New door seals from Elevenparts

[tomkirkcis]

I for one just appreciate the effort people like Alan and Eric are making to create correct replacements for unobtainium original parts. It is expensive to get it right, and not always economiclly rewarding. The devil is in the details and these parts, whenever they hit the market are a boon to our hobby.

Tom

[kentf14]

Where have I heard that before ? Oh yeah, still waiting for the correct headliners you were going to make. I'd be first in line if it is ready within 6 weeks.

Cut the guy some slack Ravi. If you want the "perfect" repop, you can always try to have them made on your own.

Alan, well done! I am definitely in for a set. I've tried all sorts of fixes for that whistling noise. Happy to hear your on the job.

[bobm]

Put me in line also. Just installed the "correct" ones from Stoddard on my 66 coupe. They whistle like a drunk bird !!!!!!!! Hope yours come out soon.
Bob M
Nor Cal

[denson]

I am in for 2 sets.

[911T1971]

Alan, in for a set of two (one car).

[1972S]

I am in too, a set for one car.

[NorthernThrux]

Cut the guy some slack Ravi. If you want the "perfect" repop, you can always try to have them made on your own.

Alan, well done! I am definitely in for a set. I've tried all sorts of fixes for that whistling noise. Happy to hear your on the job.

My comment was tongue in cheek, You guys are seriously too serious. Or just don't know me well enough yet. I happen to be in a situation where my car will be coming together in May. If I could get a correct headliner from Alan by then, it would be awesome. We all know what a pain it is to put a new one in after the fact. Door seals are much easier, so he can take his time there

Alan first offered up the tantalizing possibility of these headliners in a thread I started on 9/16/2012. http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...ight=headliner . He pointed out that the material was easy enough to get, but he had to invest in the tooling to do the perforations. It's been about 5 months, so it was worth a prod . I'm sure its worth the wait, but I'm not going to pull all my glass to do this just a few months after the OEM Porsche one is installed.

In that same thread I offered to pay and be the first launch customer so that I could help Alan with the tooling investment. So I don't just prod people, I put my money where my smartass mouth is.

Although vis-a-vis the original vs correct thread, which is better ? The correct pattern from Alan OR the OEM part from Porsche (which is squares, not diamonds). With an eye on the future resale potential in 20 or 30 years, my only experience is that cars with the square headliners seem to be going for just as much as those with original headliners. To my mind, having the diamond pattern would be nicer.

P.S. I have Eric's wipers too. So I do really appreciate what these guys contribute to the early 911 world.

P.P.S Its not keeping me up at night. I just happen to be in the Netherlands at the moment, and hence 6 hours ahead of the eastern seaboard.

Ravi

[Silverbullit]

It is keeping me up at 4:01........I'm in for a headliner and a set of door seals.
FWIW: Back in the '70's, I remember our dealership technicians (called mechanics then) partially removing, packing door seal channel with 'dum dum' (3m strip caulk) and reinserting door seals, attempting to stop wind noise and/or water leaks.

[denson]

Stoddard is selling these and has for some time. If I am not mistaken, they are priced at $150.00 per seal! I am looking into this in greater detail and will be speaking with Maurice at Stoddard tomorrow. Once I know the deal, I will let everyone know.

[mohrgan]

I'm in for door seals and a headliner. I've been monitoring Alan's comments about headliners for months...