is my metal dash frame bent?

[fordsucks!]

Getting ready to put new dash pad in, and I think that the center of my Dash frame is bent? The holes at left and right of the center speaker are for the dash pad clips, and they are bent at Angles. Is it supposed to be like this?

1980 k5.

 

[Big Ray]

It looks formed to me...

 

[fordsucks!]

It looks formed to me...

What do you mean by formed?

 

[Big Ray]

Stamped at the factory.

 

[fordsucks!]

Here is a photo I found online of a 77 Silverado pickup. I think mine is bent.

 

[fordsucks!]

Well here's another photo I found, where it might be bent? Maybe some trucks had a bent metal Dash frames?

Hard to tell.

 

[Abusfullofnuns]

My dash is out. Give me a minute and I’ll go check.

 

[Abusfullofnuns]

Does this show what you need?

 

[fordsucks!]

Does this show what you need?

Thanks for the photo, man! However, yours is different altogether. Looks like 81-91 ?

 

[Abusfullofnuns]

Whoops. Yep, didn’t see the 1980 part in your post.

 

[fordsucks!]

Whoops. Yep, didn’t see the 1980 part in your post.

That's what I am finding, is that the metal dash frames are different from year to year....

Looking at my dash, you see the two holes left and right of the center speaker.... the holes for the dash pad clips.... do you think mine should be straight and flat, like yours?

 

[fordsucks!]

Stamped at the factory.

I agree - it does look like it's stamped. Left and right are perfectly symmetrical.

Anyways, all the dash pad clips went in, so I am fine.

Thanks Big Ray and busfullofnuns !!

 

[Big Ray]

Love happy endings! Lol

 

[beags86]

Love happy endings! Lol

Bruce, bring your mom!