Yes I did replace that cable in my '83.
You will need to remove the radio, ashtray and glove box. There is a tiny
screw holding the lever end that is a bitch. I got my cable at a junkyard.
It would be an easy item to ship.
Good luck, frost is a-comin'

Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com/gnarlodious.html

Entity Alan Bosch spoke thus:

> Anyone know if the cable that controls the airflow to the windshield
> defroster can be replaced without dismanteling the whole friggin' dash?
> Are these cables readily available?  Dealer only?  List vendors?  Chris
> Turner?
>
> Alan Bosch
> & Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)