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I believe the windshield garnish has to come off first. That's coming up on my list as well, so I havn't done it yet. I did get as far as you though, removed the screws and it looks like the garnish is holding it in.

I didn't see any on the site, but I havn't called yet. Worst case, it looks like standard 10-24 speed nuts will work. At least well enough.

Hey gang, I'm looking for the speed nuts that hold the door bumpers in the pillar. I dropped one down the pillar and a few are pretty rusty. I can't find them at Bernbaum or Robert's. Although both have the bumpers, but not the speed nuts.

Got a little color on. The hubcap is an extra I'm playing with. Honestly I like the color stripe. Just a splash of color I think really brings this car to life!

That helps, I think I see what you did.

There are LED replacement available as well that are much brighter. A welcome safety improvement in my mind

Any chance you have that template still!? 😅

Y they have the stripe in sunburst, but not two tone. At least ours did as early as the 60s. I've seen others as well.

Did you make a template and do the wheel yourself? I'm considering the steps myself with pinstripe tape. Maybe there is s way for the wheel too?

I'll have someone do the stripe on the side and wheels. I'll do the chevron myself. I plan to supply the paint. My paint guy knows it's for lettering/ striping paint. I love your wheels! Mine won't be two tone like that, but the stripe is similar. Not sure if I want the outer stripe or perhaps one on the hubcap instead of black

Since I can't find and exact code or paint chip, I'm just going with what I like. Narrowed it down to these two. The blue green color is a59 dodge truck color, the other one is just a paint chip from home depot 😅. Leaning towards the dodge color right now. This is just the pinstripe, wheel stripe and headlight chevron. Original color is "spring green #2" but there's no reference for that color.

Thanks for that. Mine are indeed cracked. I tried aJB weld repair but it didn't seem to hold to well. Might try and clean it and try again. As for leaking, maybe a better gasket material or a more permanent sealant would work better. Like permatex gasket maker. Being a later model is fine. Not to far off to imagine a 10yo car getting a new accessory. Beside that, this is one gramps had in a box of parts he left when he passed. So it's going into the car he left me as well.

It's vinyl wrap! I'm amazed how well it turned out! $240 for both bumpers and the 2 good guards I've got. For the price difference, I'll run this until I can stomach the bill for chrome. It's convincing at 10-15ft. Up close you can tell it's not chrome, but still looks pretty good. Prep is key. They must be CLEAN AND SMOOTH. I spent a full day sanding on them and still missed a few spots. But I'm thrilled for the money.

If by maneuverable, you mean light enough for a few young lads to pick up; and by peppy, you mean light enough to Fred Flintstone it home when the gears go out 😅. Otherwise you and I have very different experiences with Yugo's or very different definitions of maneuverable and peppy! But having said that, I can appreciate well maintained or restored cars of any make! Enjoy!

I didn't find any bolts. No grease cap either, sorry. Plenty of random gaskets and such though!