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sb001
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I bought a set of VW seats today off craigslist, and the seller threw in a tub of parts along with it.
One part was this long rod with a hook at one end and a small 90 degree bend at the other. Any idea what this is for?
Thx
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sb001
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| Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: what's this rod for? |
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Here are the seats BTW , paid $100 for the set  :
They look like crap in my red car but I needed some seats 
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:17 pm Post subject: Re: what's this rod for? |
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Looks like an inner door release rod from here, without measurements I can't guess what it's for.
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hitest
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| Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: what's this rod for? |
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I agree- door pull rod.
You stole those seats Steve. I've always thought the right red interior looks great in a blue car- perhaps you can start an opposite trend?
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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sb001
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| Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: what's this rod for? |
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| hitest wrote: |
I agree- door pull rod.
You stole those seats Steve. I've always thought the right red interior looks great in a blue car- perhaps you can start an opposite trend? |
nah, there's a reason when you google "red car with blue interior" absolutely nothing comes up except the OPPOSITE, blue car with red interior. Plenty of examples of those, but not one of what I did. It really doesn't work at all... but there's always black vinyl spray paint
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gt1953
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 6:56 am Post subject: Re: what's this rod for? |
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Question is do they fit your car. Door pull rod.
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evillrdnikon
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 7:31 am Post subject: Re: what's this rod for? |
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| inner door pull rod. Goes from the inside door handle to the locking mechanism that keeps your door closed |
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sb001
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 7:50 am Post subject: Re: what's this rod for? |
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| busdaddy wrote: |
| Looks like an inner door release rod from here |
| hitest wrote: |
| I agree- door pull rod. |
| gt1953 wrote: |
| Door pull rod. |
| evillrdnikon wrote: |
| inner door pull rod. Goes from the inside door handle to the locking mechanism that keeps your door closed |
Door pull rod it is--thanks everyone!
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sb001
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 7:51 am Post subject: Re: what's this rod for? |
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| gt1953 wrote: |
| Question is do they fit your car. |
Yes, they were out of a 68, so they fit my 69 rails perfectly, AND are the correct style with the early wider headrest. Only problem is the color combo... 
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hitest
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: what's this rod for? |
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You're right- holy crap. And if EB finds they violate the use of the galleries in any way...
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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sb001
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: what's this rod for? |
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| hitest wrote: |
| You're right- holy crap. And if EB finds they violate the use of the galleries in any way... |
Honestly I think my black door cards are making them look way worse than they would if the door cards were a matching blue, or even white.
I wish I still had photoshop...
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