it will unbolt. Did it to a 50 dodge dash a few years back to save it since it was so gorgeous. involves a bunch or disassembly of course but worth it. BTW I currently have a NOS 49 Dodge parking lite bezel up on ebay. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John G. Napoli" <john@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Imperial" <Mailing-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 8:22 PM Subject: IML: 1949 Dodge Dash Removal > This question is slightly off-topic, as it pertains to a 1949 Dodge. > > But I need some help from my fellow Imperial people, since so many of you > know so much about MoPars in general, and I believe that a few of you even > worked on the old assembly lines! > > My question is whether it is possible to remove the dashboard on a 1949 > Dodge. I mean the body of the dash - the big metal, woodgrained, > corner-to-corner, main component. I'm not talking about the instrument > binnacle. > > Reason: I have a '49 parts car with an absolutely gorgeous dash. It is in > better shape than the dash in my own '49. But I seem to recall that this > piece was welded in and the woodgraining applied after the dash was > installed in the body shell. Can this piece be removed, even if doing so > requires significant disassembly? > > Thanks in advance, > > John > > > >