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Fuel door went limp.

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Whats the deal with these fuel doors on our cars? i've seen so many with hangin fuel doors. i hit a bump today at the gas station, and when i got out the fuel door was as limp as a wet noodle. wtf? What is wearing out? the hinge? or where it mounts inside the quarter?
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Most of them rust out. You must replace the whole thing. You can keep the door though.
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Im with money pit beretta....when i bought my beretta the fuel door hinge was in two pieces. Went to the yard and found one like new on a corsica (the only corsica that even had one), they charged me $5.
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try viagra? i heard it helps wet noodles.
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LOL @ scannerman

It must be an east coast thing, cause every beretta/corsica i have seen out west here does not suffer from this problem. Mine on my car is still like new after 21 years :D
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90GTZHO wrote:LOL @ scannerman

It must be an east coast thing, cause every beretta/corsica i have seen out west here does not suffer from this problem. Mine on my car is still like new after 21 years :D
likewise. every Beretta I see on the street or at the yards has a perfectly healthy and erect fuel door.
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90GTZHO wrote:LOL @ scannerman

It must be an east coast thing, cause every beretta/corsica i have seen out west here does not suffer from this problem. Mine on my car is still like new after 21 years :D
Well hence the fact that things rust out here I guess you could say thats a very good assumption.

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Wanako wrote:perfectly healthy and erect
Thats what she said :D :ROFL:
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hahaha you guys crack me up. and i agree it must be an east coast thing. thanks guys. lol.
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Mine never reached the "limp" stage, but it was flexing. It got to the point where I was constantly adjusting the fit. The hinge had developed cracks in the bend.

So I bought one from Mike, cleaned and repainted it and poof. Problem solved.
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DTMAce wrote:Mine never reached the "limp" stage, but it was flexing. It got to the point where I was constantly adjusting the fit. The hinge had developed cracks in the bend.

So I bought one from Mike, cleaned and repainted it and poof. Problem solved.
mine was sagging a little at first, but i guess i hit that pothole just right to break the rusty hinge.
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