Door Springs Wanted

[Ol_Girl_58]

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

[NO NAME]

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

[Martin]

Josh

There's a bit of a discussion here  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

[mcl1959]

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

Ken

[Ol_Girl_58]

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

[Martin]

Thanks Ken,

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

Martin

[mcl1959]

Yes HD and HR

Ken