Re: Pop me

[Theo Thepen <thepen@pi.net>]

Keith Park wrote:
> 
> I think the "thingie" is: 311-847-129B PROTECTIVE STRIP - HINGE [4 per car]
> 
> The above is the little black plastic covers that go on the hinge tongues that
> are on the window frames (the hinge hooks) which are riveted on.
> 
> I'll try to draw an ASCII pictur below, Top view, looking down into the piller
> x's are the piller, o's are the tougue (spot welded on.)
> 
>                                   inside of pillar
>                    x                                        x
>                     xxx          oooooooo               xxx
>                        xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx o        xxxxx
>                                            o
>                                            o                    inside of car
> outside of car
> 
> God this looks vague but perhaps you can picture it!
> 
> Keith

It's a good effort, I understand what it looks like from the drawing.
Do you know the size, as in how much does it stick out of the pillar, 
what's the hight, and most importantly how thick is the metal it's made 
of?? Is the metal like a spring kind of material??. Did you also have the 
round holes adjacent to the square slots and if so did they serve any 
purpose?? Lots of questions, but these windows have been bugging me for a 
while now. I actually tried to make something that looks remarkebly like 
what you drew, but couldn't get it to work properly. During the process 
of fitting it, I dropped the window, scratching the paint. I still feel 
angry with myself for being so stupid.
Cheers,
Theo