"84' vs "85" a/c dash...

Mitch Leland · Mitch Leland's Garage

Is the "85" dash (top panel) with the larger A/C vents interchangeable with an "84" car? I'm looking for a donor dash so I can recover the dash for my "84", other than the originality factor I understand the later dash gives better A/C air distribution.

Are they interchangeable, and if you were looking for a "donor dash" would you consider making this change?

Thanks...

carreraken · carreraken's Garage

My '85 has the small vents...

Mitch Leland · Mitch Leland's Garage

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Originally Posted by carreraken

My '85 has the small vents...

Ok, when did the A/C vents get bigger.... "86"?

darrin · 10-30-2009, 12:05 PM

my '86 has the bigger vents, but I don't know if they're interchangable

NewfieMZ3 · NewfieMZ3's Garage

to the best of my knowledge the 84 and 85 are interchangeable, this is cover in Wayne's 101 projects.

MBAtarga · 10-30-2009, 01:12 PM

In order to use the later dash (with the larger vents), you've got to do quite a bit of modifications to the metal dash as well as change out the air duct work.

craigyirush · 10-30-2009, 05:42 PM

1986 was the year Porsche switched to the big vents.

Hugh R · 10-30-2009, 05:52 PM

Friend of mine who used to post here did an SC to 86 dash, it was a lot of work.

Mitch Leland · Mitch Leland's Garage

Looks like it's more work than I want to get into... Too bad, we can get good cold air with the upgrades, but the other part of the equation is getting the air distributed into the cabin. I know you can get some of the after market vents, but I'm not keen on them. Life is full of priorities...

Thanks for every ones input...