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A pre-assembled module for the cockpit zone of a motor vehicle, especially a passenger car, which is adapted to be mounted as one single unit inside the vehicle body and which incorporates essentially the following components: an instrument board including all instruments and accessories commonly co

A pre-assembled module for the cockpit zone of a motor vehicle, especially a passenger car, which is adapted to be mounted as one single unit inside the vehicle body and which incorporates essentially the following components: an instrument board including all instruments and accessories commonly contained therein, fuse box and electric wiring, heater with controls and air distribution system; furthermore a steering system including steering wheel, steering column enclosure and steering support means; also pedals for clutch and brake, including mounting brackets. The vehicle body includes a fire wall and fire wall support member to which the aforementioned components and accessories are connected when in the installed position. The fire wall and fire wall support member are separated from the body shell and serve as an assembly base for the unit. In the installed position, the fire wall and fire wall support member are sealingly connected with the respective adjacent body panels. The advantage of a unit as described in the foregoing specifications is that those components which are commonly considered to be part of the cockpit zone, but which are situated on the other side of the fire wall, i.e., in the engine compartment, can also be incorporated into the pre-assembly operation of the module. This simplifies assembly operations to a great extent and reduces the over-all manufacturing costs of the vehicle.

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In an automotive vehicle having a vehicle body shell including a pair of horizontally spaced generally vertically extending side pillars for receiving a windshield and body side and bottom structure which defines a passenger compartment and an engine compartment, a preassembled module including a da

In an automotive vehicle having a vehicle body shell including a pair of horizontally spaced generally vertically extending side pillars for receiving a windshield and body side and bottom structure which defines a passenger compartment and an engine compartment, a preassembled module including a dashboard with various vehicle accessories mounted thereto and accessible from the passenger compartment which is connected as a unit to the vehicle body structure, the improvement being that said module includes a base extending transversely of the vehicle body shell and which forms a fire wall for the vehicle to separate the engine compartment from the passenger compartment and having a first side to which the dashboard and dashboard mounted accessories are preassembled and a second side facing the engine compartment to which various engine compartment accessories are assembled, said module having first tapered connecting means which cooperably engage second tapered connecting means secured to said side body structure, upon the module being lowered through the windshield opening, to connect said module to said body shell and to automatically position said module relative to said body shell, means for securing said first and second connecting means together and sealing means for sealing the base of the module along its lower and side periphery to said body shell.