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David
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Ford Rangers have/had a center console that the plastic latch was always breaking. The latch went into a hole and snapped. What has been common on the Ranger boards (I don't know what your latch looks/works like), is to put a screw into the hole the latch went into, then epoxy a magnet (rare earth, etc), to the spot where the latch was.
Just an idea.She couldn't tell the difference between the escape pod, and the bathroom. We had to go back for her.........................Twice.Comment
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I have been considering using these guys should the need arise.
http://www.protomold.com
I have some samples from them. They could do a hundred count run and you could have a small side business on Ebay.
You would need to draw it up in Cad. They have lots of tips on making the mold if you are wanting the part in a plastic.
Otherwise if you did have the part in Cad, I could mill out a few parts in aluminum on my cnc mill. It would require a couple different setups, but not too challenging.
The key would be keeping it in a 2d program rather than 3D. 3D could do it of course, but time is a killer and might takes many hours to complete where 2D could do it in a matter of minutes. I could also mill it out of a different plastic that might hold up better. Delrin, Nylon, UHMW or HDPE.
Let me know what you think.LeeComment
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Alex,
You may want to try this forum. http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/forumdisplay.php?f=7
These are LS guys who know the car upside down and backwards. I found a ton of useful info there when I had my LS. If they don't know how to duplicate your part I'm sure someone will know where to find one.Born to PumpComment
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why not clean the super-glue area, and paint it white / silver / something that the lasers will stand out well on...Comment
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If you can figure out how to make a mold I'd say make the part out of fiberglass. Or you can glue it back together and reinforce it with fiberglass.Comment
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My mother used to have one when I was a kid -- that's about as close as I get, though. Here's a photo of it after it met a truck on the autobahn. I was lying down across the back seat, so I consider myself lucky to be alive. I've had a '72 Camaro, an '87 RX-7, and now the LS. ("Insightful" in that it seems like I might be learning about how others see me.)
I'm a member there!
Good tip, but expensive. I think the trick is to get this into the computer and then I'll have some more options. For example, I could use my favorite fabricator, Shapeways.
Yeah, I considered that but I didn't want to damage the part. But what good is the part the way it is, anyway? Maybe I'll give it a try and see if I can get a decent 3D scan.online at http://www.theFrankes.com
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