Bedfrod CFS Barn Door Window Seal Rubbers replacement

[John Forbes]

Hi BUGA's. I am needing to replace the window seal rubbers on the barn doors of my 1972 CFS. Does anyone know where to purchase new rubbers from. I have tried Rare Spares and also Scotts Rubber in Dandenong and both do not stock this item. Is there a company or website in the UK that specialises in replacement Bedford rubbers?  Any help is appreciated. Regards, John Forbes

[rumax]

You can buy a generic rubber seal and use sealant for the final bit. That is what I have had to do on my "other van" as the part was unavailable at the time.
Scotts should be able to provide something close. Just make sure you take yours in as a sample..

cheers
Russell

[Bean]

John
Clark Rubber has that profile - I did mine that way but misjudged the length by about an inch, It all looked perfect until I popped the window in and there was a gap where the ends are supposed to meet, something to keep in mind when you do it.
The lock rubber goes in quite easily .I used dish washing liquid as a lubricant and the hole in a small shifting spanner as the feeder/guide with the rubber through the hole, a  small amount of grunting and cursing was needed  but it does work eventually.

[Dano]

Kerosene is the magic lubricant for window rubbers,

[Dano]

http://www.rareparts.com.au/
Give these guys a call they did my rubbers and good profiles too .I did a post on this a while back. Dano

[Brutus]

Good point Bean, you just need to measure the width by height of the window and it should be long enough to curve around the radius corners. Clark Rubber is certainly a place to go for the rubber.
Dave

[Dano]

http://www.rarespares.net.au/rarespares/ProductPage.aspx?product=CF1

lads,when fitting rubbers, do a prefit with out glass to the body, and overlay at least an 60mm.....because the glass will push the rubbers "into "the corners and shorten the rubbers AS the boys above have discovered....and don't cut the locking strip at all until all is fitted and your finishing off. then still cut an overlap, try pushing it in to be tight, if not leave for a day or two (at least) and come back to it... you will find it has shrunk too. Kero is messy but the right product to use, it also leases a film inside the rubbers and helps to protect the body edge from moisture for awhile. also good to add to the wash mix when washing the van for the same reason...Mastic is the sealant to use for windscreens, and side windows....it stays soft, doesn't go hard and crack over time...also messy (an understatement if I have ever used one) clean up with turps and kero....CLEAN rags...