Trans am gta center consle trim
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Car: 1989 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 5.7L 350 TPI (Deleted Cats)
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: Original 3.27
Trans am gta center consle trim
Anybody know how i can get this back into the trim without it pulling back out?
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Re: Trans am gta center consle trim
Hi Brian
I had a similar issue on my 88 GTA, and I took it out, which is only a 10 minute job, put it on the bench, got a heat gun on it, and then secured it from the inside under the top plate, and it looks 97% as good as new
Not a hard or long job, but just a bit fiddly
Hope that helps
I had a similar issue on my 88 GTA, and I took it out, which is only a 10 minute job, put it on the bench, got a heat gun on it, and then secured it from the inside under the top plate, and it looks 97% as good as new
Not a hard or long job, but just a bit fiddly
Hope that helps
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Car: 1988 Trans Am
Engine: L03
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 10 Bolt 2.73 Open
Re: Trans am gta center consle trim
Yeah, a common failure with the late Firebird console.
I too need to follow Bob88GTA's lead and do this repair on mine. It's not bad yet, but it's not right, either.
I too need to follow Bob88GTA's lead and do this repair on mine. It's not bad yet, but it's not right, either.
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Car: 1989 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 5.7L 350 TPI (Deleted Cats)
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: Original 3.27
Re: Trans am gta center consle trim
I wanna do it to make the interior look better. Its fairly good condition, just minor issues such as the center consle
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Car: 87 Gta
Engine: 5.3
Transmission: 4l60e
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Re: Trans am gta center consle trim
I also used the glue method. Works great and is really cheap. Hard to find a solid console.