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The original spacers are about 3/8" OD steel pipe 0.8" long. Put a bit of playdoh or something sticky on the bottom edge so they don't fall while you are installing the 8 track saddle over the console. The below pictures are of a set of factory installed originals on a survivor car. Easily made with a dremel or hacksaw. When making my own on other cars I actually cut each piece of pipe slightly different length so I can get the 8 track dead level. Most cars had the console and or 8 track floor brackets mounted a bit off so the 8 track sits crooked. The third pic is of that survivor car. You can see that the console is not on even keel with the 8 track bracket, typical sloppy assembly work and the dealer add on ones are usually even worse.