Broken pegs/clips
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Broken pegs/clips
I was getting ready to replace the leather shifting boot cover and I pulled the plastic molding out. When I did, I discovered that all but 3 of the plastic pegs are busted and it looks like the only way to remove the old shifting boot is to break the pegs (as there are self-tightening tabs over the pegs.
It looks like this cover has been previously replaced & all the tabs were broken at that point as well ( some are clear plastic & glued in and others match the console material). Does anyone know a good way to either remove the self-tightening tabs or replace the pegs?
Any help/recommendations are welcome. I'll post pics later.
Edit: it's a 1979, if that makes a difference.
It looks like this cover has been previously replaced & all the tabs were broken at that point as well ( some are clear plastic & glued in and others match the console material). Does anyone know a good way to either remove the self-tightening tabs or replace the pegs?
Any help/recommendations are welcome. I'll post pics later.
Edit: it's a 1979, if that makes a difference.
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i use a little screwdriver to loosen the locking tabs, you CAREFULLY bend the locking part up, and it'll slide off. when you're ready to put it back you bend em back.
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Unfortunately, the previous owner had busted all but 3 of them off... so right now there are 3 pegs & all the rest are busted & flush with the rest of the plastic. I think I'm going to cheat & use these: http://s7d5.scene7.com/is/image/Staples/s0037505_sc7?$sku$ - just leaving the black part under the console. I should be able to get it pretty flush and it should look OK.
I'm going to be replacing the leather shifting boot with a chain maille one, so the pegs wouldn't be strong enough to hold it - I just want to keep as many of them as possible.
I did get the other 3 of those locking tabs off without breaking anything though. Thanks!
I'm going to be replacing the leather shifting boot with a chain maille one, so the pegs wouldn't be strong enough to hold it - I just want to keep as many of them as possible.
I did get the other 3 of those locking tabs off without breaking anything though. Thanks!
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Here are some blurry, crappy cell phone pics of the shifting boot in progress. (On my photobucket acct - the pictures are too big to upload here & I'm too lazy to shrink them at the moment.) I'll add more pictures as I get more done on it.
http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...l/chainmaille/
Don't mind the other chain maille pictures there...
Evidently it resizes the images for you... I'll leave the link up so you can see new pictures as I update it. I'll try to take new pictures every night to show how it's coming.
http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...l/chainmaille/
Don't mind the other chain maille pictures there...
Evidently it resizes the images for you... I'll leave the link up so you can see new pictures as I update it. I'll try to take new pictures every night to show how it's coming.
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right now I've logged 6 - 7 hours or so. I'm expecting a total of about 20 hours total. And I hope it does look freakin' sweet:P
I started chain maille with the hope of making extra money... but it's turned out that 90% of what I make is for myself. Next up? Seat Covers... I'll post pics of that as well (but that will most likely be a winter project)
I started chain maille with the hope of making extra money... but it's turned out that 90% of what I make is for myself. Next up? Seat Covers... I'll post pics of that as well (but that will most likely be a winter project)
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Meh, it might be worth it. I still need to look into exactly how much I'd need & it might not be worth it labor-wise.
I've already decided that I'm going to get some anodized aluminum and make a new shift boot cover with a design in it. I can't do that until I decide on the colors for the interior, but I'm probably going to stick with black... so maybe black anodized & regular aluminum for a highlight. (or visa versa)
I've already decided that I'm going to get some anodized aluminum and make a new shift boot cover with a design in it. I can't do that until I decide on the colors for the interior, but I'm probably going to stick with black... so maybe black anodized & regular aluminum for a highlight. (or visa versa)
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