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General karthief

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What's the difference in the latch and/or striker?
 

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Latch is in the door/hatch, striker is what it hits.

 

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no, what makes one year better than the other?
I guess I could've worded the question better, I'm not really a dumbazz, I just play one here on
 
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Doors are set first,then fenders then hood. There's a handheld jig used to set this initial gap. Then when the car is trimmed out, the final fit (adjusting door strikers,hood bumpers,etc) is literally the last thing done to the car. Did body fits for a few years on the line and you are definitely humping.
 

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I'm surprised in as much aftermarket stuff you went with or considered. The hood struts are a prime example of a compromise.
 

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General karthief said:
no, what makes one year better than the other?
I guess I could've worded the question better, I'm not really a dumbazz, I just play one here on
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Dunno. All I know is the few 92s and 93s I’ve closed the hatch on have had a much more solid feel to the closing mechanism.

However….these latches are going for stupid money on eBay. $200+

Looks like I’ll need to keep my eye out. I already have the specific striker needed for this one (no bushing)
 

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Messing with the front bumper. I have one stud to repair.

That top pass side stud came out of the header and needed to be cut. I have an idea on what to replace it with. Seems like there is access to the front




From the front, I think I can drill it through and run a stud through and put a nut on one side and nut on the other. Should do the trick

 

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I had these made about 5 years ago I think .
 
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I like those.
 
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General karthief

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I have a latch mechanism from a vert, don't know what to look for?
 

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General karthief said:
I have a latch mechanism from a vert, don't know what to look for?
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Here’s the magical part and part number. Late 91 to 93 hatch got this

I’m assuming it’s different on coupe/vert, but I don’t know this 100%

 

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Top is a hatch, the bottom one is a convertible, no part numbers,
the vert latch says Lechtern (?) And has a patient pending or number can't tell, its under the plug. I'll keep looking, I know I have another one.
good info to know.
 
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Fixed the busted out header stud. Pretty easy to do.

2” long double ended stud. 1/4-20. Stainless.




Drilled out the busted area with 1/4”
Bit. This sticks in nicely



Double nutted the other side, and bottomed out a nylon locking 1/4” nut




And finished product. Downside is you need to leave the parking light out because you will need to hold the nut from the other side. All 6 can be done this way, if needed. I only had to fix one.

 
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Got sick of looking at my dried out quarter windows.

I bought the scott drake repops sans the logo. I’ll be installing the decal.

Overall impression….they are nice. Hopefully they fit tight

 
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Original window for conparison

 
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Mustang5L5 said:
Original window for conparison

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Oh yah....That's going to be like new.
 

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Very nice... congrats!
 
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Couldn’t wait. Had to toss the decals on. From a couple feet away, you can’t tell at all.

 
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Looks factory.
 

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Mustang5L5 said:
Couldn’t wait. Had to toss the decals on. From a couple feet away, you can’t tell at all.

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Look really good! Where did you get the decals from?
 
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