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Reply With QuoteDealer bro. It comes as a kit i believe.
The gas tank door on my wife's 8G is busted, it never closed properly and just kind of flaps around. It looks like there's a spring in there that doesn't spring anymore.
Is this all one unit, meaning do I have to replace the whole door or can I just replace the spring piece? Where can I get one?
Dealer bro. It comes as a kit i believe.
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I bought mine on ebay, and you can buy the spring separate on ebay too, but probably you'll need the door since it always breaks.
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=gal....c0.m270.l1313
Everything for $29+s&h:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...#ht_4254wt_854
Last edited by OMEGA PHX; 06-10-2011 at 01:13 PM
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Glue a magnet to it. Mine dont flap around any more. Just needs paint.
Last edited by oakrdrs187; 06-10-2011 at 01:42 PM
i been looking for this kit for awhile on ebay, must have typed in the wrong search title.. thank for the links,
ill just put that on hold just like everything else i need to get on ebay......
The magnet idea is a good one, but I went out and had a look at the door and it's actually broken.
The arrow shows the area on mine that's broken (borrowed your picture oakrdrs187 to highlight it), it kind of wraps around the spring but mine broke so it can't hold the spring. Looks like I gotta replace the whole door.
Those eBay links look good, that's just what I need. Thanks!
^^^That would cause it hang. Its time to replace.
Mine actually broke in the same location as well. If you still have all the pieces of that hinge, a little krazy glue will hold it together for a little while, as long as you're gentle with it when you're opening it lolOriginally Posted by mikelbeck
The magnet idea is a good one, but I went out and had a look at the door and it's actually broken.
The arrow shows the area on mine that's broken (borrowed your picture oakrdrs187 to highlight it), it kind of wraps around the spring but mine broke so it can't hold the spring. Looks like I gotta replace the whole door.
Those eBay links look good, that's just what I need. Thanks!
Nah, I don't have the pieces. I ordered one of the complete kits off of eBay.
I have the same problem but what I did was use a hair rubber band and hooked on the little hook on the door then put around the gas tank top. It doesn't wobble or move around and the fix was free since I found the rubber band on da floor.
The hanging gas door is a common problem with the g, when mine broke in the exact same spot I had the pieces and jb welded the sh*t out of it and it would break again, so I went to the junkyards and they told me they had some but were hanging as well and told me that if they had a good one they would sell it to me for $40, so I went straight to ebay and bought one, the new hinges were different so at some point they realized the design problem and fixed it, mine now looks exactly like oakrdrs which has reinforcement at the plastic hinges, and the one before looked weak.
4g64T 5spd
Ok, got the new fuel door. It has a spring with it but it's not attached. My door doesn't have this spring. Where does it go?
The one I bought looks the one in this ad:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...#ht_4254wt_854
The piece I'm talking about is the very last picture.
It's kind of hard to explain, it goes attached to the hinge and door in such a way that it provides tension to the door, keeping it from flapping around. Both my G's have are missing the spring now so a member with a normal working door with the spring in it would have to snap a Pic for you to get an idea of how it goes.
Yeah, a pic would be really helpful.
The fuel door assembly is probably one of the poorest body part designs on the 8G with regard to durability. I drove around for months without a cover....
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*sigh* mine broke again lol
This is crazy, I've had my 8G for almost seven years as a daily driver, and I've never had a problem with my gas door. I'd go snap a pic, but central Maryland been having serious storms the past couple hours and I'm the only adult here with these babies, so I can't leave them.
-Greg
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Can you get a pic in the next day or two? I still gotta get the door painted to match to body so I'm not in a big rush.
First thing in the morning, dude!
-Greg
"I smashed up the grey one, bought me a red;
Every time we hit the parking lot we turn heads!"
-Pimp C, "International Players Anthem"
My Galant has been with either my Mom or me ever since 1999, so this is actually a 13 year old car (made in Aug 1998). Doesn't surprise me that the plastic is finally getting weak lol
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