68-71 arm rest nut retainers
 

does anyone know if someone reproduces these? it's the little square nut brace that is secured to the inside of the door panel... i had one snap off and i can't figure out where to find one...

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I bought some of them but cant remember where i got them. If you want i will give you a couple. They are called cage nuts. I think it was on ebay.

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I misremembered. The cage nuts i have hold the door panels on. They may be a different size. I will still send you some if you want them

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they might be the same size actually. that would be awesome, i'll get a pic and you can let me know if they are the same...

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i believe the nut may actually be the same, but the door panel nuts don't appear to use the "cage". you can see in the top pic (the one still intact) the cage is pretty rusty, the other one i snapped off one of the keepers. grrr...

arm rest:
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door panel:
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Pm your address and i will mail a couple to you if they are wrong you will have a couple of spares.

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will do thanks! for anyone else who reads the thread, it does look like they are on feebay...

not sure if this is this ad is the right thread size, but there they are...

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Will mail them tomorrow. They do come in different sizes . I will send whatever sizes i have. Hope they work.

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I read a old post recently about this and some people say ,they use the plastic lic plate nuts that snap in , they are the same thing just in plastic. have not tried myself but might be worth the trip to you local auto parts store

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I bought mine at Fastenal. They are 1/4-20 Cage nuts. Also Classic Heartbeat has them. Shipping could be more than the nuts.

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To the OP: have you looked in the bottom of the door for your lost nut. One was missing on my truck, so I simply welded in a regular nut. next time I was in the door, I decided the clean out the bottom of the door and found the nut in perfect condition. Now I have can replace the missing door panel nut on the other door...score!

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try lookin in ace hardware they have a lot of good stuff in their bins

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your nuts are in the mail.

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lots of good info. thanks aj! I didn't lose mine, i broke it. so these will help.

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perfect fit! thanks aj!!

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I put them in a envelope and they charged me for shipping a package.. I thought that was stupid. glad they were the right size. I needed some and spent more on gas than they cost looking for them.

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Sorry to hijack, but are they the same size for a 72? Anyone know

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i saw the price was printed on there. stupid. i owe you one. i shipped a pair of visor clips the other day and couldn't ship them for less than 5 bucks.

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the door panels and arm rests are different, so the fasteners might be different too. not sure.

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That's what I was thinking too, not sure either. I know I'm missing one though. Haha

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Mine is a '72. This is what I used.

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hey tommy, aj sent me two of them and i only needed 1. they are the 1/4-20 cage nuts so if that's what you need i'll mail you the other one. lemme know.

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Thanks chief! Good info

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I appreciate that 68, I don't want it for free though. Lemme know if it costs more than a stamp

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Here they are. I had to have mine ordered in but my local Fastenal didn't charge me shipping.


https://www.fastenal.com/products/ca...m=cage+nuts&r= ~|categoryl1:"600000 Fasteners"|~ ~|categoryl2:"600072 Nuts"|~ ~|categoryl3:"600074 Cage Nuts"|~