Dash shakes
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From: Eastern Ky
Seriously guys...The factory repair kit is simply an L bracket...In a glorified baggie...
I mean...They want $18+ for it...The hardware store wants $1....Go figure..
Its behind the kick panel...SO no one is gonna see it anyways...
I mean...They want $18+ for it...The hardware store wants $1....Go figure..
Its behind the kick panel...SO no one is gonna see it anyways...
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From: North Dakota
A lot of people would rather buy a kit, and do it the "right" way, than go the cheap way n make some "cobbled repair" like some of us do.
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From: Eastern Ky
besides, like I said....L bracket vs L bracket....Does it really affect the value of the truck that much, that people will be all picky and pissy over a $1 piece of metal, that only THEY know is there?
Geez.....A repair is a repair..COBBLING, is when you "Repair" it and it falls apart 5 minutes later..
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Well, when I can do it right, I do. Over the years I've spent good money on things that filled the niche at the time - only to have those parts usually go bad prematurely or never work exactly right in the first place and limp along doing half their job until I get sick of dealing with them and then - do it right. Tell me you haven't done the same thing. It's not about resale. It's about hopefully spending my precious time to fix something right and have it stay fixed this time.
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Joined: May 2009
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From: Eastern Ky
Well, when I can do it right, I do. Over the years I've spent good money on things that filled the niche at the time - only to have those parts usually go bad prematurely or never work exactly right in the first place and limp along doing half their job until I get sick of dealing with them and then - do it right. Tell me you haven't done the same thing. It's not about resale. It's about hopefully spending my precious time to fix something right and have it stay fixed this time.
I just don't get why a Ford logo will make that L bracket any stronger?
Not being a dick...But its as broad as it is long...
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From: PA, USA
I've had the 2x2 L bracket fix for a couple years now. It works and it was cheap. I must have done it wrong, though, because I can see a little of the bracket sticking out from under the dash. Big deal? No. Slightly annoying? Yes. "Blame it on my ADD, baby..." On another note, I'm glad I have the time to sit and debate such a meaningless topic, lol.