Old Rubber

[Finny]

I am about to buy several rubbers for my wagon.
After doing some comparisons, it appears that one stands out.

Scott's Old Auto Rubber.
Oakleigh in Victoria.
Tailgate $86.44, Rear sides wagon $134.85 ea, and front quarter glasses $54.89 ea.

Better priced than Rare Spares and significantly better that Clark Rubber, for these items.
On other items, Rare Spares were better, and general rubber from Clark.

Has anyone brought rubbers from Scott's before ?
And how good were they ?

[Cal]

A couple of blokes in the NSW club, including Mephious, have bought rubbers from Scotts and are very happy with them.

Not so with the Rares rubbers

[Devilrod]

I bought a few and was happy with the ones I got.

[mrs ratbox]

i was of the assumption that all rubbers were made by the same people just the prices varied

[Finny]

Has anyone bought any rubbers from "Restorers Hotline" in Richmond SA.

Or have any feedback on them ?

[matchew]

i was of the assumption that all rubbers were made by the same people just the prices varied

was talkin too a rubber shop and they said 90% off the shops were using the same as rares jus in different packaging so differing price jus depends how much they want to screw u

[fb cruisin]

I was wondering what rubbers fit best ?
I have a new boot rubber from one distributor which the profile is crap.
it doesn't fit right and bulges out at the bottom

[Blacky]

Has anyone bought any rubbers from "Restorers Hotline" in Richmond SA.

Or have any feedback on them ?

We have a restorers hotline store here in Perth , I have used their rubbers and they fit well. They are NOT the same rubbers that Rares use.

[ek61]

restorers hotline here in SA use rares rubbers

im looking at replacing both front and rear windscreen rubbers still undecided who to buy from

any more news feedback on this rubber topic?

cheers dave

[Finny]

I'm about to do a review on this topic.
It will be interesting to see how things have changed.

[goats1]

Hi guys I got a full rubber kit from a place in Christchurch NZ half were beta auto and the door rubbers rare spares ,the door rubbers are just sh#t had them all glued on and fitted doors not even close to closing,some guys say you gotta slam the doors to get them to shut,pointless having doors if you gota slam them shut,after getting all pissed off with them I ripped them off scraped off the glue and ordered Scott's Old Rubbers for the doors ,these fit much better have doors back on ,just gotta fine tune the adjustments but at least I can push the doors shut and only a little bit of pressure on the rubbers and they look much better too,a nice profile of rubber cheers go,the code for inner door rubber is 260.009 and outer 260.048 and Scott was great to deal with cheers goat

[Finny]

Finally I'm ready, and need to order my rubber kit this week.

I looked at Rare Spares, American Auto Parts (Rares reseller?), Scotts Old Auto Rubber, Better Auto Rubber (Gold Coast) and a local supplier Rubber Kits (Brendale, Brisbane). Does anyone have another (Good) supplier that I missed?

Narrowed it down to Rare Spares, Better Auto Rubber and Rubber Kits.

After doing an updated check It appears that pricing for whole kits really doesn't vary much, when you compare apples with apples.
They varied slightly in the items included, but when standardised where within $100 of each other, haven't looked at freight yet.
Although Rubber Kits included Stainless Steel Bailey channels instead of plain soft.

I gather the quality control may be an issue for Rares but service is very high (replace if doesn't fit/work).
Just wondering if anyone has had any feedback on quality and/or service regarding, Better Auto Rubber or especially Rubber Kits.

[Les]

Finny
I have listed an FB EK Sedan rubber kit as you can see Rare Spares makes all these parts, the ones listed as only from what I understand Rare Spares are the only manufacturer , the ones listed not sure if someone else make means Rare Spares make them but I am not sure if they are made by another company. So were ever you buy your rubber kit from you will have Rare Spares parts included. I do believe Rare Spares door seals are the only moulded ones on the market not like the glued together ones that are in the cheaper kits. BTW Stainless steel Bailey Channel is a lot more expensive than the soft later model Bailey Channel
7408797 SEAL VENT WINDOW FRONT PILLAR 48 FJ FE FC FB EK NOT SURE IF SOME ONE ALSO MAKES

