Tabs on bulkhead

[crankin]

What are these two tabs located under the lower dash for? There are two more on the other side.

[mongoswede]

I believe they are for mounting a heater duct that some models used.

[knac1234]

Guess here....

I think (at least on mine) they might have been there to screw the retainer for the underdash panels into.

Cheers,
Julian

[artpeck]

By tabs are you referring to the small flexible shaped sheet metal bits that are are close to the bottom of the dash? If so those are clips that hold the cardboard trim in place under the dash in the foot box. There would have been another two down below. Otherwise I am not sure what you are referring to.

Nice paint job by the way. Looks great. I just finished mine and am looking forward to the long weekend to reassemble.

[crankin]

By tabs are you referring to the small flexible shaped sheet metal bits that are are close to the bottom of the dash? If so those are clips that hold the cardboard trim in place under the dash in the foot box. There would have been another two down below. Otherwise I am not sure what you are referring to.

Nice paint job by the way. Looks great. I just finished mine and am looking forward to the long weekend to reassemble.

More trim!?! I have never seen these before. Does anyone have them installed...and wouldn't mind snapping a picture?

[artpeck]

I don't have the trip installed. It was pretty ugly and nasty. And literally cardboard. Not LR at it's best moment. I do however have the upper and lower tabs. I am installing the exmoor high density matting and leaving this cardboard area as painted metal. It looks like you have done the same. Anything to report on installing it or how it works in use?

[SafeAirOne]

Interesting...When I bought my SIII it came with all the footwell trim pieces, but there are no tabs on my bulkhead.

Just as well--I chucked all those cheesy trim pieces. How did they expect those pressboard pieces to hold up if you can't keep rain water out of the inside of the cab??

[bkreutz]

Just went an looked, no tabs on mine either. The only thought that comes to mind is that they eliminated them on the 73 109's and carried that through on the 88's in 74. (No hard evidence, just a supposition based on looking at the years of the posters who have tabs compared to the ones who do not have them)

[artpeck]

Adjacent to this discussion it has been amusing I guess is the word to observe the apparent random use of fasteners that I encountered disassembling the floor, tunnel and seat box area. As I know the single and original owner of the truck I know that it was never disassembled before and therefore this is how it came from the factory. It is like there was a box of random parts on the assembly line used with no apparent order but for the same purpose. A flat head screw here, a washer there, a lock washer occasionally, etc etc. Perhaps one reason why the indigenous automobile industry in the UK didn't exactly flourish. And as a sidebar no acknowledgement in design of the fundamental chemistry of bimetallic corrosion.

[Cutter]

My truck has a piece of metal trim there, I'll take a picture and upload it...

Edit- ok I don't have those tabs on mine, assumed it was under there. Here's the trim part on mine:

[LaneRover]

I say put an 's' hook through them and use it to keep your plastic takeout bags from tipping over.