How do you guys feel about hardware kits?

[Aw4g63 0]

I'm looking to pick up a master fastener kit for my car and found two on ebay.

 

Anyone know of a cheaper, better or have any tips on which kit to get?

 

 

I don't think I can bring myself to drop $300 on bolts but I have a feeling it will just make my life so much easier. Thoughts?

 

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-70-MUSTANG-STAINLESS-BODY-FASTENER-HARDWARE-KIT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZalgoQ3dLVIQ26ituQ3dUCIQ26otnQ3d4Q26poQ3dLVIQ26psQ3d63Q26clkidQ3d7155162582656604750QQ_trksidZp5197Q2em7QQcategoryZ34202QQitemZ330094893810

[Pakrat 1,043]

I'm a big fan of them but there are cheaper and more factory correct kits than the full stainless set you linked to.

 

AMK makes about the best and most accurate one for about half the cost of that kit and you can get a kit like this for just about every single part of the car like interior and such.

 

http://www.cjponyparts.com/MASTER-BODY-FASTENER-KIT-1969/p/MBK5/

Edited February 17, 2011 by Pakrat

[Aw4g63 0]

Wow, great price! I just searched eBay. It seems like eBay died off as the "Go To" place for parts.

 

Thanks, I'm going to just go ahead and order it and make life simpler.

[Junior2561 10]

i bought the kit from CJs at like 30% off sale too....its awesome.

[9RO1M 12]

These kits are a life saver for me as the guy i bought the car from,an unfinnished project handed me tins and icecream containers full of nuts bolts and screws.nothing bagged or labelled.What an idiot.But i knew these kits were available so didnt bother me so much but hes still an idiot no less.

[Pakrat 1,043]

Even if you bag and tag everything perfectly something is always missing or stripped and unusable or replaced with something incorrect by someone over the last 40 years. Not to mention that cleaning up old hardware is a major PIA and putting it back used looking on stuff that is all new and fresh just really detracts from all the hard work.

[Aw4g63 0]

That's my point. I have all the hardware from the car but it's getting old sitting in front of the wire wheel.

[9RO1M 12]

Even if you bag and tag everything perfectly something is always missing or stripped and unusable or replaced with something incorrect by someone over the last 40 years. Not to mention that cleaning up old hardware is a major PIA and putting it back used looking on stuff that is all new and fresh just really detracts from all the hard work.

Yeah,thats true :thumbup1:

[bswor 75]

Recently I ran into the same issue of missing hardware when we were finally putting the motor and transmission back into the car. I could not find the transmission bolts and had to go to part store after part store searching.