Author Topic: Industrial Strength Shrink Tubing for a '68 steering column  (Read 1446 times)

Offline Oz390

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Saw something for this on the web some time ago and have lost the link. 

Anyone know where I can find this stuff?  Sleeve over the "accordion" section of the column.  Coming to the US and want to pick up a few and toss 'em in the suitcase on the way home...
8R03S : 76A I 2A 15M 72 5 U
8R01S : 65A B 2A 28M 72 7 5 - Factory GT
8R01C : 65A M 2A 01E 72 2 W - Cal Special
8F01X : 65A I 2A 2G 20E 24 1 U - EXP500 repli-bute

Offline Oz390

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Re: Industrial Strength Shrink Tubing for a '68 steering column
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2013, 09:13:00 PM »
Guess no one covers this detail... after a while of web searching found this.

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=080-706&FTR=080-706

In case anyone else needs to recover a torn/ragged collapsible column...
8R03S : 76A I 2A 15M 72 5 U
8R01S : 65A B 2A 28M 72 7 5 - Factory GT
8R01C : 65A M 2A 01E 72 2 W - Cal Special
8F01X : 65A I 2A 2G 20E 24 1 U - EXP500 repli-bute

Offline Oz390

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Re: Industrial Strength Shrink Tubing for a '68 steering column
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2013, 08:09:05 AM »
Parts finally arrived, and got it on.  Not quite as black as original, but far better than the scarred torn-up old one...



8R03S : 76A I 2A 15M 72 5 U
8R01S : 65A B 2A 28M 72 7 5 - Factory GT
8R01C : 65A M 2A 01E 72 2 W - Cal Special
8F01X : 65A I 2A 2G 20E 24 1 U - EXP500 repli-bute

Offline ruppstang

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Re: Industrial Strength Shrink Tubing for a '68 steering column
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2013, 09:36:37 AM »
Nice find, it will look very original under the dash. What does it cost?

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Re: Industrial Strength Shrink Tubing for a '68 steering column
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2013, 09:50:10 AM »
Guess no one covers this detail... after a while of web searching found this.

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=080-706&FTR=080-706

In case anyone else needs to recover a torn/ragged collapsible column...

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Re: Industrial Strength Shrink Tubing for a '68 steering column
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2013, 12:08:45 PM »
Thanks for the info, just ordered some.
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Offline Oz390

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Re: Industrial Strength Shrink Tubing for a '68 steering column
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2013, 04:56:46 AM »
About $6 for one column.  It takes about 10 1/2" per, based on my examples, and if you order multiple feet it is one long piece...
8R03S : 76A I 2A 15M 72 5 U
8R01S : 65A B 2A 28M 72 7 5 - Factory GT
8R01C : 65A M 2A 01E 72 2 W - Cal Special
8F01X : 65A I 2A 2G 20E 24 1 U - EXP500 repli-bute