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sweet! by the way, I was successful in making a mold for the nylon rings. I now have 3 sets of solid epoxy replacements for my stash. Yay

I got 2 sets of vinyl upper arm rest sections (all 4 doors for the wagon version) for sale, make me a offer. They are dark blue and gray I believe. These are the parts that are nearly impossible to find now that are not complety sun beaten to death (cracks, tears, fading, etc.). I'll try to post some pics, let me know anyone is interested. Mine are about a 9/10 quality.

Yeah, if the price is right?

I'll be pouring the mold tonight, got the mold box ready to pour now.

Thanks for the info guys, but it appears that part number has been discontinued. I did order those exact ones too awhile back as well, but Subaru changed them enough to not work. The inner width was changed to be shorter for some unknown reason. No big deal, I'll make new ones. I'll post some pics once I do, likely this week.

So I ended up getting 10 of the covers awhile back, refinished them and they look great. But....... I cant find any original nylon rings in good shape to install them. I tried a couple 3D printed ones, but they dont hold up long. I'm going to take my best one, refurbish it best I can, and remold it. I'll make my own out of solid plastic.....see if that works. The good thing is at least I'll be able to paint them.

Will post picks when I get them...

My buddy is printing them now on his printer, I hope they work!

I'd want 3 full sets, one for each of my two GL's and a spare/backup set.

New printed ones would be great, the original ones are now really brittle from weather exposure anyway.

I ordered 723146020, and they don't work. If you look at the pic, you will see my original one is a tad wider. The new one is smaller, ugh. Yes, it makes a difference.

I just wanted to pass along this information... I got a email yesterday from the following website saying they have a bunch of these caps, and they are $12 a piece (not including shipping). Just in case anyone else out there wants a set, fyi. www.mttechsuba.com

Mom's car is a 1985 GL light blue wagon. I'm thinking about color matching the caps to match, with a solid black center where the round emblem went.

I paid $50, including shipping.

I just picked up a set of 4 for my mom's car, so she will be happy now. Of course I'll clean them up and make them look great!

Got any center wheel covers? I too am in Seattle

Does anyone recommended a particular company or brand on aftermarket dashboard covers, like the suede or velour ones? Mine is faded to the point of turning to dust in areas......would like to put a good cover on it.

Hey guys, I've been trying to find some of the center wheel caps like shown in this picture, anyone got any they can part with? They don't have to have the Subaru logo emblem on them, just the cap itself......with no dents. I'm going to repaint them anyway. Thanks. The earlier version had a indented design (BRAT's, etc.), I want the smooth all the way around ones like as shown. Gary

So here's what I ended up doing. Mom was adamant about having the same exact style bumper as the one that was damaged. I looked everywhere, but couldn't find one. I did find a early 90's Loyale and grabbed that one.....it was beige though. I decided to to reskin that bumper and took mine off my 86 GL and put it on mom's car instead. I will take the Loyale one and all will be good again ???? Once I put both GL and Loyale versions side by side, its pretty significant the safety changes that were made to the Loyale version. I will never use a GL one again in my car, as the Loyale one is clearly built stronger......and fits like a glove. I only had to splice in the different wire connectors to make the lights work.

Here it is, but with Loyale corner lens'

Yes

Hey guys, my mom's Subaru just got smashed in the front end, but the damage was limited to only the bumper assembly. Does anybody know where I can find one within 100 miles of Seattle? I tried a few wrecking yards, no luck so far ????

I just bought myself 2 sets of these (4 in a set) from Subaru directly about 2 months ago, was around $20 (including shipping). So yes, you can still get them.

Go to: www.ROADONESEATTLE.COM There is a blue 1980 BRAT & a green 1984 Brat up for auction from my local towing company..........conditions unknown. I just thought if any of you in the area (98118) were interested, here you go. The auction listing is the first one shown, for July 1, 2017

My red 1986 GL wagon has 343K, original engine and still runs great! I bought at an abandoned vehicle auction in 1996 for $600, but I had to have the automatic transmission rebuilt.