WTB Body plugs
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Got mine from ebay.
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Did you
did you have to buy a whole kit? Or were you able to piecemeal?
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I have a big old coffee can full but knowing what size you actually need would help.... Just to make sure.
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I will get pics. Are they new? Thanks.
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Most of them have been in the cabinet since the mid 70's. I'll have to check them to make sure they have not hardened....but pics won't tell me what size they are lol. I have a 66 Belvedere tucked away in storage but most of the trunk has been cut out.
Pictures without a ruler or they're worthless.
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If Cranky don't get you fixed up PM me i have many of them different sizes
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How bout a machinist scale instead? 
And don't have a coffee can full anymore....
And don't have a coffee can full anymore....
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greenmachine
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Thanks for laying that out! Unfortunately, I was looking for new. Car is restored. I tore three new ones in my kit trying to install. Thanks again and happy Fourth of July!
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I bought the kit. Happy 4th!!
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Not hard to make old ones look new...but then new ones ain't all that expensive anyways. And happy Forth of July to you too!
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I bought the Kit also, I just screwed up a few trying to install them. Whoops.I bought the kit. Happy 4th!!
'68 Charger
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Yep, it's called lacquer thinner.
Use a socket or something else that's 1/4" smaller than the inside diameter of the plug. Then get the hammer.
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I have 4 brand new kits that I will not part out but will let go for a very low price. Always good to have spares as they loose the Plasticizes impregnated in the rubber. Lacquer Cleaner will make them look new but eat at those Plasticizes and will promote faster dry rot and hardening. So if interested shoot me a PM and we can discuss the $$$ particulars. Like I said, these are brand new never used and sealed in their container that they came in...cr8crshr/Bill
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Yup, any kind of chemical cleaner is tough on rubber/plastics. I will use WD40 to clean stuff like that but then will wash it real well (if possible) or use silicone spray....and that seems to do well but labor intensive. Generally, I only need one or two so it's no big deal.
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Using lacquer thinner on cleaning rubber parts has worked for me for years. So saying lacquer thinner will eat at the plasticizes will promote faster dry rot and hardening, I'm not going to argue that.
My plugs are fine, all I hear is blah blah blah.
WD40 works good too, but it draws dust/dirt to them so there's my blah blah blah lol.
Happy 4th of July weekend to all.
My plugs are fine, all I hear is blah blah blah.
WD40 works good too, but it draws dust/dirt to them so there's my blah blah blah lol.
Happy 4th of July weekend to all.
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Either one you use, got to wipe it off. For the first year, I didn't wipe off the WD40 and found that it did just like you say....collects dust. The lacquer thinner seems to dry fast but then again, got to wipe it off....at least I like to but the silly coneUsing lacquer thinner on cleaning rubber parts has worked for me for years. So saying lacquer thinner will eat at the plasticizes will promote faster dry rot and hardening, I'm not going to argue that.
My plugs are fine, all I hear is blah blah blah.
WD40 works good too, but it draws dust/dirt to them so there's my blah blah blah lol.
Happy 4th of July weekend to all.
spray seems to work pretty good too.greenmachine
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My old ones are very brittle, almost flaked away when I took them out. I was just thinking with a new paint job, that new plugs with a little line of seam sealer made sense.
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