I seem to remember a vendor selling SS replacements? Am I mistaken? If not, who?
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i have new stainless and power coated black ones..$69.00 for the set of black and $99.00 for stainless.. mikedmayberry@hotmail.com
Do you have pics of the SS ones? How are they fastened? Would you be willing to swap a set or re-chromed originals for a SS set?
I think Larry Stock was making them in stainless. I found out (the hard way) that the ones from Wilkinson are soft aluminum and too rough and thick to be considered good replacements.
Mark
Mark
I just read a quick "tech blurb" last night that described CAREFULLY threading the pins with an 8-32 die, and using the appropriate washer, lockwasher and nut to hold these on instead of the press-fit retainers..
Seems like something to check into.
Rocky
Seems like something to check into.
Rocky
See this link: Stainless Scripts
I went this route and am quite happy with them. I did have to have them polished myself. I can also say that installing a couple of the nuts and washers was a MAJOR PIA! If you have a small child with the dexterity in their hands to do it you're set. Otherwise you'll be busting out the surgical instruments to do it. I found that a set of forceps with a curved tip allowed me to get the nuts started, but it took several trys and I forever lost a couple nuts into the gaps in the car.
Steve
I went this route and am quite happy with them. I did have to have them polished myself. I can also say that installing a couple of the nuts and washers was a MAJOR PIA! If you have a small child with the dexterity in their hands to do it you're set. Otherwise you'll be busting out the surgical instruments to do it. I found that a set of forceps with a curved tip allowed me to get the nuts started, but it took several trys and I forever lost a couple nuts into the gaps in the car.
Steve
Thanks for all the replies.
T.Solo - this was the thread I was looking for. Thanks! Don't know why it didn't come up in my search. Wonder if they are still available. I guess I'll find out.
T.Solo - this was the thread I was looking for. Thanks! Don't know why it didn't come up in my search. Wonder if they are still available. I guess I'll find out.
While i do not recall the size of the die I used, I am an advocate of that approach. Two wekends back I removed my rear trim to clean the fuel residue staining on the rear of the car. Made the task of removal relatively easy. I had treaded them back in '94.
Here's a "retype" of the article I saw... POCA Newsletter, April 1988, Pg 7.
Rocky
PS> Steve - after looking at it more closely, I see what you mean, but I think maybe the rear access on my car (5357) may have more room under the back piece in the engine bay? It was relatively straightforward to get my fingers in there....
quote:TIRED OF LOSING those hard-to-install clips that hold the DETOMASO and PANTERA emblems on the rear fascia of your Pantera?
SIMPLE: just take a die (I used an 8-32) and CAREFULLY thread the little metal studs that go through the holes in the bodywork. Go slowly, as the metal is soft. After you're done, simply install them back on the car with the correct nut and a small lock washer. They will not rattle, and no more lost clips! (Submitted by Kirk Gerbracht)
Rocky
PS> Steve - after looking at it more closely, I see what you mean, but I think maybe the rear access on my car (5357) may have more room under the back piece in the engine bay? It was relatively straightforward to get my fingers in there....