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lux · 01-20-2018, 11:07 PM

Mine is a 72' C10
On the middle of the dash above the ignition switch is the ignition emblem.
What goes to the right of that, just on the other side of the ash tray?
I see 2 small holes like something goes there but I could be wrong. I looked in the LMC catalog but can't find any thing. Just to be clear I'm not talking about the glove box. I'm talking about just above the cigarette lighter.

Or Maybe the previous owner drilled those 2 holes there for some other reason.

Thanks

**Ironhorse** · 01-20-2018, 11:19 PM

Can you post a picture or give some dimensions of the holes? Are the edges of the holes raw and un-painted? Maybe not factory holes? Was VERY common back in the late 60s to early 70s for a previous owner to mount a mike clip for a CB radio in that area. Might be a possibility with that.

**Steeveedee** · 01-20-2018, 11:41 PM

Right, a pic would be a great help. My dash looks like Swiss cheese, from the stuff my FiL did, not that I am complaining. We do what we want to what we own.

crazyjeenyus · 01-21-2018, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Right, a pic would be a great help. My dash looks like Swiss cheese, from the stuff my FiL did, not that I am complaining. We do what we want to what we own.

I believe it’s the cigarette lighter
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lux · 01-21-2018, 12:07 AM

The holes are 3/32" diameter
And 1 5/8" apart.

Rich69shortfleet · 01-21-2018, 01:14 AM

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72 tigger · 01-21-2018, 07:19 AM

Maybe your truck was a right hand drive at one point and the ignition switch was on that side? Just kidding- l have no idea what they’re for

**Grumpy old man** · 01-21-2018, 08:18 AM

CB Mike mount , you can also verify a cb install by looking at the bottom edge of the dash to see if there are more holes that would have been used to mount the cb brackets . At any rate they are not for any stock application .

https://www.iboats.com/shop/seachoic...SABEgIoFvD_BwE

**special-K** · 01-21-2018, 09:13 AM

I can see where you thought it could be for another emblem. Looks the the ignition emblem would go right to those holes. Seems an unlikely place to place a CB mic, right over the lighter. There is room to mount a mic on either side of the radio. Definitely not factory. My '72 has pairs of small holes about 1/2" apart from a vacuum tuning gauge the previous owner had moved around to different locations

**Ironangel** · 01-21-2018, 09:56 AM

Might have been for one of these since its in the same proximity as the cigarette lighter/charging port... https://www.ebay.com/itm/California-....c100005.m1851 State of the art communications back in the day...

**Grumpy old man** · 01-21-2018, 09:59 AM

Might have been for one of these since its in the same proximity as the cigarette lighter/charging port... https://www.ebay.com/itm/California-....c100005.m1851

The phone would have cost twice as much as the truck !

http://mashable.com/2014/03/13/first.../#I.6dh8VpNsq6

In the early 1980's I did a lot of private aviation work and a few jet owners had a "mobile phone" about the size and weight of a truck battery with a dial and handset like a home phone of the day ,

**special-K** · 01-21-2018, 10:36 AM

I think the holes are too small to have anything hanging off of them. There is no stretch in the metal from tightening the screws either. Whatever it was, it didn't weigh much.

Missourimark · 01-21-2018, 07:33 PM

I second the cb mic, mine has the same two holes I like to put a no smoking emblem there the same size as the ignition emblem. If somebody make them I would buy it !

**HO455** · 01-23-2018, 12:04 AM

I'm going with "it was my first day at GM and they fired me for drilling the ignition emblem holes in the wrong place. "

**FleetsidePaul** · 01-23-2018, 01:05 AM

Somebody mounted something there, who knows. It's not stock. People did weird stuff in the 70's.

saskred · 01-23-2018, 03:25 AM

My 72 Blazer has the same identical holes in that location. Same size and spacing. No idea what that would be for though. Just saying its weird that my truck has the identical holes too.

- Also - I think they are much too far apart and also too small to be screw holes for a cb mount. Plus why would the driver want the mount that far away from him?

