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A cross car structural support beam assembly is mounted between a pair of vehicle door pillars of a structural body of an automobile having an integrally formed male connecting snorkel projection for interfacing with air feeder tubes extending from ducts in the instrument panel assembly. The cross c

A cross car structural support beam assembly is mounted between a pair of vehicle door pillars of a structural body of an automobile having an integrally formed male connecting snorkel projection for interfacing with air feeder tubes extending from ducts in the instrument panel assembly. The cross car beam assembly includes first and second plastic panels having at least one flow passage defined therebetween and at least one opening in the panels in fluid communication with the air flow passage. A third panel is mounted to the second panel to complete the cross car beam assembly and includes at least one tubular male connecting projection integrally formed into the outer surface of the third panel in fluid communication with the at least one air flow passage. The tubular male connecting projection interconnects with a tubular female connecting portion of an air feeder tube to supply air to a passenger compartment through ducts in an instrument panel assembly.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A cross car beam assembly for a vehicle comprising:a first plastic panel having an outer surface and an inner structural surface defining at least one channel extending the length of the first panel;a second plastic panel mounted adjacent the first panel, the second pan

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A cross car beam assembly for a vehicle comprising:a first plastic panel having an outer surface and an inner structural surface defining at least one channel extending the length of the first panel;a second plastic panel mounted adjacent the first panel, the second panel including an inner structural surface defining at least one channel extending the length of the second panel and an outer surface including at least one opening defined therethrough in fluid communication with the at least one channel of the second panel;at least one air flow passage defined by the at least one channel in the first panel and the at least one channel in the second panel when the inner surface of the first panel is mounted to the inner surface of the second panel;a third plastic panel mounted adjacent the second panel, the third panel including an inner structural surface securable to the outer surface of the second panel and an outer surface; andat least one tubular male connecting projection integrally formed into the outer surface of the third panel for connection to a vent into a passenger compartment of a vehicle;wherein the at least one tubular male connecting portion of the third panel is mounted adjacent the at least one opening in the second panel and includes an outer periphery extending away from the outer surface of the third panel terminating at a distal end and an opening formed in the distal end extending therethrough in fluid communication with the at least one opening in the second panel.