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Re: Early C3: Hard to Find 2182 Radio Bulb?

From: pgtr <pgtr(deletethisandsubstituteatsymbol)bigfoot[ddot]com>

Subject: Re: Early C3: Hard to Find 2182 Radio Bulb?

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 02:31:20 -0500

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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:35:09 -0700, Tom Crabtree <tccrab(at)sunset.net>

wrote:



>http://www.atlantalightbulbs.com/ecart/catalog/catm.html

>http://www.miniaturelamps.com/en-us/dept_26.html

>http://www.ba-electronics.com/bulbs.htm

>http://www.lamptech.com/Pages/mini.htm

>http://www.topbulb.com/search/default.asp

>

>Take your pick.



Thank you.



But what`s this...



>It took me 30 seconds tops using Google to find these 5 companies.

>*sheesh*



....started out helpful enough but then we get to the gratuitous

attitude. Oh gee now we have a google elitist bragging on an ability

to paste 4 digits into a window and click the search button. Well

those mass marketed 2182 solder-in bulbs you`re so keen on are not the

bayonet style 2182s GM or Delco used that I need. I guess the driving

need to cop a `tude and brag on your googling talents blinded you to

stopping and considering the application.








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From: pgtr <pgtr(deletethisnsubsatsymbol>bigfoot[ddot]com>

Subject: early C3: have entire dash/heater box out - what else to do while in there?

Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 00:05:55 -0500

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`71 - what else should I look at, check or do while I have the dash

completely gutted?



Pulled dash/console to replace stereo, speakers, ammeter, tach-needle.

and tach/speedo cables. Then I remembered the heater was bypassed

years ago by a previous owner - so took out the heater box under

assumption it was ancient and likely leaked. (not as easy w/ an AC car

and now I see why).



So what else...?



Is it worth having the tach/speedo re-calibrated? AFAIK they were

accurate years ago but both cables gave and one needle and it`s been

stored for quite a while - they are out now and there is a guy locally

that calibrates the magnets. Worth it or leave well enough alone?



It`s an air car - should I get into replacing all the `seals` on the

Rube Goldberg AC flap design system.



What about those speaker `baffles` sold by Crutchfield etc - do they

help clean up bass response on speakers mounted in dash?



Any other GM cars (e.g. a junkyard) have same radio knobs as `69-71

Corvettes? I lost ONE(1) of my orig Tone/Balance inner knobs dangit!

And right now I`m too cheap/poor to spend $20 some bucks on a full set

of knobs to replace a single one.










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From: DaveinIllinois(at)webtv.net

Subject: Re: early C3: have entire dash/heater box out - what else to do

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Id replace all of the instrumentation bulbs with new ones , and, replace

the oil pressure line for the oil pressure guage. ANd insulate the

firewall best you can.










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