[Dash Removal 1948 Desoto S-11]

Irv-

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[Dash Removal 1948 Desoto S-11]

On 10/18/2012 at 1:31 PM, Irv D said:

truckmen said:

Hello Irv,

Could I get a copy of your information?

My wife and I are currently in Commerce City, CO. We are working on our '50 Desoto Carryall and trying to get the wiring patched up enough to make it back to Maine. This is our road trip we've been planning for some time. :-)

Ralph -

I am not sure exactly what information you are looking for. I presume it has to do with rewiring my 1950 DeSoto, which I completed this past spring. I purchased a complete wiring harness from Rhode Island Wiring and had an electrician friend help me install it. It was a big job, but finally got it done. The two most difficult things were:

1) Doing the wiring behind the dash (left portion where the speedometer and other gauges are)

2) Running the rear harness back under the headliner (had to tear out the headliner to do so)

I removed the entire left side of the dash (there are screws holding it in place up near the very top by the windshield - I think 4 of them)

removed all knobs, radio and other things that needed to be removed to get the dash out

a lot was trial and error, and one thing that kept the dash from coming out was a clip behind it (I think on the lower left) which held a chrome bezel in place

The easiest was attaching all the wires in the engine compartment.

I am attaching a couple of pictures of the dash - not sure why, but I was unable to attach the pictures.

Not sure if this helps................I am going for major surgery a week from today, so will be out of commission for awhile.

Irv