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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 11:14 PM
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Door handle inserts.

I'm sure you have seen some 73-79 trucks that had the plastic "Ford" inserts in the door handles. I was wondering if anybody knew of a place that had them...even reproduction ones.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 07:03 AM
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any of the restro companys carry them jbg,dennis carpenter,ebays also a good one see some metal ones once in a while
 
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 07:25 AM
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I got metal ones through LMC; use the metal ones because they take the pressure off the plastic tab on the door panel, and the door panel will last longer that way.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 07:33 AM
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I don't think I've ever seen this. Got a picture by chance?
 
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 08:23 AM
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Kind of a far away shot, but it's all I've got at the moment. It's a primer color, which is how it came. I've never gotten around to painting it. It fits into the arm rest just like the original, except it's metal.

 
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Orange1975
I'm sure you have seen some 73-79 trucks that had the plastic "Ford" inserts in the door handles. I was wondering if anybody knew of a place that had them...even reproduction ones.
OH! You mean door panel cups.... I was thinking ya meant an insert on the outside door handle.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 09:38 AM
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Actually, I do mean the ones that go in the outside handles.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 09:58 AM
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Well i like the metal cups. i didnt know they had them in metal. i will have to get some.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 08:42 PM
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Actually, I do mean the ones that go in the outside handles.
Hmmm... never seen or heard of 'em. Can ya post a pic for reference?

NumberDummy needs to chime in on this 'un.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 11:04 PM
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also intrested. Have seen one in a junkyard for the outside. it was a clear sticker that said ford in black in nice 70's style font. The sticker is soft you could leave an impression of your finger nail in it. have looked and not found anything.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 11:45 PM
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Yep, those are the ones I'm talking about. I haven't been able to find a picture online anywhere. I'll have to see if I still have one of my older ones in the garage. If I could just find a part number I might be able to track them down somewhere.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 09:25 PM
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I did manage to get a picture, but I have no idea how to post it on here.
 
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load it to somewhere like photobucket and copy and paste the link thats wrapped in img tags
 
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holy orange peel and lack of paint coverage!
 
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