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Can't buy this part so had a go at making it today

Screen corner by Paul_Barr, on Flickr

Marvelous,

Thanks I'm sure the radius is not perfect but I will have to pull the screen out before I can measure it properly.

Mahogany!

Oldiebut goodie wrote:Mahogany!

probably, I'm not an expert
thought I'd need hardwood but it bent really easy so softwood would have done.

Anybody know if there is any cables or pipes or plastic under that windscreen corner that need removing before welding?

Depending on whether it’s LHD or RHD the interior light cable runs up the A pillar

itchyfeet wrote:

Oldiebut goodie wrote:Mahogany!

probably, I'm not an expert
thought I'd need hardwood but it bent really easy so softwood would have done.

Although mahogany is a hardwood it isn't a hard wood! Balsa wood is a hardwood but isn't a hard wood as everyone knows.

adie89 wrote:Depending on whether it’s LHD or RHD the interior light cable runs up the A pillar

thanks need to do both sides so I guess it's on one of them.

Birch ply would be suitable for that sort of thing and there are lots of types of mahogany, some are very hard.

A job to do on mine soon, been putting it off. Interested to see how this method works out as I bought the screen repair panel/strip that seats the rubber because i figured it would be rusted through and was going to make up the flat visible section to infill

I even asked Alan Schofield if they could make this part from the A pillar tooling and they told me they don't own the tooling they buy the panel in.
I'd have thought there was a market for it but it needs a company to negotiate not an individual.

I was surprised it wasn't available as it seems a common problem but maybe it's not that sought after as it's a biggish job for what seems a small rust issue, possibly gets 'bodged' to avoid the screen out etc. I am guilty of a bodge (rust converter and filler) but water ingress means it has to be done

yep been avoiding taking my pop top windscreen out for 2 years.

Its J P Group that tooled up to make the outer a post panel, would be good if they could just do the corner section ,the complete panel is expensive. Im sure it would be a popular repair piece and would help pay back for the tooling cost of the bigger panel.