Kick Panel Vents, Left vs. Right
 

Guys,

I forgot to mark my left and right kick panel air vents on my 72 C10 when I took them off. They are clearly different on the back side but I can't tell which one is the left or right. Appreciate any assistance.

Thanks, Rick

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Hope this helps. First pic is the left one, second is the right one.

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Thanks DB

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Daddy Brim
Those vent look new. The one in my truck are old and the rubber is missing. I have not been aboe to find new ones.

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Speaking of vents, how do you remove them?

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I replaced the seal. you need to drill out the rivets replace the seal and put in new rivets.

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On the inside of the vent the top shaft is spring loaded. Pull down on top shaft, tilt and it will come right out.

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On a non AC cab I don't think it matters which one is which since they both are manual. Not 100% sure of this but can't see why it would matter though.
AC cab the passenger side is vacum operated so it's obvious which one it is.

U can buy the new gaskets from most vendor on here.;):chevy:

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Where can I buy a new vent? My drivers side vent was replaced by a plastic bag stuffed into the vent opening.

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Thanks, I was pushing up :)

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I've never seen a new one. More than likely u will have to buy a old used one.;):chevy:

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Looking at replacing mine and just ran into these online, they are in back order but looks like your able to find em on Ebay or other sites depending on who had them now.https://www.lmctruck.com/media/secti...1729666-2x.png this is from LMC.

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I found them at LMC also Manes carry them as well.:chevy:

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I replaced the seals on mine. Here is a link to my repair thread. Scroll down to post 232.


https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...698377&page=10

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I replaced seals on mine. When trying to drill out rivets, most would just spin. Solved by using dremel to cut off head - much faster

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Instead of the 10 cent foam, I used silicone sheet, cut oval, pop rivet in place.

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I have replaced the rivets with 8-32 screws and locking nuts and also used pop rivets with backup washers.

Either way works just as well. Just dont try the pop rivet method without the washers, as they tend to pull through the thin metal without popping. They make a special washer for this purpose. Save yourself some time and head to a real hardware store. Or you can order a bag of them from Grainger, like I did.

I think there's about 480 washers left in my bag.