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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 11:09 PM
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3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

anyone out there with a unique set up ?? im workin on one right now..
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 12:40 PM
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anyone??
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

do a search, has been done
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 01:38 AM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

didnt find much everything was based on the trans ams swap which has its own individual radio pod..... so im doing a quick template cuttiing just woondering if nayone has any pictures of what i can work with..
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 04:57 AM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

I installed a 4th gen auto center console and I had to hack up my radio pod and make thing smaller... Its not done, I need to find a matching face plate to go with the pod...what do you have in mind?
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

look up mw66nova think he has done it with a camaro dash
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

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didnt find much everything was based on the trans ams swap which has its own individual radio pod....
Couldn't find much for the Camaro either, but I'll post whatever I did come across though, as it might be useful to you either way....





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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

I did it in my camaro, but it didn't look good. I even cut up a console and made my own little camaro radio/heater pod and it still didn't look good. The way that 3rd gen dashes/consoles and the 4th gen's look don't clash very well. After some thinking I came up with a custom 3rd gen console, but it's not done yet so I'm not giving any more details about it. My advise to you is to get some ABS sheets and custom make something yourself. I just don't think that the clash of the 4th gen console is worth the benefit of cupholders.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

Done with modified TA radio pod.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

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Done with modified TA radio pod.
that looks pretty nice..u got any other angles, maybe from the drivers side?
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

Yes, here is another view.

More pics can be found here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spetroff
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

^ Steve, I never asked you, does that thing run as good as it LOOKS?
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 01:43 PM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

that dash look really good, The two role together well. what did you use for the radio, it don't look lke a ta radio pod , and do you have any pics of the headlight mod while it was being done?

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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

Thanks !

Not yet, only took if for a quick little ride in the late fall, scared the hell outta me ! haha...and I still need to finish it up yet over the winter !

No, I don't have any pics of the mods required for headlamps....but it I basically modified the factory composite unit via fiberglass boxes in which I mounted the Caprice units. Quite a bit of work actually.
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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

it looks good in a camaro, but you have to run a firebird radio pod. here is a pic of my previous setup.
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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

Steve's is much cleaner looking than mine, but here you can see what it looks like with a 95 camaro center console:
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 08:10 AM
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Re: 3rd gen dash and 4th gen console?

Originally Posted by mw66nova
Steve's is much cleaner looking than mine, but here you can see what it looks like with a 95 camaro center console:
Looks good! Do you have any top views of this set up?
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