I imagine you could replace anything with wood (the windshield, perhaps? Just kidding!), but not in a practical way here, it seems to me. These inserts are shaped sort of like a razor clam (partway opened) and have a bend along their length. They are basically bent sheet aluminum. There must be a way to restore fake wood, you'd think! Chris in LA On 6/29/05 2:40 PM, Dave at Wilkerbeast01@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Sorry if this is goofy, but could you replace them with real wood? > > David C Wilker Jr. > USAF (RET) > "The Bush administration's priorities are "a little bit different now > and veterans aren't a priority," > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher H" <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "IML (main)" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:02 PM > Subject: Re: IML: 67 Crown Door Handle Inserts > > >> The 1967-only inserts are for the exterior door handles, and they are not >> real wood, so they cannot be restored like the interior wood. >> >> They are a simulated woodgrain like Di-Noc over an aluminum base, and they >> were susceptible to sun damage and sometimes the normal wear expected of a >> handle you need to grasp to enter the car. >> >> Mine look perfect on the shady side, suggesting that they resisted the >> wear >> of physical contact far better than they resisted fading from sunlight. I >> "temporarily" replaced mine with the brushed aluminum set from a 1968 I >> found in a junkyard back in 1994 and they are still serving me well. >> Someday >> I'll find a set of good ones! >> >> By the way, they are the same for all 1967 models, not just the Crowns. >> >> Chris in LA >> 67 Crown >> 78 NYB Salon >> >> >> On 6/29/05 1:20 PM, Elijah Scott at imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >>> --- Ken Lang <ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> Yes it is the wood grain inserts for the door >>>> handle. Once I get the old ones I'll need >>>> to find someplace to get them refurbished. >>> >>> Ken -- you can very likely refinish the wood yourself. >>> Lots of good information on this task is available on >>> our club's website at >>> http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Interior/index.htm >>> Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page for the >>> section on "Wood." >>> >>> Good luck! >>> >>> Elijah >> >> >> >> >> ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- >> This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >> reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >> shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >> Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm >> > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm