Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost
Posted by Hans Ahlness On 2016/9/8 22:15:15
I ordered some new window fuzzies for the inside of the door window trim pieces (beltline weatherstrip for you purists), got it from Restoration Specialties and Supply, and they have every type you'll need.
The old fuzzies were attached with staples, I installed the new bits with 1/8" pop rivets which pull down below the material and it doesn't look like there will be any issue with scratching the windows. The ends are bent curved to follow the rear of the trim pieces, and that was a bit of a challenge but with some finger pressure and some use of channel lock pliers (only cut myself a few times) I figured out how to duplicate the curves and they turned out good.
Now I have all the window trims installed on the interior, of course this is all coming off in the future when we paint the car, and the upper door frames will be painted to match the red trims, but for now it really spiffs up the car.
We went for a country drive the other evening and then stopped at a steakhouse to have dinner, ran into some folks we knew and ended up giving a tour of the car out in the parking lot. Dinner was delayed but that was OK :o).
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The old fuzzies were attached with staples, I installed the new bits with 1/8" pop rivets which pull down below the material and it doesn't look like there will be any issue with scratching the windows. The ends are bent curved to follow the rear of the trim pieces, and that was a bit of a challenge but with some finger pressure and some use of channel lock pliers (only cut myself a few times) I figured out how to duplicate the curves and they turned out good.
Now I have all the window trims installed on the interior, of course this is all coming off in the future when we paint the car, and the upper door frames will be painted to match the red trims, but for now it really spiffs up the car.
We went for a country drive the other evening and then stopped at a steakhouse to have dinner, ran into some folks we knew and ended up giving a tour of the car out in the parking lot. Dinner was delayed but that was OK :o).
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