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I have read through the forum and found a few tips, but still stumped on connecting the wipers on my car. Do I need both the plastic bushing and the metal clip? The one that's detached is going from drivers side to the motor. I assume the slightly bent part of the bar goes to the wiper and the...

Hi Guys, Putting my dash back together and have a question. When installing the radio, where does the support bracket that connects to the back of the radio connect to? Probably a simple question, but mine didn't have a radio or bracket when I got it so I am not sure what it bolts...

Need a little help from you guys so I don't damage these. I've looked in all my manuals and they say use a small screwdriver or something and pull the locking tab out. These pictures aren't great, but is the part I circled what needs to be pulled? Is there an easy way to do this? Searched the...

One more question for you folks who have done this. Gonna change out the door panels in my 1973 Dart Swinger, the old clips are probably still under the old panels, but I thought I might change them out anyway for new stronger clips. I'm seeing different styles of clips, I assume they both will...

Anybody used these as replacements? Just curious if they are a direct fit with no issues before pulling the trigger. The pictures online don't look like they have a hole on the drivers side for the remote mirror control, so I assume I may have to cut that myself? Thanks in advance for any...

I bought a replacement dash speaker for my 73 Dart. Like most "replacement" parts, it doesn't look quite like the original. Has anyone replaced their dash speaker? I have no idea how to get the old magnet out of the frame so I can use the old speaker frame. It looks like its epoxied in or...

I'm trying to locate the nuts that hold the center console in my 73 Dart Swinger. I have found a bunch that look like the ones on the left in the photo, but I need the flat squarish ones like on the right? Any ideas?

Figured I'd ask here before getting upside down under my dash. My car had no radio bracket. I bought a period correct radio and a new bracket to install it. My question is which end bolts to the radio? The bent end or the straight end? Thanks in advance, I only want to do this one time :)

Anybody paint their dash frame inside the car? Just curious how it went getting everything masked off. I don't really want to take the frame out.

Just got a set of hoses to connect my defrost vent in my 1973 Dart. Does anyone know how they connect? They came with 2 fittings/bushing and I have no idea how they go on. One seems longer than the other. Do I need some sort of clamps to attach them? Thanks in advance for any help!

So I finally got my instrument cluster out today, and now my car won't start. Nothing. Please tell me its something simple. I thought I could still drive the car with the cluster out. Is maybe one of the wires going to the cluster some sort of ground? I'm freaking out now :-)

I've got my glove box out, working on getting the center console out (73 Dart Swinger). How in the heck do you get the speed nuts off? They are not speedy and they are driving me nuts! I can mess with them a little (the space back there is cramped) and get them to turn some, but I'm wondering if...

Let me start off by saying I appreciate all the help here, it's invaluable to a guy like me. I've been asking interior questions because I plan on replacing the instrument cluster, center console, radio and heater controls, dash pad, wiper linkage and defrost vents in my 73 Dart Swinger. I...

Sorry, for all the questions, but I'm trying to prepare for replacing dash pad, instrument cluster, console bezel etc... I searched through the forum and couldn't the exact answer I was looking for. Here is my question. How many connections are on the back of my instrument cluster? I know the...

What holds the radio in the dash? I know there are 2 nuts behind the radio buttons that holds it to the center console, but is there a bracket inside the dash that supports it? The reason I ask, is the previous owner cut a hole in the center console and put in a crappy stereo that fell back into...

I just recently purchased a replacement instrument cluster that is really nice. Before I consider installing it and replacing the current one, do you guys recommend the RTE solid state replacement limiter? It sounds like a great idea, but was curious if others here have used them. RTE limiter - rte

I feel pretty stupid asking this, but I bought new hood scoops with chrome bezels. Can someone tell me what the 2 small clips are for? I wanted to ask first, because I want to be very careful and not scratch anything. I'm not the most mechanical guy :) Not in picture, but there are 2 small black...

I want to replace the alternator on my 360 LA engine. The current alternator has 2 grooves in the pulley, but only one is used by the belt. Do I need a 2 groove pulley? Of was just what they happened to have at the time of installation? Curious why you would need 2 grooves on the pulley?

My 1973 Dart Swinger is a really nice looking car, but the dash is ratty and some jerk cut a hole in the dash for a stereo. I have slowly started collecting the parts to get it the way I want it...starting to get excited! Want to make sure I do everything at one time....wiper linkage, stereo...

Anyone know where I can buy replacement trim for this?

Hey Everybody. Taking my Dart to the paint shop to fix up some small rust areas around 1 wheel well. Also, there are some suspicious spots under the vinyl top. I can have the spots repaired and then re-vinyl the top, or more $$ get the top painted. What do you guys think? Vinyl top or hard top...

Would the trim pieces be the same on a 4 door and a 2 door? Thanks in advance for any insight!

Hey Everyone, New to this board, have a 1973 Dodge Dart Swinger and I have been upgrading/fixing some things on it and have a couple questions. I am buying parts to help further the restoration of my car, but sometimes I see huge differences in prices. Especially with...

Does anyone know of a way to touch up the chrome trim on dash consoles? Does someone make like a touch up marker pen or something that looks good applied? I'm sure there's something like that out there, not sure where to look and wanted to hear others experiences doing this. Thanks!

I was messing around today trying to replace the dash lights in my Dart. I figured out the lights are in little sockets that twist out from the back of the dash. A couple of questions for you guys. Can you still buy the sockets and if so are they special, or can you get them at autozone or...

I need to order some stuff for my 1973 Dart Swinger, and when it comes to mechanical stuff, I'm a bit slow. How can I tell if my ps pump is Press on or Keyway? Is there an easy way to tell? Anybody got any pictures to help? Thanks!

Just curious, but why do some 1970's Darts have trim below the doors on each side and some don't? Was it an option? Mine are a little dinged up and don't know if to replace them or remove at some point. I don't really see replacements online except for strips of glue on stuff. Opinions? I think...

My Dart door panels have woodgrain near the top and vinyl at the bottoms and are separated by a thin strip of some sort of metallic strip (kind of like tape). Has anyone restored these? If so, how did you do it? Mine sem to be coming loose in a few spots.

I was reading some older posts about led lights and read good things about the Sylvania 168/194/2825 leds. When I looked up the lights for the 73 Dart on Chiltons, it lists the instrument cluster lights as 158's. Will these not work or does anyone know of a better replacement led for the 158's?

The wipers on my 73 Dart don't work. They seem to have 3 different settings, but when I turn the knob I just get a loud clicking noise that sounds like it's coming from under the dash. Any ideas what might be going on?