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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 10:00 AM
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Will a Firebird dash and door panels fit in a Camaro? The reason I ask is because I can't find a dash pad for my car for less than $250. I can't find a good driver's seat for my car either. I found a wrecked Firebird with a perfect interior and the guy said he'd give me the entire interior for $300. That includes all the trim, perfect seats, perfect dash, door panels, headliner, and the console. Everything is in good condition. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 10:23 AM
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It'll fit. The door panels will need a tiny bit of modification but, it's no big deal at all. Go for it, that's a really good deal if it's in good shape.
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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It's all in great shape! That's why I want to do it. That and I like the Firebird interiors better than the Camaro interiors. More sleek and stylish IMO.
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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It's all in great shape! That's why I want to do it. That and I like the Firebird interiors better than the Camaro interiors. More sleek and stylish IMO.
show us pics of the process... id like to see it
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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Yea I agree on that it looks better than the camaro's
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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Keep us posted I think it will look good.
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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The actual dash and panels fit. As far as everything behind the dash working right I'm not sure. I used a dash shell and panels in my camaro from a firebird.



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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 11:11 PM
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It will fit just fine. If you still have ac you will need the firebird vent ducting thats behind the dash. Also are there any year differences between yours and the donor car? I took my dash from a 94 and put it in my 95 and had to rewire the gauge cluster.
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 11:13 PM
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hey dopefed that looks good in there. to the OP when you get it done post up pics id like to see it in a non-drag setup
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 11:36 PM
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Yeah If I end up doing this, I'll definitely post pics!
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 12:03 AM
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^ good lol cause i got some places in my dash thats gonna cause me to replace it but if it isnt that bad of a job then i may look for a LS T/A and swap into my LS Camaro cause to me the LS Camaro dash is kinda boring and I've always loved the look of the T/A dash
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 02:08 AM
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That fits in there really good,I think it looks alot better.
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 03:05 AM
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^ thats what im sayin lol
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 11:12 AM
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I think it would be weird.... I would have to see it. It would be like a trick haha.
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 01:18 PM
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I have it done in my Camaro, and like mentioned above, make sure you get the TA vents as well as the dash, because the Camaro vents wont fit behind the TA dash unless you do some cutting and rigging up. I have the door panels as well but havent got around to putting them in yet.
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 02:29 PM
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^That's the most relieving answer so far! I may be PMing you to get some help with this. Can you post a pic of what it looked like in the end? Thanks!
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 02:36 PM
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I think this will turn out really sweet!
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 02:50 PM
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Yeah no sweat, feel free to hit me up if you come across anything, but its really straight forward from what I remember. I dont have any real completed pics, and the car is torn apart at the moment lol I do have a couple close-ups of the dash after I had it re-covered and first put it in. However the vinyl job they did only lasted a couple months in the summer sun, so Im pulling the dash back out to work on something a bit more custom



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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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^Thanks a million!
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 05:02 PM
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^ i like that minus the vinyl on the dash cause no offense by any means but it makes it look cheap to me
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