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    Default Fuel Door Hinge

    I just got a new one and it hooks in on the car but it doesn't stay it. It goes in fine amd I can open it but when I try to close it it comes out. Am I forgetting something?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ///Sniper535 View Post
    I just got a new one and it hooks in on the car but it doesn't stay it. It goes in fine amd I can open it but when I try to close it it comes out. Am I forgetting something?
    did you replace the C shaped spring?


    Vee ave vays of dealing vid your kind...........

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    The C shaped clip lasts forever. I assume you did not clip it in completely.
    Here my detailed instruction with pics
    http://twrite.org/shogunnew/fixes/body.html#Fuel_Flap_

    After market fuel hinges sometimes do not fit perfect, they do not clip into the bracket on the body 100%. Use a small file to fix the bracket if necesssary.

    Or you inserted the C-clip the wrong way.

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