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door skin window gap question

andysharrock 10 May 2020, 12:17pm
what are people using to give a good finish on the door where it meets the window edge. its proper wonky on mine so I need some sort of a trim to tidy it up a we bit.

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Lucky@LeMans 10 May 2020, 1:01pm
On my Z75 I used a piece of 16mm half round section aluminium strip. I curved it slightly to follow the window shape and notched out around the quarter window upright. The trim was bonded in place with PU adhesive after paint.

I used the same 16mm profile to make the windscreen trim all the way round. Looks good and easy to work with.
Hughandjen 11 May 2020, 7:50pm
Lucky@LeMans wrote:
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That looks really good, where did you get that from please
Lucky@LeMans 11 May 2020, 9:12pm
I buy a lot of parts from Stafford Vehicle Components as they are just around the corner from me, very handy ! They do mail order too.

https://www.s-v-c.co.uk/

You need to look under the "vintage" section of the website

They have several sizes and a selection of profiles to choose from. I used 16mm half round aluminium section.
Hughandjen 11 May 2020, 9:14pm
Lucky@LeMans wrote:
I buy a lot of parts from Stafford Vehicle Components as they are just around the corner from me, very handy ! They do mail order too.

https://www.s-v-c.co.uk/

They have several sizes and a selection of profiles to choose from. I used 16mm half round aluminium section.


Thanks👍