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Yea, right after I posted that, I was wondering about any heat issues.
The EEC is convection cooled. It dissipates heat through the case. So, if you did just cover the case, that might cause an issue.
What "should be done" (now it gets more involved), is to cut an opening in the kick-panel that is bigger than the EEC. Then, make a bracket that firmly mounts the EEC to some structure(s) behind the kick-panel.
I'd also strongly suggest thermal grease between any metal contact points. That helps to prevent corrosion, and it also helps a lot with thermal conductivity between the surfaces.
Yea, it's a lot more work.
But, for someone that doesn't want to loose glovebox storage, or mount it under the HVAC, I think that by then by covering the EEC and kick-panel, it wouldn't look bad. And, it would pass as an original bump in the kick-panel, to many non-car people.
Besides, it'd still look a zillion times better that the cr*ppy fog light switch, that came from the factory, on my '86:
Pics from a google search:
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