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Restoration soft door parts



There are a few suppliers who make parts for certain models.  Mainly they supply the really popular cars like Ford/Chevy/etc.  They also produce mainly for the real popular models.  Some suppliers, such as Steele, produce for a wide number of applications, but mainly these are for families of cars using the same components.  J.C.Whitney has a large number of generic components that are quite suitable if you have a pretty good idea of what you are supposed to need.  There are a bery limited number of manufacturers, I'd say maybe 2 or 3 at the most, still making this stuff, so  quality is probably likely to be the same no matter where you buy your parts, because the same factory made it the specific parts.  There were not all that many sources of these parts when they were new, so the factories used a lot of pretty generic stuff, too.
     The outside felts usually have screws that mount them to the sill.  I can't remember any that were stapled.  
      For molded seals, I'd look at Steele, and J.C. Whitney.  There are a number of other retailers around; there is one from Hayward Cal that offers custom molded stuff, they advertise in Old Cars Weekly. Hemmings has a number of suppliers, too.
     For your door panels, if they are flat, you can probably see a local auto upholstery shop and they can make them for you.  If they are molded, you have things a little tougher.  Again, look in Hemmings for suppliers for the fabric and plastic.  Be sure you go to a place that at least does auto work as a main line.  The guy who specializes in doing couches and chairs doesn't understand cars, forget him.
        Windlace comes from the same place that the rest of your cloth comes from.
----- Original Message -----
From: bom tie
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 6:45 PM
Subject: IML: Restoration soft door parts

I know nothing about rubber and soft trim parts, never had much luck with them, so...

1. Window felts the straight parts with metal backing. Do you have to buy one for a certain model or is there a generic type that works? Where to buy? EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, I have a few cars that the outside felt has sprung up, how do you mount these suckers!

2. Rubber seals, where to buy? Molded and generic?

3. Door panels, what material do you use to make new ones? and again where to buy?

4. Windlace, same questions?

Thank you fellow IMPS

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