Sunday, April 5, 2026

Initial Maintenance - Hatch Bumpers, Hood Prop Retainer, & Brake Reservoir Lid

In my recent LMR order of interior parts, I included a few items to repair broken or deteriorated items that were not associated with the interior.  Over the last couple of days, I installed those parts between working on the interior of the Mustang. 

The rubber insulators that keep the hatch from rattling and making contact with the quarter pane were worn out or missing.  There are some midway up the batch which were there but were crushed about 3/16" in from their original shape so I put in some new ones (#N806487).  The bottom corners of the hatch also have bumpers which were completely missing so I got a set of those too. (#E7ZZ6143634).



My hood prop retainer was broken so I ordered one (#LRS02-14-03B) and installed it. 


The brake reservoir cap was strangely spot along the side as if it were melted somehow.  It melted enough to create a hole through the cap but only facing the threads and not the inside of the reservoir.  I went ahead and purchased a new one (E9SZ-2162-A) and installed it too.

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