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Californiamodel. Rubbergasket between Body and hardtop
« on: August 03, 2016, 17:10:40 »
Helle from Denmark.
Do anybody of you know something about the rubbergasket on the body of a Californiamodel to seal the space between the body and the hardtop??
It must be a special profile?? Do you know, where I can find such a rubberprofile?? Can you send me some pictures. My mailadress is hans@hmml.dk
Thank you very much.

Hans

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Re: Californiamodel. Rubbergasket between Body and hardtop
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2016, 23:32:35 »
Can you send a picture?
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Re: Californiamodel. Rubbergasket between Body and hardtop
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2016, 22:03:08 »
Thats the problem. I need this gasket, but I have no idea where I can find this gasket. Mercedes in Denmark did not know anything about this special gasket for the Californiamodels. I have found a picture from another Californiamodel

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Re: Californiamodel. Rubbergasket between Body and hardtop
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2016, 15:33:29 »
I know that Heritage Classics has had a few California Coupes for sale in the past.

Reach out to them and see of they know where to get one
http://www.heritageclassics.com/inventory.html

Hope the lead helps
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Re: Californiamodel. Rubbergasket between Body and hardtop
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2016, 19:48:37 »
The seal in that area is the same between coupes and roadsters. The small notch for where the soft top lock would be is also there. The difference being there is no horseshoe cover sandwiched between. That body channel and opening remains the same for both.
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