just wanted to say that my deal with fred went great, got the part today cleaned it up and installed it!!! take a look at this fine looking shifter bezel!!!
thanks again fred
hope we do business again
eric
beautiful!
Now you just need to relace the slitted vynl piece that goes around the
stalk. Someone repro's this. I think you can find it with some research.
BILL
you mean the gasket that goes around the chrome shifter pole??? any tips on getting that gasket would be great!! thanks
eric, im sure its the same as a 65 mustang
About the rubber that goes around the shifter stalk- I bought one from a repro company for a Mustang II. The part fit, but the rubber was so tight around the stalk that it ripped the third time I moved the shifter. >:(
thanks reed for the info, before i go and waste some money. i have not had that seal on the car since i have started to drive it, and has never really bugged me all that much. i really dont see what the big deal is having that seal there. o well, if any one has a nice used one maybe that would work, but im sure that all most every ones car on here has one that is ripped or missing just like mine. i have even went and looked at fox body mustangs and cougars and t-birds and there all the same at the junk yards, missing or shreds!!! well if any one has a good, aftermarket one that they would buy themselves let me know if the price was right i would buy one.
thanks again
eric
For the rubber seal all you need is an old bicycle inner tube and a tube of contact cement. Remove the existing metal frame, soak it in laquer thinner to remove the old seal, sand it clean, prime the metal, glue a part of the inner tube to the frame and slit it as needed with a single edge razor blade. when done it looks like new.
P.S. 65-66 mustang seals don't fit, I tried >:(
I bought one from these guys awhile ago, I am going to see how it works when I get the bezel from ya. I'll let you know how it works and holds up.
sounds good janet, got your money order today!!! shipping to bezel tomorrow!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/85-86-79-81-80-82-AUTO-SHIFTER-SLIDE-SEAL-MUSTANG_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713Q2em153Q2el1262QQcategoryZ33703QQihZ021QQitemZ310094305209
This is the part you need i bought one and it has worked great all summer
Another option try searching this site as there is a great topic on it.
Phil is right. That one fits great. I got that way back when and it looks like a new shifter trim.