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Old 11-24-2016 | 12:20 AM
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Tow Pad Location

Hi, newbie here. Just picked up a 86 Z. Can't determine where the tow pads are located; found in a box. Thanks for any advice. See pics please. Jim
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Old 11-24-2016 | 03:35 AM
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Old 11-24-2016 | 09:28 AM
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Hi Paulo, thanks so much for posting this photo. For the life of me, I could not determine where the attachment point was for the pads. What a fantastic site. Happy holidays to you Paulo. I really like your Pig in a wagon photo! Do you have a pet little mini pigs?
Old 11-24-2016 | 02:21 PM
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I always thought that was a gerbil.
Old 11-24-2016 | 03:07 PM
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You're welcome and Happy Holidays to you and your family too.

That rodent in the wagon is a Guinea Pig. It was a random image I found years ago when I was looking for a "haters" meme.

It's an inside reminder to myself not to hate on stuff because I'm usually a hater. That's what happens when you're well into middle age.

No animals other than a dog in our household.
Old 12-07-2016 | 01:56 PM
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Paulo,

Please see the photos. I can't determine what kind of grommets should be used for stock purposes. Can you please send me a photos of what the grommets should look like? Thank you, Jim




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Here's the passenger side. I had removed this panel years ago to gut the air filter "holes" as was the rage back in the day. I can't recall if there was two fasteners.

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This is the fastener:

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Your local Ace Hardware should have these.

The driver's side is identical.

Edit: According to the 1986 Assembly Manual, the passenger side only takes one fastener, even though there are two holes.

The fasteners are available here as well:

http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/
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Old 12-10-2016 | 02:24 AM
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Thanks again Paulo!




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