7409955 GROMMET FUEL TANK FILLER NECK FE FC FB EK RARE SPARES ONLY

BK1004 BONNET BUMPER KIT FB EK NOT SURE IF SOME ONE ALSO MAKES

BL107A LACING BONNET FE FC FB EK EJ NOT SURE IF SOME ONE ALSO MAKES

CVDT2 COWL VENT DRAIN TUBE KIT FB EK EJ EH HD HR RARE SPARES ONLY

DHGSFE-EK GASKET SET DOOR HANDLE FE FC FB EK NOT SURE IF SOME ONE ALSO MAKES

FW1003 GROMMET KIT FB FIREWALL RARE SPARES ONLY

G1007 NUMBER PLATE MOUNTING AND GROMMET FB EK NOT SURE IF SOME ONE ALSO MAKES

GBK1001 BUMPER KIT GLOVEBOX 48 FJ FE EK HD HR RARE SPARES ONLY

GFT1002 GASKET SET FRONT INDICATOR FB EK ALL RARE SPARES ONLY

GTL1002 GASKET SET TAILLIGHT FB EK SEDAN WAGON RARE SPARES ONLY

PB1001 BRAKE & CLUTCH PEDAL BUMPER KIT FE-HD (2 PCS) RARE SPARES ONLY

RBC1062 BAILEY/PILLAR SET 48-EH ONE DOOR RARE SPARES ONLY s/steel edge

RBS1002 SEAL BOOT LID FX FJ FE FC FB EK RARE SPARES ONLY s/steel edge

RDB1014 DOOR BELT FE FC FB EK REAR INNER / OUTER RARE SPARES ONLY s/steel edge

RDB1015 DOOR BELT FB EK FRONT OUTER LH/RH RARE SPARES ONLY s/steel edge

RDB1015A DOOR BELT FB EK FRONT INNER L/H RARE SPARES ONLY s/steel edge

RDB1015B DOOR BELT FB EK FRONT INNER R/H RARE SPARES ONLY s/steel edge

RDS1046 SEAL DOOR FE FC FB EK RIGHT HAND FRONT RARE SPARES ONLY FULLY MOULDED

RDS1047 SEAL DOOR FE FC FB EK LEFT HAND FRONT RARE SPARES ONLY FULLY MOULDED

RDS1048 SEAL DOOR FE FC FB EK RIGHT HAND REAR RARE SPARES ONLY FULLY MOULDED

RDS1049 SEAL DOOR FE FC FB EK LEFT HAND REAR RARE SPARES ONLY FULLY MOULDED

RDS1050 SEAL DOOR FE FC FB EK INNER ALL NOT SURE IF SOME ONE ALSO MAKES

RQLF107 SEAL QUARTER VENT WINDOW FB EK LEFT HAND FRONT RARE SPARES ONLY

RQLF108 SEAL QUARTER VENT WINDOW FB EK RIGHT HAND FRONT RARE SPARES ONLY

RRQS117 SEAL QUARTER GLASS REAR DOOR FB EK LEFT HAND RARE SPARES ONLY

RRQS118 SEAL QUARTER GLASS REAR DOOR FB EK RIGHT HAND RARE SPARES ONLY

WSR108 SEAL SCREEN REAR HOLDEN FB EK SEDAN SPEC NOT SURE IF SOME ONE ALSO MAKES

WSF106 SEAL WINDSCREEN HOLDEN FB EK RARE SPARES ONLY

Les

[Finny]

Thanks Les.

I did a trial using the old rubbers I had removed and a new one. I can see what others had mentioned previously.
The old rubber fitted exactly and the one for the front door even expanded to fill the big gap in the top corner.

The new rubber was too thick and really stuck out. Even if firmly put in the profile was much bigger and will always stick out.
And the top part was way to long. (would need to cut and glue it back together to fit.)







This was how the Old Rubber sits





Now wondering if I should clean up as many of the old rubbers as I can and re-use them.
Then I'll just order the ones I no longer have.

[Les]

Finny
To me it looks like the rubber maybe upside down it is hard to tell from the picture, they are basically the same as an FC door seal and the FE FC club of Victoria has been very happy with them when fitted correctly . If you like you can call Lance Corby at Rare Spares 03 93036400 in Melbourne he has fitted many of these seals and may be able to tell you why they are not fitting correctly.
Also have a look here
http://www.rarespares.net.au/ShedTalk/W ... DzGZfeokAg
If there is any thing else we can do let me know sort of flying up there to help you fit them. you can also email me on lmcveigh@rsp.net.au
Les