[Roadsters] '67-1/2 Door Escutcheon Plate Bumpers

[Gary Callahan]

I almost always found the missing screws, bolts, nuts, and other miscellaneous
parts I needed, at my local Ace Hardware store.  Generally had much poorer
luck at the giant Home Depot.  Also Ace usually has better service and more
knowledgeable staff.   :~)


 
Gary Callahan
Beaverton, Oregon
 
Former owner of:
1968 Datsun 1600 "Fairlady" Roadster
SPL311-18665

--- On Sun, 10/3/10, Gary and Cindy Ault <aultgc at att.net> wrote:


From: Gary and Cindy Ault <aultgc at att.net>
Subject: [Roadsters] '67-1/2 Door Escutcheon Plate Bumpers
To: "Datsun-Roadsters at Autox. Team. Net" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010, 1:52 PM


If I am not the only person out here (formerly) running a '67-1/2 car with
little rubber bumpers missing from the door handle escutcheon plates, I have
good news for you.  Through a interesting coincidence of events, I happened
across some which look like they were made for the escutcheons at an Ace
Hardware store.  They popped into the holes, and fit perfectly.  Never having
seen originals, I cannot say if these are exactly the same, but the look
right
and work right.

The store is not very convenient to me, so I don't go there often, but just
noticed they have an incredible array of specialty fasteners, fittings and
do-hickeys.  Where most places have part of one aisle dedicated to Hillman
(or
similar) products, this place has 1-1/2 aisles.  I have never seen the
particular display in which I found the bumpers in any hardware store, and I
have looked through a lot of such displays.

Now, you may ask "Why, dummy, did you not note the manufacturer and part
number at the time?".  To that I have no good answer, but, if anyone is
interested, I'll check this week.  (I did note that the manufacturer is not a
name I recognized.)  I am willing to purchase these items ($1.05 each -- 98
cents plus Indiana's 7 percent sales tax) and mail them to you for the
purchase price plus $1.00.

Gary
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