Hi Michael,
My fairly late BN2 (29 March 1956) is original in the under dash area.
As you say, there is a spot welded guide attached to the bottom of the
"scuttle". This guide holds a short T handled rod which releases the
bonnet lock. This bracket & a hole through the firewall are the only
bonnet release rod supports. There is an entirely different bracket
mounted under the inside mirror fixing screws which has a tab directly
behind the dash center hole. There is a chrome screw & washer that fixes
the dash center to this bracket tab.
Regards,
Dave Russell
BN2
Michael Williams wrote:
> John, Thanks for the response but I'm afraid I am more confused than
> ever. As I said, I have heard this item referenced as a dash support
> bracket or a bonnet release rod guide. But you seem to be saying it
> is both! I really don't see how this is possible. If the hole in the
> bracket is guiding the rod, how can it also be used to hold a screw
> to support the dash? The only possibility I can think of is that you
> mean that *two* of these brackets were used on each car -- one for
> each purpose. After really looking at this, I am now of the belief
> that it is a dash support. Here's why: 1) My BN1 is body number 5267
> (built around April 1955 I think) but it does have the spot welded
> guide that you said was deleted on later cars. 2) The spot welded
> guide is about 6 inches closer to the firewall than the closest
> possible orientation of the bracket under the mirror. This would
> require a completely different release rod of a much greater length
> (unless, as I said before, you are suggesting two brackets). 3) Even
> presuming the use of a longer rod and with the hole oriented forward,
> to act as a guide for the rod, there would not be enough clearance
> behind the dash for the release knob to actually move. So, I am still
> confused. I would surely like to see a photograph of this area to
> clear this up. Thanks, --Michael '55 BN1
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