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I bought my metro seals from there too as cheaper than directly from the manufacture. Good quality seals.
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Hi Guys,
Thank you for the information. Not a place I would think of as a first choice, I was figuring you were using a auto seal specific vendor. TX Mr fixit Chris |
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There's also a wholesaler nearby called CR Laurence that handles all kinds of hardware. If you have a friend with a business license you can order from them. The problem there is that they sell weather seals by the 100 ft rolls. So even though you're paying less per foot, the overall cost is higher. Rock sells 25 ft rolls.
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Bump for updates!
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These are a couple glass installation tools. They were made by Chrysler/Boeing long before I was born. One is used to open the groove where the lock strip fits into the window seal. The other inserts the lock strip into the groove. The lock strip slides into the top of the tool and exits at the business end of it. You loop the strip through the wire end and insert the end of the strip in the groove of the seal.
Working from left to right, and using some soapy water, you push the tool along inside the groove and slide the lock strip in. The wire end of the tool spreads the groove open so the strip can fit in.
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I started on the closure panels for the rear of the interior. They will block off all the mechanicals from view and offer some noise suppression. I'm using some 1/4" plywood and some aluminum sheet for the curved ends. A saber saw and router with a radius attachment will get you there.
The panels have openings for the subwoofer and rear speakers from the CTS, and two rectangular openings for storage compartments. (8" x 12" x 14" deep Rubbermaid LDPE trash cans) I bent and trimmed the aluminum sheet to fit along the outer edges of the opening. Then riveted it to the plywood center pieces. These are the trash cans that will serve as storage compartments . I made a simple support bar that will hold the back end of the storage containers. It's just a length of 1/2" x 1" steel tube with a Dzus tab (circled) for each can. One fastener holds everything together. The front opening of the containers is a snug fit into the trim panel. The trim panel is fastened to the body with push pins. Easy access. I smoothed out the seams and rivet heads with some polyester glaze and did the final trimming and fitting. All is good. Ready for upholstery.
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Left side upholstered. same process as the door trim panels.
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Right side is done and the speakers are installed. I thought I saved the cargo net from the trunk of the CTS but I can't find it now. I'll dig something up. I want to put a stretchy net about halfway up, across both storage compartment openings.
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I've been having some trouble getting the electronics problems straightened out. Somehow I tripped the immobilizer (antitheft) and I have a U100 trouble code ECM not communicating with the BCM. I called in the cavalry since I'm out of ideas and my experience in electronics is limited. I have a very knowledgeable guy looking into it for me, but he is working six days a week so side jobs move slowly.
In the meantime I've been getting a few smalls done. Filled the fluids and checked for leaks, cranked the motor over to get oil back up into the engine, changed the cooling fan from pushing from in front of the radiator to pulling from behind the radiator, double checked all service connectors and grounds, and finally got around to upholstering the trunk. I started with templates to get a snug fit so I could minimize the use of fasteners. Rather than 1/4" plywood or upholstery panel board, I use art backing board for trim panel. I think this is used to back canvas paintings when they are being framed. I'm not even sure about that. I get it from Hobby Lobby. It's by the picture frames. The advantage here is its composition. It has a thin layer of foam sandwiched between two layers of pressed cardboard. It's very stable in any climate. That's why it's used to back artwork. It's very light weight and cuts with a razor knife. I started with the front cover that goes over the air tank and compressors. The 45 degree bends were done by cutting only the cardboard layer that will be on the inside of the bend. The outer layer will bend rather than tear because the foam center layer crushes down along the bend. I used a hot glue gun to assemble everything. First test fit. All is good. I used the same material to upholster these as I did with the roof headliner. No carpet yet.
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Looks nice Jack.
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