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Old 01-22-05, 09:18 AM
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Found this in my car, passenger seat crack. I not sure what it is. Can someone help. The PEN is there for scale...
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Old 01-22-05, 09:19 AM
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Here is another angle of the same unknown black plastic piece.
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Old 01-22-05, 09:34 AM
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Its probably a plastic wedge they use at the dealership when they work on the interior of the cars..
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Its probably a plastic wedge they use at the dealership when they work on the interior of the cars..
I second that.
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yeah, its for removing trim panels. If you use a flat head screw driver, it leaves marks. That will not. I have a bunch of those with VW and Audi on them from my days as a mechanic. Good find, those are hard to come by.
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