Taking Control

With a rebuild kit from Zip Products, you can refurbish a 1968-76 air conditioning/heater control panel yourself

Text and images by Justin Abbott

    On 1969-76 Corvettes, there are many items in the interior that need attention. By now, most of these cars have replacement interiors, but one of the items that is often overlooked is the air conditioning/heater control panel. Although it appears to be a very complicated piece for the average hobbyist to rebuild, with our step-by-step procedures it should be, as they say in Jamaica, "No Problem, Mon." Just follow along and we’ll show you how to rebuild your control unit with a kit from Zip Products.
    You will also learn how to "set" the switches and, for those of you with a unit that doesn’t work at all, this will be a great fix. Not only will your unit function, it