Steering column panel retainers

[Wallington]

Have been reading how these plastic retainers have been difficult to get for years, spoken to a few that were looking at getting them 3D printed.

A few are also now offered reproduction...as it turns out, they are simply sourcing from the DZUS retainer selection, hence the altered end shape. That may not be a bad thing if they are hard to align. No idea, my dash doesn't use them. The 3D print, if it eventuates, will be stock shape.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT0gAGz-jTov5ZswSTzZVGe5CNEzGZ7lScfcQ&s

https://media.southco.com/media/catalog/product/cache/71d4af8cacbcdf42a1c4cb17b19d3231/d/1/d1-004-045-030_35.jpg

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/122974310680?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=x-y2-q2QQ8-&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=Otl3lLdJQZG&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

The originals are also clearly cast with DZUS. So I guess perhaps not hard to source unless supply hasn't always been there, people just didn't know where to look.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/135011965453?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=lRTn2cq9SNG&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=Otl3lLdJQZG&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[b_hill_86]

Hmm. I’d never thought to seek out a set of these. One of mine was missing at some point and a previous owner simply used a j nut and screw which has worked. I’ve never actually seen the “receiving” end on the underside of the dash

[Wallington]

Mine still uses original dash part sections there, to a point, but the extra packing of leather trim makes it sit differently where the retainer would be. I've never even had a set to test.