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Old 01-23-2008, 09:41 PM
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Bushing (need help)

ok, so the only thing holding my car at maaco is that i need new bushings for the top doors, does anyone have a link or know where i can find some for a decent price?.. they already fixed the bottom hinges so i only need them for the top and i don't want to buy an entire kit just to use half of it..
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junkyard? go find one you cant wiggle the door up and down on and buy those hinges
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junkyard here only has 1 camaro in it, and there's pretty m uch nothing left but little bits and pieces.. i'ts like just the body sitting there... the car's in maaco right now and all they need is to find (or fab up) some bushings and they car can be sent in for paint.. so time if sort of the essence right now... i did alotta serching eailer and all i can find is sets for the lower hinges, and i just need the upper driver and passanger side..
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sounds like you are gonna have to buy a whole kit.....id make em put the entire kit on if i bought it though
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yea see, they already bought the kit for the lower hinges.. so it's kinda pointless to buy the kit.. i'ma have left overs with the bottom.. i wish they would of called because someone on here told me about a kit that top-downsloutions sold, and we were going to buy that and have them put it on.. now idk what to do
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you could probably get it out and put some washers in the old one.....tell them to drill it out and use a bolt
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alright.. well maaco just pretty mcuh said they'd see what they could do.. they blame my car being in there for 2 weeks and going now for this reason.. how hard is it to fix this?.. i've never messed with hinges and have no idea what it takes to fix it.. all i know is they said if i could find a kit.. or just find the bushings period i'd be set...
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if you have an autozone or advance auto parts store locally,you can find in the HELP! section an assortment of bushings in one package for about $4.
That should have the size bushings you need.
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Re: Bushing (need help)

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yea see, they already bought the kit for the lower hinges.. so it's kinda pointless to buy the kit.. i'ma have left overs with the bottom.. i wish they would of called because someone on here told me about a kit that top-downsloutions sold, and we were going to buy that and have them put it on.. now idk what to do
You can't buy just the upper bushings. You need to replace both pins and bushings since they are a close-tolerance set. The bushings are also slightly oversized since your hinge may have worn due to the bad bushings.

Here's what I can do; I have sold just the upper bushings and pins by deleting the lower pins and bushings from a kit. It isn't much of a savings since I just reduse the price by my cost for the lower pins and bushings. It does save you having an extra set of lower pins and bushings that you don't need.

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sorry it took so long to reply, that whole autozone thing i could look into.. and for the TDS guy.. if i could get a quote on how much that would be apperciated..
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Pretty sure all thirdgen's have a 'rivet'-style top hinge. You can drill them out and use the 'oversize' bushings with a normal pin -- takes a little effort and wouldn't be as durable, but it works.

Place to look... GM dealer parts counter. Talking about 2 bucks in parts...
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Yea, i got the stuff i need from a buddy at cascadecrew.. only paid $20 for the kit that lonsal was going to sell me thank goodness for bords like this
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