a-column
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Mountain Pass
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From: Nuernberg - Germany
a-column
Hi Folks,
the a column of my truck is damaged. Now I search a new one. From which year did they fit? I need not only the outer one, i also need the inner one. Where could I find something like that? I am now two wochen in Houston, it would be fantastically to find one in this area.
greet´s form germany
Dirk
the a column of my truck is damaged. Now I search a new one. From which year did they fit? I need not only the outer one, i also need the inner one. Where could I find something like that? I am now two wochen in Houston, it would be fantastically to find one in this area.
greet´s form germany
Dirk
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From: Durham NC
If you are talking about the steering column, note that the shaft down the center is part of the steering box mechanism. If you need the shaft, you will need to get the steering box as well. Any Bonus built people in the Houston area able to help out our German brother?
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Mountain Pass
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From: Nuernberg - Germany
@AXracer,
i dont talk about the steering column. I talk about this one:
You dont call it "a-column" ??
the car had a accident, but the last owner fix it only with bondo
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i dont talk about the steering column. I talk about this one:
You dont call it "a-column" ??
the car had a accident, but the last owner fix it only with bondo
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From: Durham NC
We call that the A post for the structural interior portion that supports the door hinges, and the driver's side cowl panel skin for the outside sheet metal.
If you can't find someone with a good replacement section, the outside skin would not be difficult to reproduce a replacement panel for it. I have never seen the interior post on a bonus built, but I suspect it too could be formed by hand if need be. Very little of the sheetmetal parts on your truck were of a complex shape. As I recall, there has been a few topics on this forum where people have made their own replacements.
If you can't find someone with a good replacement section, the outside skin would not be difficult to reproduce a replacement panel for it. I have never seen the interior post on a bonus built, but I suspect it too could be formed by hand if need be. Very little of the sheetmetal parts on your truck were of a complex shape. As I recall, there has been a few topics on this forum where people have made their own replacements.
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From: Poway, Ca.
Hello
You will probably have to buy a whole cab from someone and have them cut it out. If you can find a cab in Houston - which shouldn't be too hard, I would think it could be shipped or you could "check it" for the flight home. Cabs are not that expensive right now.
Please do you Flight Attendant a favor on the trip home. Do not try and bring it on board to fit it in the overhead bin - tee hee. (hey, I've seen it tried!)
You will probably have to buy a whole cab from someone and have them cut it out. If you can find a cab in Houston - which shouldn't be too hard, I would think it could be shipped or you could "check it" for the flight home. Cabs are not that expensive right now.
Please do you Flight Attendant a favor on the trip home. Do not try and bring it on board to fit it in the overhead bin - tee hee. (hey, I've seen it tried!)
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From: NM
"A-pillar" is the most common term here. Is it just the bottom part, below the lower door hinge, that is bad? There are patch panels for that area, but not for the upper part you have circled. The door post is a common place for bad rust.
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I'm not sure if your damage is worse than it looks, but from what I see outlined in your photo, it appears to be minor damage that can easily be repaired. The dent in the cab side is typical damage caused by contact with the hinge mirror mount, when the door check strap is broken or missing allowing the door to swing open too wide. So unless I'm missing something, that is nothing requiring major surgery, or parts from another cab.
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The picture iss only for examble. Tomorrow i can post pictures of my one.