| plastic or aluminum cones? [message #59629] |
Sat, 10 October 2009 15:04  |
nchapekis
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This might be a dumb question, but I was cleaning out my garage and found a pair of spare air bag cones. How can I tell if they're aluminum or plastic? My coach has the aluminum ones, but it is currently at the storage lot 10 miles away so I can't compare them. The ones in the garage appear to be plastic and have some code numbers engraved into the back.
Nick Chapekis
Ypsilanti, MI
former owner - 78 Kingsley
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| Re: [GMCnet] plastic or aluminum cones? [message #59630 is a reply to message #59629] |
Sat, 10 October 2009 15:19  |
Tin Gerbil
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Nick;
The aluminum ones will ring if hit with a wrench. They will shine if
you scratch one with a knife. They will also dent if hit with a hammer
while the plastic ones will break.
Gordon
Nick Chapekis wrote:
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> This might be a dumb question, but I was cleaning out my garage and found a pair of spare air bag cones. How can I tell if they're aluminum or plastic? My coach has the aluminum ones, but it is currently at the storage lot 10 miles away so I can't compare them. The ones in the garage appear to be plastic and have some code numbers engraved into the back.
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| Re: [GMCnet] plastic or aluminum cones? [message #59643 is a reply to message #59630] |
Sat, 10 October 2009 16:42 |
nchapekis
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| Tin Gerbil wrote on Sat, 10 October 2009 16:19 |
Nick;
The aluminum ones will ring if hit with a wrench. They will shine if you scratch one with a knife. They will also dent if hit with a hammer while the plastic ones will break.
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Thanks. They were plastic, so I'm tossing them. I know some people use them as cup holders, but they are a bit large for my taste.
Nick Chapekis
Ypsilanti, MI
former owner - 78 Kingsley
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| Re: [GMCnet] plastic or aluminum cones? [message #59655 is a reply to message #59653] |
Sat, 10 October 2009 18:26 |
Ken Burton
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| Jim White[1 |
wrote on Sat, 10 October 2009 18:10]Nick-
Bring them to Elkhart and swap them fo rsomething.
Jim
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Yes,
I could use one for a cup holder on my John Deere.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] plastic or aluminum cones? [message #59699 is a reply to message #59643] |
Sat, 10 October 2009 22:31 |
midlf
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| nchapekis wrote on Sat, 10 October 2009 16:42 |
Thanks. They were plastic, so I'm tossing them. I know some people use them as cup holders, but they are a bit large for my taste.
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I can only see one use for the plastic cones. They are a great way to collapse a bag so it can be stored in a smaller space. If a bag and cones was ordered from GM it came in a significantly shorter box than a box that only contained a bag w/o cones.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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