central locking.

[nogE 91]

hey dukes............ not sure if you still need these m8.....

 

looks like i,ll not be getting to remove the door cards till string....hope that ok for you..... unless you have done already?......heres some door to A post rubbers...they are speaker wire gaitors bit i think will do the job :thumbup:

 

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574629005&toolid=10001&campid=5335900709&customid=&mpre=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Capri-Cortina-Mk3-Pair-of-door-speaker-wire-rubber-gromets-gaiters-covers-/181032647937?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a2662fd01

[littlenewt2067 33]

£25...has the world gone mad??

 

I think it was Dave.com sold some for a crazy price and now everyone seems to think they are worth a fortune!! a stroll round the breakers usually comes up trumps.... :thumbup:

[Duke Blues 15]

thanks Noge and littlenewt,

i have got the gaiters now ;)

after spending a couple of hours looking around the local scrap yard at door and tail gait gaiters i found that the ones fitted to the suzuki wagon R or vauxhall agila tail gates are about prefect. the ends are oval so it makes them a little more awkward to fit but they are a small diameter and look good fitted. B) they cost me £10.00 for four although i did speak to a scrap yard in leeds that wanted £25 plus postage for 2 gaiters.needles to say that i did'nt buy em. i'll post some pictures later.

thanks for remembering.

cheers for your help. :magic:

[Cheesychive 0]

I just bought one of these...

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574629005&toolid=10001&campid=5335900709&customid=&mpre=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160889872451?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

I got a solenoid boot lock from the same people, with any luck I picked the right key blank too :headscratch:

not got it yet but hope it all fits ok.

I am fitting escort electric windows but dont have the looms just yet, I hope to use the rubber boots which come with them...

 

As for altering these cars, I like the shape of mine, I bought a shell so have to find all the bits, I dont think I will be looking too hard for vinyl seats or a Harry moss 8 track with Binatone speakers.. :jester:

[Duke Blues 15]

i'm trying to keep my mk3 close to original but there are going to be some changes. :icecream: but for my next project i'm going to be a little more adventures. :jester:

i'll take a look at your thread as it progresses. :thumbup:

[nogE 91]

£25...has the world gone mad??

 

I think it was Dave.com sold some for a crazy price and now everyone seems to think they are worth a fortune!! a stroll round the breakers usually comes up trumps.... :thumbup:

 

 

yep.... your not wrong jim.......... think the last pair of these sold for £30plus.......

[Cheesychive 0]

i'm trying to keep my mk3 close to original but there are going to be some changes. :icecream: but for my next project i'm going to be a little more adventures. :jester:

i'll take a look at your thread as it progresses. :thumbup:

Lets hope there is steady progress to look at, I have been told to get a shower room done before Crimbo :wife:

[Duke Blues 15]

Lets hope there is steady progress to look at, I have been told to get a shower room done before Crimbo :wife:

 

 

i usually find that on the run up to chrimbles my tine in the garage becomes very limited. :thumbdown:

[Duke Blues 15]

any way here goes.

as i said before, i went around the scrappy to look at various cars to see if i could find some door gaiters for the central locking on my mk3. i looked at lots of cars but all of the gaiters that i looked at were far to big/bulky for what i wanted. then i came across a suzuki wagon R and found that the gaiters fitted to the tail gate were spot on. :thumbup:

 

but there were only two gaiters fitted but i did manage to find a vauxhall agila in another scrap yard which is basically the same car so i was able to get 2 from the tailgate of that car.

and here they are.

 

 

they are of a small diameter and ok for two wires to go through. i made a small template to get some idea of what size of hole i would need to fit them.

 

 

i've only fitted one so far but i think it looks good and dos'nt look too much out of place.

 

 

i paid £5.00 a pair for them which seems to be a good price to me. :thumbup:

in the coming weeks i'll get the other ones fitted and then look into getting a central locking kit.

 

i hope this is of some help to anyone else thinking of fitting gaiters for.

central locking,

electric windows,

door speakers,

electric mirrors.

 

thanks for looking,

graham.

[the-ford-cortina.com 226]

I don't get it! A classic car is a classic for the way it is, why change it? Is it me? I won't give a second thought to a car that's been changed into a modern car. It's an old car with old faults built in, you want one? accept the faults and foibles.

 

I know where you are coming from Mike , alarm I can understand but I am happy to use a key to unlock the doors . I look at some of these cars with Zetec engine , rack and pinion steering etc etc and think why didnt they just buy a Focus :headscratch:

 

But each to his own.

[nogE 91]

any way here goes.

as i said before, i went around the scrappy to look at various cars to see if i could find some door gaiters for the central locking on my mk3. i looked at lots of cars but all of the gaiters that i looked at were far to big/bulky for what i wanted. then i came across a suzuki wagon R and found that the gaiters fitted to the tail gate were spot on. :thumbup:

 

but there were only two gaiters fitted but i did manage to find a vauxhall agila in another scrap yard which is basically the same car so i was able to get 2 from the tailgate of that car.

and here they are.

 

 

they are of a small diameter and ok for two wires to go through. i made a small template to get some idea of what size of hole i would need to fit them.

 

 

i've only fitted one so far but i think it looks good and dos'nt look too much out of place.

 

 

i paid £5.00 a pair for them which seems to be a good price to me. :thumbup:

in the coming weeks i'll get the other ones fitted and then look into getting a central locking kit.

 

i hope this is of some help to anyone else thinking of fitting gaiters for.

central locking,

electric windows,

door speakers,

electric mirrors.

 

thanks for looking,

graham.

 

 

they look great G ...........do the job tops :thumbup:

[Duke Blues 15]

they look great G ...........do the job tops :thumbup:

cheers Noge,

any support over subtle mods is always welcome. :thumbup: