weatherstripping for a 49 Commodore 4 door

[Deleted User]

Hey guys, I'm tired of my floors being wet when it rains. Who sells a good complete weather stripping kit for my 49 Commodore 4-Door?

Thanks, Rick

PAULARGETYPE

HERE IS THERE WEB SITE THERE GREAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN RESTORING HUDSONS FOR YEARS CALL TERRI

http://www.wildrickrestorations.com/wildrickrubberparts/wrp.html

RL Chilton

Best to go straight to the link that Paul posted above. From there you can fill your "cart". Call if you don't see exactly what you need, as there is still a lot of parts that are not pictured on the website (still being updated).

[Deleted User]

Russell, Do you know if Wildricks are going to have all or most of the rubber parts that K-gap used to sell. I believe that a lot of the intricate rubber pieces like the wing window rubbers and convertible top seals are made by Metro Molded Rubber. Are there other companies that make these complicated rubber pieces? Is Doug going to become a source for the Metro Rubber pieces. I see a lot of good things said about Doug and I believe they are true. Its just a little unclear to me just how extensive his coverage of rubber parts is going to be. I would guess there are a lot of people wondering the same thing. Thanks for any input that anyone has on this. Rob

RL Chilton

Any type of rubber weatherstripping is covered by WRP. Doug owns the molds for all of these complicated pieces that Metro makes. It is my understanding that K-Gap still will be selling the rubber mats, the GM tranny adaptor kit and a few other items.

Aside from the mats, if it's a rubber part for your Hudson, Dr. Doug is going to cover it. I'm sure there are some pre-war rubber parts that are still going to be harder to come by, i.e., terraplane era is somewhat covered, post-terraplane is a little bit more and by '40 and later, it's very nearly or complete. If it's post-war, WRP has it.

With any new venture, it takes a lot of effort and work to get up and running, and they are now up and running filling rubber orders 5 or 6 days a week. I'm sure there are going to be some hiccups, especially early on when the guesswork is being associated with projected inventory. Once that evens out, I know WRP is looking to steadily expanding their restoration parts and pieces.

SuperDave

I used the web site to order some tranny mounts, got a phone call the next day saying they would be shipped that day. The call was to let me know that they need the cores for rebuilding. So emails probably are not the way to go, but the web site order form is pretty easy to use.. I agree Ken, it's a bitch to use a phone with hearing problems.. In my case ..I hear but don't understand.. If the person on the other side has an accent.. It's almost hopeless.

brumac

Dave and Ken, you are not alone in the hearing department! Bruce

[Deleted User]

I also have a hard time hearing, as I lost my left hearing completely when doing B-17 bombers during world war 11. Now my right ear is also going and wear a hearing aid but can not understand certain words. Have to have wife Margaret take most messages. People with good hearing just don't under stand our problems. I tell all to use e-mails. Walt.

SuperDave

Huh? Whatcha Say?

PAULARGETYPE

WALT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR.

SuperDave

Walt,
The R-3450's and R-3460's got my hearing. They were loud inside the plane, and they were worse when you stood fire guard on those beasts.

Glowplug

Recips, turbo-props and jets all contributed to my loss of hearing. Flying for nearly 15 years straight had a bigger impact on my hearing than I understood while experiencing the mission! Helmets,Ear defenders, headsets and earplugs failed to keep my ears protected.
Unfortunately aids do nothing to fill the gaps in audible spectrum my ears can not now process. When ever possible, I ask today's aviators to protect what they have now as they will sorely miss it in the future.

kamzack

You may want to check to sure the drain tubes are in place at the lower corners of the windshield. Access them way up under the dash. That would be more the cause of wet floors than weatherstrip.
Kim

lostmind

Kim is right , I believe there was a Hudson bulletin to the dealers.
This was a problem when they were new. Alex may have the bulletins on line?

[Deleted User]

There was no clamp on the rubber tube and with age they fall off or crack.
Roger