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Old Sep 26, 2001 | 04:58 AM
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Hey Zepher,

I'm sure its been posted before but I dont have the time to do a search but, what kind of leather seats do you have in ur car and from what make, year and model? More pics would be really appreciated also, thanks in advance.

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Old Sep 26, 2001 | 02:38 PM
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If you look on his site, it says that they are Black Leather seats out of a 96 Camaro...
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