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Ray, 58's rock!!! I can't see why everyone isn't using them. Question: What are your old cars equipped with now? If we are talking horn hooks, then I would look carefully at which cars in the bunch you want to upgrade... Keep in mind that 58's are mean't to be a more prototypical, better looking replacement for the classic #5's. Depending on the age and brand of your old stuff, 5's should easily fit in the old coupler pockets, this means 58's will fit in these cars as well. If you have lots of 5's already, 58's will work with them just fine. As for truck mounted couplers: Jennifer is right about all ofd the different styles KayDee makes to fit these. My question would be : How much do you like the car. The new stuff out there is great and it might not be worth the effort to convert old cars unless they have sentimental value or are something you can't get in a new version. You will also need a coupler height gauge and a few other items would be nice to have: graphite coupler grease, trip pin pliers and maybe a some coupler spring tweezers. Kaydee couplers work great and are well worth the time and expense to set up. Guy
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