stangnet33 88 Report post Posted January 26, 2015 More curious than anything, but for those that have redone their instrument panel for a '69. Was it common to have a stamped '70 part # but have a printed '69 date? I noticed the '70 part # and was thinking that at some point a PO had replaced the main metal housing for some reason. Then after cleaning found the early '69 printed date on it. Anyone see this on theirs or else where ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
det0326 179 Report post Posted January 26, 2015 More curious than anything, but for those that have redone their instrument panel for a '69. Was it common to have a stamped '70 part # but have a printed '69 date? I noticed the '70 part # and was thinking that at some point a PO had replaced the main metal housing for some reason. Then after cleaning found the early '69 printed date on it. Anyone see this on theirs or else where ? Yes mine is same part number as yours and as for as I know is original to the 69. If it was a 70 tho the part that fits around the steering column would be larger than a 69 because of the ignition switch being in the column. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969_Mach1 333 Report post Posted January 26, 2015 The 1970 instrument clusters will fit in a 1969 Mustang. I have done it. You simply have to use the 1969 plastic bezel because of the steering column difference. If I recall, there were two additional screw mounting tabs on the center pod metal housing that didn't get used when I installed it in a 69. So, without additional information you still cannot determine if you have a 69 part or a previous owner swapped in a 70 instrument cluster for some reason. The date stamp may be in the time period for a year change. If it was like when I worked on cars in the mid thru late 1980's, new models would hit the showroom around the 9th month of each year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
