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Door trim kits, again

To: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>, <ggilliam@usol.com>,
Subject: Door trim kits, again
From: ggilliam@usol.com
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 15:02:19 EST
  Rich, et all,
  Other than losing originality, is there any reason not to use the later 
style trimkits and sealing parts?
  Thanks,
  Gordy


> Gordy,
>  So far you've had only the alloy trim plate issue addressed. I 
believe in
> rereading your posting you are asking about all the channels and 
door seals
> as well are you not?
> The Longbridge cars used a series of U shaped metal strips 
mounted into the
> door threshold that would in turn hold the sealing rubbers. In 
addition
> there were fuzzy trimmed rubber bulb strips that sealed the leading 
edge of
> the door, one along the door leading edge, fastened just under the 
door trim
> panel, and a corresponding piece fastened just under the rear edge 
of the
> front quarter kick panel, continuing up and outboard to anchor 
under the
> windscreen post right up to the dash scuttle seal.
> In looking carefully through the AH Spares catologue I believe you 
will need
> the following:
> DRF104A, alum. sill cover r/h, Longbridge cars
> DRF104B, alum. sill cover l/h, Longbridge cars
> DRF104C, alum. shut pillar cover r/h Longbridge cars
> DRF104D, alum. shut pillar cover l/h Longbridge cars
> as well as:
> DRF208 draught excluder- set-Longbridge cars
> DRF209, retaining track, door seal, Longbridge cars
> DRF 226, door scuttle seals.
> In summary there is quite a bit more to the sealing of the doors on 
the
> Longbridge cars, but at least you don't have to contend with the 
silly
> aluminum core door seal replacement sets the later cars use.
> BTW, I'm not endorsing AH Spares, I was just using their lisings as 
a
> reference.
> Rich Chrysler

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