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Title: Door Springs Wanted
Post by: Ol_Girl_58 on March 06, 2010, 10:43:45 PM

Hi all,

I am in need of the front left and right hand door springs for my FC. I am unsure how to describe them better than this - when the doors are open, the springs stop the doors from closing.

Any leads appreciated. :)

Kind regards,

Josh

Ol_Girl_58

Title: Re: Door Springs Wanted
Post by: NO NAME on March 22, 2010, 11:40:19 PM

i am pretty sure i saw these in american autos from rare spares, if i did its a new item becuase they didnt have them when i did my doors

Title: Re: Door Springs Wanted
Post by: Martin on March 23, 2010, 10:39:24 AM

Josh

There's a bit of a discussion here http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,14399.0.html (http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,14399.0.html)

The contact person is now Steve Evers, not Jim

I bought some of these springs but an mot really happy with the effectiveness of them - they are not quite the right shape. They needed to be squashed a bit as they bend was too high, but they also need more of a kink to hold the doors open, and probably a bit more of an upward angle. The problem was, I believe, that the guy who made them up never actually saw them in place and doing what they were supposed to do.

Next time I have the doors off (long time in the future, I hope) I'll try to source some old hinges from somewhere and salvage whatever genuine springs I can find, then rivet them in. Each front door needs 2 springs (upper and lower) on one hinge per door. From what I've seen there is usually only one spring broken on most doors. That might mean the remaining one is a bit fragile, but at least it will work for a while. In addition, the top hinge is usually worn where the spring contacts it. Swap it with the lower hinge so the springs have full width metal to "grab".

Martin

Title: Re: Door Springs Wanted
Post by: mcl1959 on March 23, 2010, 07:09:01 PM

The best source of springs is HR - They are rarely broken (must use better quality steel) and are identical to FE FC.

Ken

Title: Re: Door Springs Wanted
Post by: Ol_Girl_58 on March 23, 2010, 09:24:54 PM

Thanks Ken, Martin and Leon.

My car doesn't have any springs that I can fabricate, unfortunately.

I'll keep an eye out. But for now, does anyone have a set of these springs, or at least a front left and right and a rear left and right, that I can use as a template to fabricate a set?

Kind regards,

Ol_Girl_58

Title: Re: Door Springs Wanted
Post by: Martin on March 25, 2010, 12:40:46 PM

Thanks Ken,

I might take a trip to U-Pull-It after the Nats. Are HD the same?

Martin

Title: Re: Door Springs Wanted
Post by: mcl1959 on March 29, 2010, 04:51:26 PM

Yes HD and HR

Ken

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