**atog** · 01-23-2018, 04:17 AM

Gm Tissue dispenser or compass (dealer installed)

**special-K** · 01-23-2018, 07:36 AM

Holes for label with the surgeon general's warning about smoking?

Missourimark · 01-23-2018, 10:37 AM

That’s funny ! I know mine was the CB mic mount cause I took it off, there is holes drilled for a gun rack , holes above the drivers door , holes in ceiling in front of the mirror, a extra set of gauges, then a slew of holes drilled under the dash on mine ! The owner before me was the accessory king , heck I removed air horns ,and a front trailer hitch

lux · 01-23-2018, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironangel

Might have been for one of these since its in the same proximity as the cigarette lighter/charging port... https://www.ebay.com/itm/California-....c100005.m1851 State of the art communications back in the day...

I feel like I need to buy that brick phone now. Just to make it period correct.
OK, also cause it would be funny.

01-20-2018, 11:07 PM	#1
lux Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 306	Dash Emblem Question? Mine is a 72' C10 On the middle of the dash above the ignition switch is the ignition emblem. What goes to the right of that, just on the other side of the ash tray? I see 2 small holes like something goes there but I could be wrong. I looked in the LMC catalog but can't find any thing. Just to be clear I'm not talking about the glove box. I'm talking about just above the cigarette lighter. Or Maybe the previous owner drilled those 2 holes there for some other reason. Thanks

01-20-2018, 11:19 PM	#2
Ironhorse Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Wellington, Ks Posts: 10,301	Re: Dash Emblem Question? Can you post a picture or give some dimensions of the holes? Are the edges of the holes raw and un-painted? Maybe not factory holes? Was VERY common back in the late 60s to early 70s for a previous owner to mount a mike clip for a CB radio in that area. Might be a possibility with that. __________________ 1971 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 LWB 350 V-8 Was sm465-now 350TH/np205 Tilt, Tach, Towhooks Original Truck AM/FM Wellington, Ks

01-20-2018, 11:41 PM	#3
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,747	Re: Dash Emblem Question? Right, a pic would be a great help. My dash looks like Swiss cheese, from the stuff my FiL did, not that I am complaining. We do what we want to what we own. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

01-21-2018, 12:07 AM	#5
lux Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 306	Re: Dash Emblem Question? The holes are 3/32" diameter And 1 5/8" apart.

01-21-2018, 01:14 AM	#6
Rich69shortfleet Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Waverly, NE Posts: 399	Re: Dash Emblem Question? .... __________________ 1965 Malibu SS L79 Restoration Page 1965 Two-Door Wagon Project Progress Page 2006 Pontiac GTO Preservation Project Rich Cummings Last edited by Rich69shortfleet; 01-21-2018 at 01:22 AM. Reason: Posted wrong info

01-21-2018, 07:19 AM	#7
72 tigger Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berne IN Posts: 3,256	Re: Dash Emblem Question? Maybe your truck was a right hand drive at one point and the ignition switch was on that side? Just kidding- l have no idea what they’re for

01-21-2018, 08:18 AM	#8
Grumpy old man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gods country East,Tn Posts: 8,545	Re: Dash Emblem Question? CB Mike mount , you can also verify a cb install by looking at the bottom edge of the dash to see if there are more holes that would have been used to mount the cb brackets . At any rate they are not for any stock application . https://www.iboats.com/shop/seachoic...SABEgIoFvD_BwE

