Eric Storey writes:
...My question is, can you put a Mark I facia on a Mark II or later car? Does
anyone sell a compete Mark I facia?
Eric -
I don't believe the facias are interchangeable as the sheet metal on the
cowl (or is it the scuttle?) extends further aft of the windscreen on Mark
I cars - forming a deeper "shelf" between the windscreen and the facia,
than on the Mark II cars. I may even have this reversed, but I recall that
there is a difference - making the facia exchange much more than a bolt-on
job. I do believe all the padded facias are interchangeable and I find the
72-76 style as well as the 77-80 style preferable to the 68-71 "pillow"
facias with no glove box and no console. Of course if you switch, you also
get into some issues regarding the correct speedo...
Allen Bachelder
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