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35 Spare Tire Cover's Trim Ring
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35Phaeton |
12-16-2009 @ 4:35 PM
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Here is another photo...guess you can't attach two to a post??
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35Phaeton |
12-16-2009 @ 4:32 PM
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Bill, I have also wondered if it was a 35 cover, it came mounted on the car( which probably doesn't mean much), fits well on the 6.00-16 tire...I did notice two holes on the cover which I don't know what they are for... Maybe the attached photos will help with identication. Jim
This message was edited by 35Phaeton on 12-16-09 @ 4:34 PM
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wmsteed |
12-16-2009 @ 8:21 AM
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I wonder, do you really have a '35 tire cover? The '35 tire covers all came with a stainless trim ring located midway between the edges of the tire cover. See page 22 of the 1935-36 Ford Book published by the EFV-8 Club. I am not real sure about the covers used on the '35-36 pickups, they could have been plain w/out the stainless trim, however, the majority of these covers have stainless trim. I don't have a '35 tire cover, I have several '36 covers. The stainless trim on the '36 face covers is attached with a special "flat spade" that extends through a slot in the cover and is then twisted to lock in place. Note!! A little trick taught to me by a very skilled body man was to slightly heat bendable/twist type fasteners prior to trying to remove them, then quench with water. The heating/cooling trick stops them from breaking, yet retaining their strength for reuse. You may have an aftermarket tire cover that was made for the "continental" spare tire mounts of the late '40's, etc.
Bill 36 5 win delx cpe
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35Phaeton |
12-16-2009 @ 6:59 AM
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My spare tire cover has no pre drilled holes to attach a ss trim ring. The mounting clips (9) that came with the ring look like a small staple...big round head with two legs that would go thru the cover and get folded back against the cover. Drilling question: Is there one hole per clip to accomodate both legs or two holes per clip that each leg of the clip would go thru?? I even question if its a round hole or a narrow slot..so as not to be wider than the ring? Jim
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