Firewall pad push-pins.....

VintageMusclecar · #1 03-23-2008, 03:38 AM

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Thanks!

Eric

**wheelhop** · #2 03-23-2008, 05:23 AM

We had to do something similar to get mine in place, ended having to go get some more of those repro "junk" dash pins to finish the job. Luckily, D&R camaro is down the street from me and I was able to get some from them.

P.J. · #3 03-23-2008, 07:07 AM

I had to get the rubber ones just like the original,lubed them up and pushed them in with another person on the outside pulling. the rubber ones strech a mile before they break (where have I heard that before)

.The hard plastic junk would not go in.. In order to get the plastic ones in you would need to drill the hole out a few thousands of an inch bigger than the orig hole.Which I do not recommend
PJ

**SS427** · #4 03-23-2008, 08:03 AM

When I press the hard plastic ones in I heat them ever so slightly with a heat gun and they become much more pliable and slide right in.

jasonL78 · #5 03-25-2008, 04:51 AM

Eric,
I just put my heater box and firewall pad in tonight. I tried like hell to put those plugs in a real pain in the butt. I ended up drilling the hole a little bit bigger and they went in with no problem. I used a number Y drill, I think it measured .404 inches.

Jason

**JRSully** · #6 03-25-2008, 05:39 AM

If you are doing multiple cars, hit the junk yards and pull as many of the rubber originals as you can get, you will go through a bunch just to do one car

P.J. · #7 03-25-2008, 08:03 AM

hey guys they now reproduce the rubber ones I bought a set from Early Birds in Toronto
PJ

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