ozjohn53

Hi all, Wondering if anyone could help with identification of my steering wheel/horn ring. It's on my 53 Australian built Plymouth Cranbrook. But I suspect it is from a Desoto Diplomat as I have seen pics of a couple of DeSoto's with the same wheel, but with a full circle horn ring. Our horn ring is broken in the corners. Considering wether to find a better one or attempt a repair. I quite like the look of rhe half circle horn ring as it suits the 2 spoke wheel. So may just repair it to not have sharp edges/damage on the corners.

Managed to get new seals from my local rubber place" Better Auto Rubber", which I didn't know was a full restoration supplier. Mainly for Holden, Ford, but he has bits and pieces that I need. Very helpful bloke, sold me the exact seals I needed and was helpful with tips and tricks and a good yarn. Worth a look if anyone is Gold Coast, Queensland based. 38,000 products they manufacture through 16 different factories. Got the seal glued into position and the door closes, but sticks out a bit still, so I will apply some rubber softener type stuff and give it time to settle. Next time I ever touch doors like that, I'll be sure to first confirm the type/profile of door seals they should have fitted before attempting to adjust door gaps/protrusion. As I spent days tinkering to get it right, but all the while, the seal that was fitted was too thick.

Thanks westaus29, another good site, and a local company to support.

Thanks Happy and andyd. WOW, Andy Bernbaum has lots of stuff I need. I have a wish-list going for replacement products at AB now. Yes they have the weatherstrip seal listed and a good image of the profile which is a good match for the 260.077 so I will go and speak to the Oz suppliers and save my dollars for freight for other harder to get items from AB in the near future. Sneak peak attached of our Plymouth on the day it arrived at our doorstep.

Hi all, New member here, giddy owner of a Oz built p25 Cranbrook. Loving this page and the wealth of knowledge available. It sure is needed on these cars as parts are hard to come by in Australia. I've searched high and low on the search bar here with no luck. I'm wondering if anyone may have a good photo of the original style weather strip for between the door and body. I have had the issue of the doors sticking out and after many attempts to adjust it correctly I've come to the realisation that the door seals that have been installed previously are too thick and they create issues. Without the seals, the doors line up, sit at the correct depth and have a good even panel gap all the way around. So I am chasing the correct seal and I can't find any definitive info on the profile required. I have found a website for Oz that's Scott's Auto Rubber with a profile picture for a sponge type door weatherstrip for a Diplomat. But it doesn't look right. Any help would be greatly appreciated. P.S. in time I will post some pics of my new pride and joy and the progress on it.