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reholmes
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MAY 15, 08:42 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Fiero-in-Paradise:
What method did you use for the dew wipes? That's on my to-do list, but it looks difficult. |
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I used the Rodney Dickman method--I believe the instructions are on his site. He also offers a tool for the one or two REALLY tight screws that you have to address. I made my own tool from a little ratchet kit I got from Harbor Freight--see pic. I ground down a bit to make it shorter--probably should have ground even more. OBTW, the ratchet action came in handy. I also used a wooden wedge to hold the outer sill away from the window glass--carefully!
Additionally, I couldn't get a right side wipe, and had to construct one using the correct molding from JC Whitney, and the fixtures from the old dew wipe. Much cheaper, but wouldn't do it if I could have gotten the part--which is available now. Fixtures are from the left side--sorry no pic of the molding. If you are in a bind, I can see if I can find the molding number.
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reholmes
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MAY 15, 09:01 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by batousai666:
i think its weird that i have 2 keys for the doors.
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I had two keys for my '66 Mustang, so I took the tumblers apart and made it so one key would fit both doors--think I had to leave out a tumbler or two cuz I didn't have all the right "slugs" to make it work with all tumblers used. When you get them apart you will see how it works--it's not a Swiss watch!
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mera7
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MAY 17, 01:52 AM
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batousai666
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MAY 17, 11:59 AM
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sure seems like alot of trees for AZ.....looks more like MI. 
theres a 'Stang like your yellow one for sale down the road from me...been there for awhile...
ain't no-thang wrong with a Mustang....i hear they are bringing back the 5.0 engine. guess i did not know they got rid of it.
the stuff one learns on PBS....AutoWeek.
went to a Pontiac Dealer for a set of spare keys.....he had one "B" blank in his "throwaway" bag. sure glad i went for them.
its nice to have a spare set...you know for a 22 year old car...
Hey Mike?? what did you DO!?
seems someone is throwing the Severe Weather your way. you like the mean weather?? i do.
i bought my house for the fact that it is in MI's, bad weather zone....a bunch of lake effect snow in winter (FUN) and our own version of "Tornado Alley". its more severe thunderstorms, not as many Tornado threats as you, but for my area its up there.
what else?? .......Later
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reholmes
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MAY 17, 12:27 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by batousai666:
sure seems like alot of trees for AZ.....looks more like MI.
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Good eye, Dan. Actually it's Northern Virginia, and that was only 40% of the total fleet. The yellow one was a Q-code--HOT! They were fun to own and easy to work on, but that was a passing phase of my life--on to Meras
The point was, it's not really difficult to do your own key work--that is if you can get the lock out of the car :-) Yeah, yeah, I didn't need pictures of Mustangs to make that point--a guy's got to fluff his feathers a little.
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batousai666
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MAY 17, 12:55 PM
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reholmes
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MAY 17, 03:05 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by batousai666:
.....and i was out bid by $.50... 50 freaking cents!!!.....
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Well, you really don't know for sure. He might have submitted a bid of $1,000--yours was just the highest bid that lost. You could still be chasing the damm thing--$.50 at a time.
See that clover in the corner--it wasn't a four leaf.[This message has been edited by reholmes (edited 05-17-2010).]
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chrismclubm
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MAY 17, 07:22 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by reholmes:
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a perfect example of Pontiac's poor engineering... had the company put details into their work, Pontiac probably would have seen a different fate. I know it's kind of shallow to base all of Pontiac's troubles on such a small piece of equipment, in the end, however, every little thing counts when it comes to car quality... Still ... I love the G8's and hard-top G6 convertibles 
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mera7
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MAY 18, 04:01 AM
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true but in all actuality the fiero was an economy car in the begining trying to sell to the masses. i have always liked pontiacs in general but if you want better quality then you have to whip out your wallet and pay more money for say a german car or something of that caliber. so for what the 84 coupe cost back in its day and what you got for your money wasnt a bad deal. anyhow my .02
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batousai666
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MAY 18, 08:06 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by reholmes:
Well, you really don't know for sure. He might have submitted a bid of $1,000--yours was just the highest bid that lost. You could still be chasing the damm thing--$.50 at a time.
See that clover in the corner--it wasn't a four leaf.
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good point. thanks Richard!
the emblem dont fit in the frame anyways.
hey? is the word "Mera", purple or faded black??
i like the "Royal Purple" look in the gold "frame" so regal.....maybe a P.I.M.P. @ss necklace...hahahahaaa
it does get me thinking tho....
i always looked at Pontiac as the Cool car maker. old GTO's..new GTO's...Lemans, f-birds and the TRANS AM, Fieros.... you know
muscle cars ....i thought as a kid (70's-80's) that Pontiac was GM's sports car division....all my friends had Pontiacs...Chevy had the Corvette...awesome, but just that. in my opinion....i know this manufacuer debate is a touchy spot for some people so i leave it at that....
but i still do see a lot of Pontiacs on the road, sure maybe the side of the road (Grand Ams) but the road none the less....
Chryslers on the other hand  their still around!!?? and losing money still, WHY!! Whoops. sorry.....done
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sad panda time again. looks real cool. maybe the king of all hood emblems....."all haill King..... Mera X.......crap. now its $90..... coulda,woulda,shoulda.....stupidnojobhavingdingdong.....