Deluxe heater control assembly into the non deluxe dash question

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Now that I am going to have the Vintage Air Sure Fit the assemly Im restoring looks like I need to bend the screw mount tabs and find the right screws and j clips to mount things up. Anyone able to tell me how they manage this? The install manual shows a jnut at the top of the assembly?

[The Rocknrod]

As I recall Vintage Air has instructions.

[nsb29]

You need 2 #6 screws and U nuts bend the tabs so they are parallel with deluxe controls. The controls have a bracket that bolts to bottom side of the dash

[msg]

It looked like the tabs should be bent, is there a trick to doing it to not have them misalign or wreck the dash? I was going to use vise grips and just clamp close to the dash and bend away. Ill look for the #6 u nuts and screws thanks!

[spudder]

Put some masking tape on the tabs and then use vise grips to bend them. Clamp the vise grips on about as far as you can.

[msg]

Ive bent the tabs and tried the j clips and they end up shimming the unit down causing the unit no to fit so I just rested them on top and thread the screw through and got that worked out.

[msg]

But now I am having trouble getting the unit to sit flush. When I put the bracket into what I assume is the right positioned hole (the one closest to the driver) I still have a large gap at the bottom. I'll have to look for the screw to thread in pretty sure I have it, but it doesnt seem like the alignment is right. I need more pressure on the unit forward into the dash. If I take my hand and puush it forward it does fit flush but the bracket below is off a good bit. Anyone run into this issue?