I recently picked up a vintage autronic eye kit..does anyone know which side of the dash the dealers installed these on in 57?

Also...the eye was shipped in a grey/ilver lacquer, was it common to paint the eye to match the interior?

Have you looked at similar cars on ebay? You might be able to find a picture that helps you determine where it goes.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

Left Side


As you can see they did paint the autronic eye to match the interior color.
This happens to be one from a 59 Olds 98 Holiday

http://www.adclassix.com/a3/54gmautroniceye.htm
Just in case the rest of you want to know that this "thing" did, it automatically dimmed the drivers hi-beams when it approached an on-coming car (when it worked).

Also, note the Speedometer Indicator.