Re: Difference between a 68 & 69 Charger dash?
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The finish on the face to the dash was different. The 68 had thin vertical lines or ribes and the 1969 dash face was a like a "moulded pebble" finish.
Here is a pic of the dash in a 68 Charger that I owned. In 1969 the SE package got you the wood-grain finish on the dash.
As I recall there was no difference in the dash pads.
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Re: Difference between a 68 & 69 Charger dash?
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The TOP dash pad is different: '68 has kind of a blade, peaked in the center; '69-'70 got a more rounded/beveled face.
I don't recall a lower pad difference '68 vs '69, but if so, it might be the simulated stitching. I won't dispute it. I have to will admit that I never compared the two. Thanks for the correction...
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Re: Difference between a 68 & 69 Charger dash?
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the ignition switch hole is a different size
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Re: Difference between a 68 & 69 Charger dash?
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The TOP dash pad is different: '68 has kind of a blade, peaked in the center; '69-'70 got a more rounded/beveled face.
I don't recall a lower pad difference '68 vs '69, but if so, it might be the simulated stitching. Yes - totally correct ^^^. 1968 is all by itself.
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Re: Difference between a 68 & 69 Charger dash?
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refresh my memory please. what was the removable [?] plate below the fuel gauge used for ? [as always, a big TIA !]  I think the rear defogger switch went there in 68. The rear speaker fader control also went someplace on the dash.
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Re: Difference between a 68 & 69 Charger dash?
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If memory serves me right, the 68 instrument panel has the Dodge Emblem (three pointed star) in the middle top. It has been discuss a lot in the past, but the belief is that the 68 Chargers built in the 1st. half of the model year had the "bulls eye" emblem and the Chargers built in the 2nd half got the "Fratzog" (three pointed star) emblem.
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[and for also refreshing my old, foggy memory]
