Re: IML: 67 Crown Door Handle Inserts

[Christopher H <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I imagine you could replace anything with wood (the windshield, perhaps?
Just kidding!), but not in a practical way here, it seems to me. These
inserts are shaped sort of like a razor clam (partway opened) and have a
bend along their length. They are basically bent sheet aluminum.

There must be a way to restore fake wood, you'd think!

Chris in LA

On 6/29/05 2:40 PM, Dave at Wilkerbeast01@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Sorry if this is goofy, but could you replace them with real wood?
> 
> David C Wilker Jr.
> USAF (RET)
> "The Bush administration's priorities are "a little bit different now
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> From: "Christopher H" <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: IML: 67 Crown Door Handle Inserts
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> 
>> The 1967-only inserts are for the exterior door handles, and they are not
>> real wood, so they cannot be restored like the interior wood.
>> 
>> They are a simulated woodgrain like Di-Noc over an aluminum base, and they
>> were susceptible to sun damage and sometimes the normal wear expected of a
>> handle you need to grasp to enter the car.
>> 
>> Mine look perfect on the shady side, suggesting that they resisted the
>> wear
>> of physical contact far better than they resisted fading from sunlight. I
>> "temporarily" replaced mine with the brushed aluminum set from a 1968 I
>> found in a junkyard back in 1994 and they are still serving me well.
>> Someday
>> I'll find a set of good ones!
>> 
>> By the way, they are the same for all 1967 models, not just the Crowns.
>> 
>> Chris in LA
>> 67 Crown
>> 78 NYB Salon
>> 
>> 
>> On 6/29/05 1:20 PM, Elijah Scott at imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> 
>>> --- Ken Lang <ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Yes it is the wood grain inserts for the door
>>>> handle.  Once I get the old ones I'll need
>>>> to find someplace to get them refurbished.
>>> 
>>> Ken -- you can very likely refinish the wood yourself.
>>>  Lots of good information on this task is available on
>>> our club's website at
>>> http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Interior/index.htm
>>> Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page for the
>>> section on "Wood."
>>> 
>>> Good luck!
>>> 
>>> Elijah
>> 
>> 
>> 
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