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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 09:11 AM
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Getting ready for car shows

I have been wrapping up misc. things that arnt too great with the car , he are two recent things i have done, seatbelt button recall kit was installed, and i got a working overhead console flashlight.Beside the normal cleaning what have the rest of you guys and gals been doing.
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 09:12 AM
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 09:13 AM
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 09:14 AM
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 09:15 AM
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another of the new one
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heres the working flashlight
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 09:16 AM
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 09:17 AM
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 09:18 AM
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overhead console when i got the car , empty .i dodnt know what went there until i started visiting this site.
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 09:19 AM
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ahhh this looks much better
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 02:00 PM
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how did u go about with the seatbelts?
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 02:15 PM
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where did you get the flashlight bulb???

i have looked high and low, and can't find them anywhere.
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 02:25 PM
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Just little stuff, painted the recesed bird gold on the horn button, did a small seat repair, and put on a few more coats of Zaino.

I with thinking about detailing the spare tire and area since it has never been used or even removed, seems to be a big deal on the older cars but not sure if mine is old enough yet to matter.

I did well last year, took a first running against a GTA Vert and other 3rg Gen T/A's

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Old Apr 16, 2003 | 04:03 PM
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where did you get the flashlight bulb???

i have looked high and low, and can't find them anywhere.
Radio shack and I think HomeDepot has them the cheapest! Take it with you and look around!
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Old Apr 16, 2003 | 09:11 PM
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Old Apr 16, 2003 | 09:14 PM
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finishing my damn dash dap (being a pita now!)

trying to get my 4th gen window switches to actually work both ways, not just one lol, then well be set ofr pomona supa chebby.
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Old Apr 16, 2003 | 09:20 PM
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yeah i saw that gap.....how r u going about fixing that
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Old Apr 16, 2003 | 09:21 PM
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fibreglass and bondo....got a picture here somewhere........
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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 07:11 PM
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Here is the button, I coated it with armour all so the paint would not stick and filled in the birdie then wiped off the excess. Cheap easy mod.
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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 07:18 PM
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T/A

85 T/A.. Thats a really nice looking car.. it would look great with some gold Gta rims...
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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 10:44 PM
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Thanks I thought about some rims too but this pup will stay as is, after all how many original unrestored Trans Ams are left ?
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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 10:54 PM
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true

very true, but with the GTA rims you would still have transam rims on your car.. but I guess the ones you have came with the recaro package... I love the seats in those cars... take it easy..
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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 10:55 PM
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DAM IT.. i was just at lowes today... my friend was makin a bong out of a light bulb, and i was looking at air compressors... i would like to get that flash light fixed,and is GM still doing that seat belt recall?
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Old Apr 17, 2003 | 11:25 PM
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yeah i wanna know about the seatbelts too....mine look like crap
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 08:10 AM
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Just finished polishing my car ready for this weekend's show.

I cant polish it anymore, the paint is as shiny as the glass!



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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 02:11 PM
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Originally posted by 85 T/A WS6
Here is the button, I coated it with armour all so the paint would not stick and filled in the birdie then wiped off the excess. Cheap easy mod.
I did mine as well...It really made a neat custom look! Then i added my steering wheel cover!
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 03:40 PM
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as far as the seat belt recall with gm goes i have no clue. i bought mine on ebay , it was 20 bucks and came with 4 springs , 4 buttons, and the 4 metal clips, and a tool to put the buttons on. It took me about 30 minutes to do it but it was the first time i had ever done it . i only had to do the front two . it def. makes the interior look better. check ebay out. o i forgot i finally got my car out today .wo hooooo.
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