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Subject:Re: Exchange hatches '84 to a '90?
Date:Tue, 31 Jul 2001 04:16:16 EDT

In a message dated 7/30/01 10:09:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
phonyexpress@IWAYNET.NET writes:

> > The rear hatch on my '90 rusted prematurely, while my '84 is in good
> >shape.
> >>  (I attribute this to poorer quality rubber on the '90 - any
> >comments?)
> >>  The two hatches measure the same with a tape measure - are they
> >>  interchangeable?
> >
> >yes, but ... the lock is different and the emblem on the hatch is a
> >different size. it'll freak out the purists. ;)
> >
>

the lock on the '84 is the same as the '90.  its the '80-'83 locks which were
different.
chris

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