Bingster Posted November 10, 2008 Report Posted November 10, 2008 On my '47 Desoto there are two electrical terminal strips attached to the inside driver's side fender near the front grille. One is for the horn relay and the other for headlights and turn signals. They looked pretty rusted and I thoguht I'd have to buy new, but I found them fairly pricey for what they were. So I wire wheeled the rust off, sawed off the screw bolt terminals and then drilled through the remaining bolts with my drill press. The drill plus heat from the drilling loosened the bolts and they spun right out of their holes. This left the base stampings which I could then paint, and I bought new brass screws for terminals with brass nuts and star washers. I was able to use the old Bakelite or whatever it was insulating material, although new could be made from rubber or even plastic laminate. Not too earth shattering a story but the forty bucks I would have spent on two new terminals went for something else! Quote
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