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Dash knobs

#1 Post by John Wurner »

I have a question, I have two knobs that are used on A T1 cars so I have been told.
Do they also apply to pre-A cars?
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Re: Dash knobs

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Pre As used two different versions of the knob. The earliest was the waterfall version. The one you have pictured was used on late Pre As.
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Re: Dash knobs

#3 Post by Rick Albro »

The bolts are definitely replacements. The knob originally used cheese head screws/bolts...
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Re: Dash knobs

#4 Post by John Wurner »

Thank you, great info.

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Re: Dash knobs

#5 Post by James Davies »

As Rick said, these knobs were introduced in April 1954 between coupes 51857 and 51897. So the last ~month of 1953 model year production had them. And all the 1954 and 1955 pre-As too. Coupes used them on both ashtray and glovebox, cabriolets, just ashtray, as the glovebox had a keyed button.

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Re: Dash knobs

#6 Post by Ned Gorski »

The knobs are not interchangeable the early wont fit on a later ash tray and vis versa different both pattern

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