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rgr69SL

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Chrome trim - Where to fit these?
« on: August 15, 2010, 15:12:49 »
Am finishing off a restoration of a LHD 280SL started by someone else and am unsure where these fit.  Any help clarifying where these items go would be appreciated.

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Greg
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Re: Chrome trim - Where to fit these?
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2010, 16:58:57 »
They go on the A-pillars and hold the rubber seals in which the door windows slide.
Don't forget to install the clips that prevent the rubber from sliding up or down with the glass.
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1964 230SL manual 4-speed 568H signal red
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Re: Chrome trim - Where to fit these?
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2010, 07:16:36 »
Thanks for the reply and I now also know where those clips I have bagged up are supposed to fit! 

Am out of town on a business trip to the Rockwall, Texas for the next 6 weeks so will give it a go when I get back to New Zealand. Works out well as I'm planning on filling up my luggage with all the randome items I need for the trip home.

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Greg
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Re: Chrome trim - Where to fit these?
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2010, 13:19:00 »
Actually these have a tapered end and they go onto the soft top frame on the door glass side.  The tapered end goes to the base of the pillar.
The rubber for these is a simple soft rubber.  The rubbers that go onto the windshield pillar are covered in a slippery cloth to allow the glass to slide up and down easily.
Walter
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They go on the A-pillars and hold the rubber seals in which the door windows slide.
Don't forget to install the clips that prevent the rubber from sliding up or down with the glass.