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    Replacements for those elusive plastic fasteners

    After waking from my afternoon nap, while looking up, I happened to notice missing clad fasteners under the door rocker panel. Knowing full well I would be met with gails of laughter at any auto supply retailer or the Isuzu dealer once I mentioned the make and model; I headed off for my local hardware store. Actually I did a search thru my 40 year collection of anchor bolts and you know the story, too short, too long, too big, too small.

    If you're still awake this is what I found:
    Nice replacement blind hole fastener
    I slipped a slightly larger washer under the bolt head just to be sure it wouldnt pull through
    The one on the far left is the replaced fastener
    Last edited by Maddawg : 10/16/2012 at 08:56 AM Reason: clarify
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    RLLY?...you were napping under your truck?......

    Nice ingenuity...
    I always like "outside the box"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ldub View Post
    RLLY?...you were napping under your truck?......
    You don't??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maddawg View Post
    You don't??
    Um...NO

    I always put a big lump on my noggin when I sit up...

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    I usually take my nap in the VX, I am open to new ideas. I try it tomarrow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VxSport View Post
    I usually take my nap in the VX, I am open to new ideas. I try it tomarrow.
    well heck, this dude goes topless, so we already know he's, um... open to new ideas.....
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    I think I found something very similar to stock at my local NAPA autoparts store. I was missing one too and when I went to NAPA they had a big three ring binder of all kinds of fasteners and there was one in there that fit the bill.
    "The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair."
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    Quote Originally Posted by MSHardeman View Post
    I think I found something very similar to stock at my local NAPA autoparts store. I was missing one too and when I went to NAPA they had a big three ring binder of all kinds of fasteners and there was one in there that fit the bill.
    Somebody recommended Pep Boys to me, but past experiences have proved to be an exercise in futility. I'll keep Napa in mind I have one close to my house. Thanks for the tip!

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    Quote Originally Posted by VxSport View Post
    I usually take my nap in the VX, I am open to new ideas. I try it tomarrow.
    Its not as cramped underneath.

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