Im curious if anyone has ever made their own impact absorbers to mount on the metal bean, as opposed to paying the $600 each end for them?
Mine are pretty past it, so going to need new ones and the thought popped in my head..hehe.
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Im curious if anyone has ever made their own impact absorbers to mount on the metal bean, as opposed to paying the $600 each end for them?
Mine are pretty past it, so going to need new ones and the thought popped in my head..hehe.
Rob Depew
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You really do not need to replace impact absorbers, and if the outer coating looks like crap, you can always recoat them.
Early 81 5spd conversion- DMCH Ground Effects, Double Din, Custom Instrument Cluster, QA1 Suspension, 3.0 PRV with MS3
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the front crumbled....the rear is split right in the middle..a bit more than just the coating worn off
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What kind of epoxy? Im really new to all this restoration stuff
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To be honest, I really don't know what would be best...
That being said, I usually just use JB Weld for all my low-cost redneck repairs...
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How about some photos?
To re-coat them, use Plastidip.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Plasti-Di...03-6/100131010
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Here's a pic. You can see the split right down the center. The left corner is kinda bent, but ok.
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That doesn't look like a cause for replacement to me. I agree; just re-coat.