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Type 3 Detectives sell wing beading kits for Type 3's at £32.50 per kit, don't know if a kit does one wing or one car though. Might be worth investigating in any case. Damian -----Original Message----- From: Duane Burdick <ramesses@mindspring.com> To: type-3@umich.edu <type-3@umich.edu> Date: 17 March 1998 04:58 Subject: Re: fender beading > >On my friends squareback, he ordered the uncut rools of fender beading for >like $6.00 a roll, making a total cost of $12.00. He used his old dried, >cracked beading as a pattern and it turned out pretty well. I have yet to >try this on my fastback, but he had a little trouble with the big angle in >the front fenders. But he's pretty happy with the way it turned out. It >just takes a bit of patience, along with a knife, scissors, and a >holepuncher to get a good fit. Ha anyone else been sucessful with this >solution. > >Duane >'67 fastback > >At 02:36 AM 3/17/98 GMT, you wrote: >>I've tried it, it just doesn't fit right. The bead is the wrong >>profile, should be sort of T-shaped with a very small cross section >>and it's way too thick, spaces the fenders out too far. You can use >>it, but don't expect OEM fit. $105 is a lot, I agree, but how much is >>correct fit worth to you? >> >>On Mon, 16 Mar 1998 16:01:28 -0800, you wrote: >> >>>ive noticed quite a few type 3s at the shows that are using type1 beading >and it looks pretty good. i cant bring myself to spend the $105 dollars >that west coast metric wants for the correct set,im going to spend the ten >or so dollars and try the type 1 beading if anyone else has done this let >me know. >>> >>>Jason >>>69 square >>>65 notch "new toy" >>>59 ghia >> >> >