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Aug 31, 2017 | 05:39 PM

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Question for '68 Owners...

I have been looking for detail info on how and where to locate the vinyl pulls for the storage doors. I'm seeing conflicting info and/or blurred photos so far while searching the old interweb. Anyone help me out with this?

Sep 1, 2017 | 05:19 AM

SIXTYTWO

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Corvette Central, Ecklers, Dr. Rebuild and I've seen some on e bay recently.

Sep 1, 2017 | 05:56 AM

Easy Mike

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Not 68, but typical.

Sep 1, 2017 | 09:04 AM

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Not 68, but typical.

So that looks to be about "7:00 'clock" and adjacent to or almost touching the bezel? I have seen them at "9:00 o'clock", 12:00 o'clock, two inches away from the bezel, almost under the bezel, etc. I would imagine they would have been pretty consistent at the factory in positioning them, but once these cars move into the retro world they get pretty random. I am not a perfectionist or OCD, but when possible I like to keep things as original as I can. Especially on the easy stuff like this should be. Thanks Mike!

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Sep 1, 2017 | 09:20 AM

Alan 71

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Hi 68,
Here are the loop locations on my 71 doors.
Pretty consistent?
Regards,
Alan

Note the washer so the screw head doesn't pull through the loop material.

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Sep 1, 2017 | 09:36 AM

LT-1 kid

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68s and early 69s did not have loops, they used a spring loaded hinge, that would
pop open when you pushed the latch button, did not work well thats why they went to the loops

Sep 1, 2017 | 09:46 AM

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Great shots Alan. Thanks. I was thinking that by '71 they had switched to the metal hook integral to the bezel. Must have happened later on.

Sep 1, 2017 | 10:21 AM

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68s and early 69s did not have loops, they used a spring loaded hinge, that would
pop open when you pushed the latch button, did not work well thats why they went to the loops

I had completely forgotten that detail. When I recently returned to this project after a long hiatus I just jumped back in with finishing up this storage assembly. When I started digging up detail photos using mostly parts for sale pictures, virtually all of them include '68 on these components and I guess I got brainwashed into assuming they all had them. There is a tendency to group years, such as "Fits 1968 to 1973" or whatever when listing parts. "Fits" and "is correct for" are two very different things. I guess lesson learned is do NOT rely on marketing information alone when researching these cars. Thanks for reminding me! Especially confusing was the fact that in the parts I received when I purchased the car was ONE door pull loop in the original gunmetal color. There again I assumed it was out of this car. Must have been picked up by a previous owner along with other random parts. Wow.

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