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I gave up on my horns a few days ago. All I could get from them was a little pop when I made contact with the battery and nothing after that. I am already talking with Gerry about a working left side (hi side) that he has. Will find a right side (Lo side) down the road.

I called SMS fabrics today about the carpet order I placed in May. Was told that it would ship after Labor Day. I don't know if that means soon after or a few months after.

I am still waiting for the front bumper. I have dealt with Tuscan Packard before so I knew what to expect in their shipping speeds. Good folks, slow shippers.

The attached photo is of the truck latch mechanism. I only recently media blasted it. Look at the coil spring. It does not appear to do anything. Is the end of it broken off? It looks like there should be a "hook" that loops over that tab sticking up just to the right of the spring.

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Yes your trunk latch spring is broken. Fortunately good used latches are still commonly available. I have one on my parts car, but I'd rather not sell it. Ross probably has a few, or Packards SW, or Bob in Marietta....

I may be able to fix your horn. If interested, PM me and I'll send you my address.

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Mike at Tucson Packards doesn't typically do the shipping himself but rather it's done by his brother at a nearby auto parts shop which is on the main road. On something large like the bumper, I'm not sure whether it's a delay in getting it properly packed or if it's just getting it out the door while also dealing with getting proper care for his ailing father. I know I've been keeping him quite busy with parts shipments and most of the time he's fast but not always.

I got the grill on yesterday. There is not a lot of room to tighten those bolts inside the fender.
Then today I noticed the empty hole where the fresh air vent/tube should be. Just my luck.
I will mess with it this weekend.

Question, I saw a picture on line this week of a 55 with its hood open. The 4 holes under the front lip of the hood appeared to have 4 rubber stoppers in them. See the image of my hood. I do not recall removing any bumpers from my hood so I need a visual image of what they look like and size please. Unless I am imagining the whole thing.

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You might check the parts manual for quantity to be sure of the total but I believe the bumpers are the same on a 56 so here are a couple of 56 photos. 56 has two round bumpers on the hood positioned in the larger holes toward the front corners and there are 3 of the rectangular bumpers per side in holes on the fenders. Steele has both.

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Four round bumpers. Steele has them. My '54 didn't have them when I got the car (didn't have a lot of things) so I ended up putting them on. Got rid of a slight rub that would happen at the front corners of the hood against the splash panel.

-Kevin