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G'day Hans,
Yes, the glove box door is meant to be the same colour as the instrument cover, centre dash and tacho bezel (yours is also probably from an older rig, as the shifting plate on yours is rivetted on, and the 81ish-84 40 series were actually a sticker)- but it is all really preference. I am certainly not an 'all original' guy by any means...
As for the handle, I am not sure that it is factory. Your rig likely came with a padded dash, and it looks as if there are holes where it would bolt on. You will find that they were all the same, so one in nice condition from any year they were available in Australia would fit. (in the US, they were available from 1969ish-1984, here I think it is 81-84, but I could be wrong). There is a light on the bottom of the padded dash which lights up your knobs on the bolt-in centre dash, and it looks as if there is a black plastic cap on your dash where that wire would have come out. I reckon that, if you look back there, you will find a two-pronged plug, meant to go to that light.
As for the colour- I found that the 'silver' colour rattle can from the 'Australian Export' brand at Sprint matches reasonably closely (colour code EX019). The only issue with this is that you have to let it dry for about 30 minutes, and then paint it with a clear coat high gloss top layer, as the paint is not smooth or glossy. It is a pain to paint, as it tends to layer- but after a couple of tries, I figured out how to get it on smoothly. Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Josh
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