FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

Technical Board => Restoration Help => Topic started by: NO NAME on January 09, 2010, 10:36:10 AM



Title: hoodlinig listing wires
Post by: NO NAME on January 09, 2010, 10:36:10 AM
i pulled out my windscreen, scratched the cowl vent doing it, now ready to start finally fitting my hoodliner but i noticed i am missing a wire, its the 3rd from the front in a wagon.
 all the other wires are thick except 1 wich is thin.
 is the 3rd wire from the back thick or thin?
 i have thick wire here but if its a thin wire where do i buy thin wire on a saturday?
 is there another wire in a wagon rooflinig i could copy to make the 3rd one back?


Title: Re: hoodlinig listing wires
Post by: Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius on January 09, 2010, 10:49:14 AM
In the sedans the listing sleeve that goes in where the interior light is has two pieces of thin wire, one either side, that hook into a set of barbs/clips on the support rib. Otherwise all the support bows are all the same guage.


Title: Re: hoodlinig listing wires
Post by: NO NAME on January 09, 2010, 10:55:50 AM
shit, now i recall that there was one wire in two seperate peices, how would i go about making that?


Title: Re: hoodlinig listing wires
Post by: NO NAME on January 09, 2010, 12:05:22 PM
after a big search ive found one of the short wires, does anyone know where i might buy wire for the other piece, is it mild steel, spring steel or anything? all i can think of is bunnings


Title: Re: hoodlinig listing wires
Post by: mcl1959 on January 09, 2010, 12:47:16 PM
It's only mild steel. I think you could probably use a coathanger straightened out.

Ken


Title: Re: hoodlinig listing wires
Post by: NO NAME on January 09, 2010, 12:54:03 PM
It's only mild steel. I think you could probably use a coathanger straightened out.

Ken
thanks, i was just looking at it thinking coat hanger, i will go and check the wardrobe.


Title: Re: hoodlinig listing wires
Post by: freddyc on January 09, 2010, 01:35:13 PM
I have one I could post you if needed. A coat hanger that is


Title: Re: hoodlinig listing wires
Post by: NO NAME on January 09, 2010, 03:22:50 PM
I have one I could post you if needed. A coat hanger that is
thanks for the offer but i just got some after 3 hrs of searching shops,  they are plastic coated but i can pick it of if need be.
now i have to clip it up and work out how to trim the edges of the headliner to shape


Title: Re: hoodlinig listing wires
Post by: zulu on January 09, 2010, 04:05:07 PM
No Name, if you can wait till Monday try taking your sample wire here, you should be able to get it already straightened, I think Huntingwood is another name for Eastern Creek ?

Whites Wires
4 Decker Place
Huntingwood
NSW 2148

nsw@whiteswires.com.au
Ph (02) 8602 0000
Fax (02) 8814 9029


Title: Re: hoodlinig listing wires
Post by: v8 wagon on January 09, 2010, 10:49:42 PM
Try youre local fencing contractor( chainwire), we buy it from whites wires.

steve