I'm looking for a good dash shell - the big plastic piece that the gauges and ac ducts are in for my 89 IROC. I see listings for 82-86 and 90-92. I know there were some dash changes in 90-92, but are 87-89 shells unique? If so how? Does anyone know of a stash of NOS ones that are totally brittle and cracked from the heat and age?

 

The 87-89 Camaro version had a small back-light mounted under the center dash vents for additional lighting to the console area. They are similar to 82-86 dash housings in all other ways.

 

my 91 has the same light. always thought the only change was made to cluster

 

Yes, 90-92 has the light too, but the 90-92 Camaro dash housing is unlike the 82-89 style & not directly interchangeable ( plug & play ) with 82-89 housings. The mounting brackets welded to the body that hold the dash housing in place were changed to accommodate the new for 90 interior.

 

Are the places to bolt the 82-89 dash still on 90-92 firewalls? or does there need to be welding in order to put the older dash in a newer Camaro? I recently bought a 91 Camaro shell but, I need to install a pre-90 dash as I need a mechanical speedo cable for my project

 

The compatibility range = 82-89 and 90-92. If you are trying to put a 86 dash housing into a 90 ( for example ) you will need to remove the original 86 Dash housing mounting brackets and Install the 90-92 dash housing mounting brackets.

You can see some pics here:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/inte...dash-into.html

I should still have a couple sets of various brackets in the garage. If you need them for your conversion,... just let me know what year you need them for and include your ZIP in your reply.

 

the plan is to put the 87 dash in the 91 unless I pull it out and there something wrong with it. I was just going to use the brackets out of the 87 but if you already have them....

Any horrible reason I shouldn't just bolt the brackets on like you did? any excessive squeaking/movement?

80910 btw

 

Looking for a dash shell in excellent shape for my 87 iroc and im having a really hard time. if anyone out there has one for sale or where to possibly find one please contact me on here or, liam17@live.ca

Thank you