scottylack
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where can you get suitable windlace for a 65 Barracuda????
WINDLACE for Early A BARRACUDA 65 ???
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slantsixdan
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Here's another vote for StockInteriors. They've always done well for me.
Deutchmann Automotive also carries all soft parts for early A bodies, and Jeff is an early A owner himself! 419-352-7894
396 Signet
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If only the repro stuff actually fit properly...
The rubber seal is too thick necessitating the mounting lip be bent back if you want proper door alignment. The fabric also looks a bit different, not shiny like original.
The rubber seal is too thick necessitating the mounting lip be bent back if you want proper door alignment. The fabric also looks a bit different, not shiny like original.
slantsixdan
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It does.
LOL, no. You don't have to adjust the door or bend the lip or otherwise brutalise anything. All you have to do is wait for the new seal to take a set. It takes a few weeks to a couple months. Until then, the doors will be hard to close. The old seal, if it's even still present, is flabby and compressed and offers no resistance at all, which is why it doesn't seal.
396 Signet
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Depends of on your definition of "fit" I suppose. I require my door to fit flush with surrounding sheet metal. With the new stuff this was impossible, even applying 100 pounds of force on the door. The door can be closed though, if that means "fit" then OK. Lucky for me my old seals were great shape, just dirty, scrubbed them up & the doors then fit to Porsche standards.
On inspection the new stuff has thicker rubber cross section, it also does not have the holes for venting that allows for easier closing of the door. I've looked at least a dozen samples & they all seem to be made by the same mfg. If anyone wants some new light blue material let me know!
slantsixdan
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There's only one definition I can think of.
Me too, so we're using the same definition. When I installed the recommended new windlace in my '64 Dart, the doors were hard to close for awhile while the new seals took a set, but gradually it got easier. At no time did I have to adjust the doors or put up with improper fit. Same when I put the new windlace in my '62 Lancer. Same when I did my '65 Valiant. That's the pattern I've seen; guess your results have been different.
moparlee
64 Valiant
Ya I didn't have any issues with the wind-lace.....but the whiskers/window sweeps.....where crap that I got back in the day.
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