question about door upper hinge pins and bushings...
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question about door upper hinge pins and bushings...
well my drivers door is sagging and a real beast to open. I know I need to replace the upper hinge pins and bushings for it, but just cant justify the price that Lon asks for at TDS. well on a whim today I called three different parts stores around my area and they all had the things for $4-$7 for the set. what is the differance between these and the ones that Lon sells?Im all for supporting our own, but Unless there is some life altering reason why Lons are so much better I might just fix my door for less than 10 bucks next weekend.
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well my drivers door is sagging and a real beast to open. I know I need to replace the upper hinge pins and bushings for it, but just cant justify the price that Lon asks for at TDS. well on a whim today I called three different parts stores around my area and they all had the things for $4-$7 for the set. what is the differance between these and the ones that Lon sells?Im all for supporting our own, but Unless there is some life altering reason why Lons are so much better I might just fix my door for less than 10 bucks next weekend.
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yea but whats actually different? I am only keeping this POS for about another year so I am not worried about longevity. Wow, TDS includes abrasive cloth and a blister pac of loctite... that all costs what 6 bucks? What makes his so special?
pins and bushings are pins and bushings... I know I had reservations about other parts I ordered from TDS in the past, and I just don't want that to happen again. Don't ask, as I am not going to badmouth them here. The parts worked fine, I just expected more for what I paid out for them.
pins and bushings are pins and bushings... I know I had reservations about other parts I ordered from TDS in the past, and I just don't want that to happen again. Don't ask, as I am not going to badmouth them here. The parts worked fine, I just expected more for what I paid out for them.
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When I went to the auto parts stores (tried 3 different ones), all they ever had were the 'lower' pins only. Nobody carried anything, or even had a listing for the upper ones.
It's the upper ones that you need to replace, I tried doing just the lower and made no difference at all.
It's the upper ones that you need to replace, I tried doing just the lower and made no difference at all.
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I actually got mine from TDS.... But for some reason that did not fix the problem... I'm guessing my henge is bent... But I could be wrong.... Go for the cheap stuff first, if it fails, your only out $10..
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