91 K5 - Has anyone ever swapped the stereo and heater controls?

[dhcomp]

I found the thread ... waaay to much work for little old me. I'm going to stick with my dash because I'm a wimp. Haha

Definitely a ton of work. But for the hell of it, post the thread link.

Would like to see it again. What did he do for HVAC controls.

 

[Jessie James]

Make me search for you ... Here you go, you owe me a search:

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135216&highlight=dash

He swapped in the vacuum controlled setup from the new truck.

 

[swedester]

I swithed places stereo/heater contols in my 89 burb,took maybe an hour to get it looking ok,the cables etc. need no modifications,turned out nice,no pic´s though.

 

[Jessie James]

Did you do anything special, like buy any parts or do any fabrication? Or did you just use what was there?

 

[Blue85]

I don't see how retro-fitting a dash from a newer truck and doing custom gauge holders is in the same realm as the original idea, but it's cool.

 

[swedester]

no additional parts,I think I just made some tabs to hold the heatercontrols in place,and trimmed the heater hole for the stereo to fit,it was like 6 years ago,so I might have forgotten some details,but I know for sure I did not go out to buy any add. stuff.
I have a miniature pneumatic sawsall,that I used to enlarge the heater hole.
if i remeber any more details,I´ll post them in this thread.

 

[Jessie James]

I sense a afternoon (weekend?) project ... thanks for the input!

 

[Jessie James]

I don't see how retro-fitting a dash from a newer truck and doing custom gauge holders is in the same realm as the original idea, but it's cool.

The thought process here, besides being completely crazy, is that the stereo is in a different position and no longer blocked from view by the steering wheel.

But yeah ... compared to a few tabs and a Dremel I think it's crazy!