M37 defroster

[Karl kostman]

Hello folks I recently removed the defroster assembly off my 52 M37 and now I have a rather large hole in my dash, my question is this, is there a military plate that had to be removed to put the defroster kit onto my truck? and if so where can I buy one of these covers? And if they dont exits I can make one but would prefer an original.
Any thoughts?
Karl

 

[TGP (IL)]

There was a knock out in the dash.
The only way you will find one, is a salvage dash or make one and
Weld it in.
Tom

 

[Juskatla]

I had the hole on one of my M37CDN trucks, where all the small stuff had been removed before I saved it. I got a piece of 14ga body metal, cut a bit larger than that hole in the dash. I used an epoxy adhesive to install it from behind. Its still there over 20 yrs later. The same fix was applied to the hole in the left side for the air hose from the fender heater, but I tacked that on in place, sealed around the rim and painted. From my limited experience, there weren't any plates to cover removals and if there were they are long gone by now.

 

[Karl kostman]

Thanks much for the info guys and I like the suggestion of using epoxy to mount it. I will get the patch cut and mounted this weekend!
Thanks again!
Karl

 

[Ras1]

Are you interested in selling the defroster duct?

 

[Juskatla]

If you can't find one, ask for the dimensions and have a sheet metal shop bang one out for you. They are pretty simple and should be easy to put together. You could also advertise in the usual places and someone will have one sitting in the corner.

 

[mkcoen]

Are you interested in selling the defroster duct?

I got mine from Midwest Military. If I remember correctly the shipping was more than the defroster.

 

[Ras1]

I got mine from Midwest Military. If I remember correctly the shipping was more than the defroster.

Thanks, I didn't realize John had them!