Source for door pocket chrome trim strips?

[ulrichd]

Bought some good used door pockets on Pelican that are missing the chrome trim strips. Anyone know of a source? I might try the hardware store to see if I can find something similar.

The pocket in the pic is missing the top strip, the other pocket is missing both.

Ulrich

[philip guiral]

I could not find any for my 911, so I made some with aluminum from Home Depot. No one has ever noticed they were not original.

[NickP]

Check with Einmalig in Huntington Beach, CA. They were selling repro door pockets with all the trim at last year's Literature & swap meet in LA/OC. They may have something.

[Gumby]

Phillp ~ How did you make your own trim? I just need the short front bit.

[philip guiral]

I bought a strip of aluminum at the hardware store that was u shaped so it had a channel to fit over an edge. It's soft enough to shape without cracking and polishes up like chrome. If you have to make a 90 degree, you cut 45s on each side and slowly bend it. It takes a close eye to see where the edges of the 45 meet.
Hope this helps.

[ulrichd]

Well I heard from einmalig.com - they want $50 for each piece. Hardware store here I come.

Ulrich

[Gearbox]

Take a look at the plastic chrome door edge guards sold in Pep Boys or most auto parts stores. They slip in the edge of the door pockets and conform fairly easily.

[ulrichd]

Pep-Boys plastic chrome trim: $5. The beauty is it's the perfect size to slip under the corner piece openings. Maybe not for the concourse S you're trying to build but perfect for by budget T.

Thanks guys for the tip.

Ulrich

[Gearbox]

You need nothing to quailfy it, it looks great. Enjoy the door pockets.

[WM711]

I appreciate the tip, it looks great.