Console lid button..
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Burning Brakes
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From: Tulsa,Ok
Console lid button..
I guess the spring came out of the button,cause the console lid will not latch since the spring seems to have disappeared.Where do I get a spring or whats the fix?? 96 LT4
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MAM catalog lists the following related part; now sure what differs in '96?
603-198: 1984-1995 Console Lid Spring: $7.99
I just checked their web site and that part is listed for 1984-1996 Corvette???
Might be worth a call to them.
603-198: 1984-1995 Console Lid Spring: $7.99
I just checked their web site and that part is listed for 1984-1996 Corvette???
Might be worth a call to them.
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I don't feel like paying 30 buck shipping for a 7 buck spring.
I removed the lid and then the inside plate to expose the button & broken spring. I found a small ball-point pen spring, cut it to length and inserted behind the button. That "fix" lasted for >12yrs of ownership...
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Buy a used door assembly from flea bay or a parts yard.
There maybe other parts that you need when your working on this..
There maybe other parts that you need when your working on this..
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On my prior '88 that spring broke just after I got the car and I didn't know I could buy anther one so I MacGyvered it.
I removed the lid and then the inside plate to expose the button & broken spring. I found a small ball-point pen spring, cut it to length and inserted behind the button. That "fix" lasted for >12yrs of ownership...
I removed the lid and then the inside plate to expose the button & broken spring. I found a small ball-point pen spring, cut it to length and inserted behind the button. That "fix" lasted for >12yrs of ownership...
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