01-21-2018, 09:13 AM	#9
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Dash Emblem Question? I can see where you thought it could be for another emblem. Looks the the ignition emblem would go right to those holes. Seems an unlikely place to place a CB mic, right over the lighter. There is room to mount a mic on either side of the radio. Definitely not factory. My '72 has pairs of small holes about 1/2" apart from a vacuum tuning gauge the previous owner had moved around to different locations __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-21-2018, 09:56 AM	#10
Ironangel Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Falls City, Nebraska "100 Miles From Nowhere" Posts: 2,219	Re: Dash Emblem Question? Might have been for one of these since its in the same proximity as the cigarette lighter/charging port... https://www.ebay.com/itm/California-....c100005.m1851 State of the art communications back in the day... __________________ Michael of the clan Hill, "Two Seventy Two's" 71 1-ton Dually 350 4-Speed 71 C/50 Grain Truck, 350 Split-Axle 4-Speed 02 3/4 ton Express 14 Indian Chief Vintage 1952 Ford 8N, "Only Ford Allowed On The Property" "Be American, Buy American"

01-21-2018, 09:59 AM	#11
Grumpy old man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gods country East,Tn Posts: 8,545	Re: Dash Emblem Question? Might have been for one of these since its in the same proximity as the cigarette lighter/charging port... https://www.ebay.com/itm/California-....c100005.m1851 The phone would have cost twice as much as the truck ! http://mashable.com/2014/03/13/first.../#I.6dh8VpNsq6 In the early 1980's I did a lot of private aviation work and a few jet owners had a "mobile phone" about the size and weight of a truck battery with a dial and handset like a home phone of the day , Last edited by Grumpy old man; 01-21-2018 at 10:12 AM.

01-21-2018, 10:36 AM	#12
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Dash Emblem Question? I think the holes are too small to have anything hanging off of them. There is no stretch in the metal from tightening the screws either. Whatever it was, it didn't weigh much. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-21-2018, 07:33 PM	#13
Missourimark Registered User Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Mound City Missouri Posts: 24	Re: Dash Emblem Question? I second the cb mic, mine has the same two holes I like to put a no smoking emblem there the same size as the ignition emblem. If somebody make them I would buy it !

01-23-2018, 12:04 AM	#14
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 11,408	Re: Dash Emblem Question? I'm going with "it was my first day at GM and they fired me for drilling the ignition emblem holes in the wrong place. " __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

01-23-2018, 01:05 AM	#15
FleetsidePaul R.I.P. E.S.L.L. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kernville CA./ Lake Isabella CA. Posts: 11,418	Re: Dash Emblem Question? Somebody mounted something there, who knows. It's not stock. People did weird stuff in the 70's. __________________ 1971 Custom C/20 1970 CST 20 1970 C/30 Flatbed 1983 C/30 Dually 2015 Corvette Z51 2021 Corvette Z51 1991 Cadillac Hearse 1982 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 2000 Porsche Boxster S 2020 Jeep Gladiator 1973 VW Thing 1973 Plymouth Satellite wagon 1963 Baja Bug 1959 Bug Dune Buggy 1970 Baja Bug 1987 Jaguar XJ 350. R.I.P. El Jay R.I.P Jessie. R.I.P Grumpy. Every day is a gift from God.

01-23-2018, 03:25 AM	#16
saskred Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 104	Re: Dash Emblem Question? My 72 Blazer has the same identical holes in that location. Same size and spacing. No idea what that would be for though. Just saying its weird that my truck has the identical holes too. - Also - I think they are much too far apart and also too small to be screw holes for a cb mount. Plus why would the driver want the mount that far away from him? Last edited by saskred; 01-23-2018 at 03:26 AM. Reason: added info



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01-23-2018, 04:17 AM	#17
atog Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: burbank ohio Posts: 2,543	Re: Dash Emblem Question? Gm Tissue dispenser or compass (dealer installed)

01-23-2018, 07:36 AM	#18
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Dash Emblem Question? Holes for label with the surgeon general's warning about smoking? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-23-2018, 10:37 AM	#19
Missourimark Registered User Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Mound City Missouri Posts: 24	Re: Dash Emblem Question? That’s funny ! I know mine was the CB mic mount cause I took it off, there is holes drilled for a gun rack , holes above the drivers door , holes in ceiling in front of the mirror, a extra set of gauges, then a slew of holes drilled under the dash on mine ! The owner before me was the accessory king , heck I removed air horns ,and a front trailer hitch

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