WANTED Fibre glass parts

Discussion in 'Late Bay Parts Classifieds' started by buttercup, May 13, 2013.

  1. Does anyone know anywhere selling fibre glass body parts? Used or otherwise!
     
  2. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    which parts are you thinking off, there is a sliding door on ebay at the minute
     
  3. I'm watching that one!
     
  4. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    me too, I know a man who can copy it :)
     
  5. would that be you? Can you get me a copy?
     
  6. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    not me, a friend of mine is a laminator etc, he makes moulds fibreglass parts boats all sorts of stuff, if a fibreglass sliding door was sensible money I would think it may be a popular choice, £600 for a used one is a lot of cash, what other parts in fibreglass do you want? bumpers, cab doors perhaps ?
     
  7. How much would a RHD sliding door cost from your mate?
     
  8. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    I will ask him, give me a few days. he would need to sell a few as I assume the mould will take a day to make.
     
  9. Lazy Andy

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  10. Riviera seem to have disapeared and the rustybits folk only do bumpers and pedal trays.

    Bought and fitted a fibreglass slider to mine a number of years ago and it didnt quite work. Got shut of it - it wouldnt close properly and didnt have the time to fettle and a steel one came up. It looked bang tidy and in retrospect I think the issue was the mass of the thing just wasnt right. The weight of the door is a factor in how it shuts. Guess we should have added some roof lead (flashband style) under the door trim. It might have helped. should have persevered. Sold it a Vanfest for £50!
     
  11. Just added my interior panel back on to my sliding door after having it off for a year and was amazed how much better the door closes with that little bit of extra weight - so think Dicky's suggestion of adding weight to a fibreglass one would be a good idea.
     
  12. Lazy Andy

    Lazy Andy Supporter

    I recall from somewhere there are two setting on the sliding door spring, normal (hard to shut) and pansy... I've no way of substatiating that other than internet rumour, but if this is right the pansy setting may suit a fibreglass door?
     
  13. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    its possible to rotate the cam/ spring to reduce the tension in the middle hinge
     
  14. Well I never!!!!
     
  15. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    The only GRP slider I've come across was broken at the middle hinge fixing. Not an easy fix for a welding type person.
     

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