console differences

The dealer installed a/c kits were contracted to aftermarket. That aftermarket vendor ( Murray ? ) built a under dash unit that at first glance looked very much like the factory unit ( this after the OEM changed to black plastic vents instead of chromed pot metal ).
Shaving the nose of the console was related to this whether done by a service tech installing most any aftermarket unit and/or a production change for last few year models.
I saw the same flat nose white console in a Hang 10 Duster, slant 6 with factory a/c.