Help with missing part

zinz said:
Friend... can you help me out with some measurements? I found some hard rubber stock that I think I can make work. Any clues will make it easier; it's really not a complicated thing, it merely needs to be secured to the body so the chrome trim can be help firmly in place.

... for a mild sufferer of OCD, losing these and the clips along the edge is frustrating. I've looked fruitlessly several times now. It's not meant to be.

Ed
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Oh no Ed! Mine are both missing! Surprisingly enough the trim is quite snug with out them :) I cringe at the though of searching my parts tower for these. If anyone has their car apart it would be great if you can chime in. I'm now officially invested in the outcome since I may need a set.
 
I’m (quite) sure my parts guy should have a pair, even two.... I’ll check tomorrow.
If not, I’ll gladly make all the pics and measurements required.
 
Hi Ed,
I’ve organized 2 sets of those ‘blocks’ for you and @Marcos. Will pick them up early next week.......
 
Thanks Keshav! I made a set out of aluminum for a friend when I was helping him with his restoration years ago- I asked about and there were none to be found. Also, that was about 6 years ago and I think this little psychotic community has become closer in that time with people sharing a lot more knowledge (and parts) so I'm not surprised that Ed found some. A dremmel and a small aluminum block work but you have to coat the piece you make since it will get wet and the aluminum-in contact with-the metal would corrode and rust at the same time. Actually I'm surprised that BMW didn't use more aluminum bits in the construction of these cars to help them disintegrate faster, kind of like what the Italians did to Savonarola when they hung him and burnt him at the same time :-/
 
Peter Coomaraswamy said:
Thanks Keshav! I made a set out of aluminum for a friend when I was helping him with his restoration years ago- I asked about and there were none to be found. Also, that was about 6 years ago and I think this little psychotic community has become closer in that time with people sharing a lot more knowledge (and parts) so I'm not surprised that Ed found some. A dremmel and a small aluminum block work but you have to coat the piece you make since it will get wet and the aluminum-in contact with-the metal would corrode and rust at the same time. Actually I'm surprised that BMW didn't use more aluminum bits in the construction of these cars to help them disintegrate faster, kind of like what the Italians did to Savonarola when they hung him and burnt him at the same time :-/
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I’ll send one to my modeler when it arrives. This subject comes up far too often. they should be like $6-$10 to print, especially if we add some air pockets into the model.
 
Markos said:
For this one I will just upload the file here. Anyone can send it to the printer, the UPS store, etc. I’m happy to print off a batch but they will be part of the public domain.
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Markos--I had the rear windows out of my car to replace the rubber "blocks" that ride up against the subject part. I read where the original rubber parts have clips to hold it tight against the sheet metal along with the screw that goes into the back middle of the part. I'm missing that part. The PO used an aluminum piece extending up from the door jamb to replace the hard rubber piece. Then a screw was placed in the end of the trim to hold the outer chrome trim in place. When the window closed,the new rubber "block" just ripped the end screw out. This thread shows me I'm missing the part completely. Did you 3-D print any for the driver's side? Are there clips that hold it in place?
Here are pics of how my trim was fastened and the ripped hole at the top of the jamb. I'm afraid if I make another metal piece like what I have, the chrome trim will not allow the window to close completely since it is out of alignment. The first pic shows the new rubber "block" below the trim rubber due to the trim being too close to the window. That was fixed by twisting the chrome to fit the sheet metal edge better. The second pic shows the new rubber block in the correct position since the chrome trim is removed. The 3rd & 4th pics show the alum piece with the ripped hole where the end screw was screwed in holding the chrome trim in place.

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Hi Drew,

I haven’t modeled or printed these. It’s not on the radar.

The blocks screw into the sill, and the chrome screws into the block. You can easily make these yourself. See my post on the subject and follow-up with @tronch.

Rear window trim holder

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