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Technical => Maintenance => Topic started by: restoreid on June 27, 2013, 06:41:17 PM
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Hi guys I am in the middle getting a few rattles out of the front doors Have been to clark rubber & checked out all there bailey channel & could only find the right width but it isnt the same depth Has anyone else had this problem & where did you get yours I dont think it's possable to get the very top one as it is about 40mm deep & must be special
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the front door rubbers are actually made up out of 4 different sizes, the top, bottom and sides are all different to each other so no replacement will ever be 100%
oops, sorry your talking window channel, it will fit up top, the channel is the same but the original was longer to flare over the steel lip
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top piece not available but I bought the other sections from Rares in Adelaide, fitted really well but not quite same as original
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Yeah the one I can get is the right width but not as deep as the standard one I just thought the glass might jump out if I use it but if yours is ok Il give it a try
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crap.... just wrote a "letter" on this ......then posted......failed! tomorrow restoreid.....
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Dont ya just hate it when that happens haha
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ahh forgot about this, ok sorry for the time warp.... ok did a heap of research for our baileys channel but to no avail, sooooo best to use our original rubbers and re line them with a thin felt, that can /should be able to be purchase from your local dealers, then glued to the original baileys channel, I have some ready to do at home was thinking of doing a exchange thing if people are interested?
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more on this later when i can post some photo's to explain...
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Try Spectrum rubber.
Here is a link to their catalogue.
http://www.spectrumrubber.com.au/images/stories/Spectrum_Rubber_Catalogue.pdf (http://www.spectrumrubber.com.au/images/stories/Spectrum_Rubber_Catalogue.pdf)
Start at page 22.
Cheers,
Mike
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Try Scott's in Victoria
http://www.scottsoldautorubber.com.au/BEDFORD%201977%20CFL%20VAN.htm (http://www.scottsoldautorubber.com.au/BEDFORD%201977%20CFL%20VAN.htm)
or my favourite (in SA)
http://www.fitchtherubberman.com.au/epages/shop.sf/en_AU/?ObjectPath=/Shops/fitchtherubberman/Categories (http://www.fitchtherubberman.com.au/epages/shop.sf/en_AU/?ObjectPath=/Shops/fitchtherubberman/Categories)
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ok, update; on the chase again... I now have another two leads on the hunt for us, will also try scott's and rubberman......
here's some photo's re the "re lining"
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Job done got the one that was the same width but not the same depth works great Just have to get some small pinch mould to go round the inside & outside the opening Will post some picks when done Cheers Reid
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look up Universal Engineers (formally Adlam Enterprises) they do all this kind of stuff I was like a kid in a candy store when I took my samples there to be matched for a car I was building
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Adlam is now UES in malaga, body builder supplies......
my last hopes for the USA and the UK hve now also been exhausted, however one of the suppliers/manufactures said they could make some but at a minimal purchase order..... how much , i am not sure at this stage . Dano
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Dano, I face the same problem and I've been giving it some thought. The only reason that I can see for the top Bailey channel having to be so deep is to accommodate the shaped cut out at the front of the side window. What if we were to replace the front window glass with a straight cut rather than the shaped recess at the front. Then all you would need to do is to push in a spacer into the upper opening first first and then a standard depth Bailey channel next. Keen to hear your thoughts.
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yep good thought, the original "drop cut " was believe it or not ... the demister... back in the ol mother land....I am wondering about new glass my self having just had some glass cut and tempered for the wife, ment to but forgot to ask them at the time.
why is it, that all beddie glass is so badley scratched? food for thought... anyone had some new ones done? price?
I'm hoping to play beddies tomorrow , will have a good look at it
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Yep, Dano, the front windows are flat so can easily be replicated. There is someone down CF Jeff's way here in NZ who does replacements in tinted glass for NZ$80 for a pair. My barn door glass is pretty badly scratched but they have a slight curve which makes them difficult to replicate. I thought of taking them along to the guys who remove graffiti from glass to see if they could polish them up for me. Its on my "to do" list. I'll let you know how I get on.
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awesome gordon, you've got me all excited....will get some prices next week.still havent had a chance to get outside yet.....handbrake is well and active, DOH !
can i go play yet?
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Gordon, the straight ones will fit in the back doors, they came out curved and flat
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Hi Busy, so if I use one of my curved windows as a template and have it cut in flat glass it will fit OK ?
Now I am the one getting excited.
Cheers Gordon
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Yep, but make sure it's toughened or laminated glass
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Gee Gordon, doesn't take much to get you excited. ;)
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Yep, its a bit of a sad life that I lead Bas :) :)
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Hey guys, try G James Glass here in oz, Rob from BEDFORD MANOR had new front glass done when he built his ute. He had the glass cut, demister deleted, built in dark tint and toughened, for, i think was $100-00. They do look flash, especially with the tint already in he glass.
george
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Thank you for this important information.I was hoping that someone would share this with us...http://www.scottsoldautorubber.com.au/BEDFORD%201977%20CFL%20VAN.htm (http://www.scottsoldautorubber.com.au/BEDFORD%201977%20CFL%20VAN.htm)