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
and veterans aren't a priority,"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher H" <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "IML (main)" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: IML: 67 Crown Door Handle Inserts
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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