Currently changing my twin pod dash to single pod and hit a bit of a problem with the heater. My chassis number is 5174.
With the new single pod the front heater vents are about an inch and half too low and don't line up. Only modification I can see on the heater is the side mounting brackets are proud at the top of the heater. If I remove them and make them flush with the top of the heater the vents will still be a good inch too low.
I have borrowed a heater from a factory fitted single pod dash model and apart from the side brackets being flush with the top and one or two of the side outlet pipes being different, the position of the vents are near enough the same when its fitted
Did a search on previous threads and understand this is a common problem amongst other things in changing over the dashes but no real answers.
Any clues as to whats going wrong here, any help or solutions much appreciated. (photos to follow). Where the inside front bulkheads below the windscreen/rear scuttle modified at all on later models and single pod dashes in order for the heater to fit.
Cheers
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