1957 Brougham Rear Air Bags Needed

[rwchatham CLC 21892]

Looking to buy a pair of rear air bags for a 1957 Brougham. If you have a pair let me know. Thanks

[rwchatham CLC 21892]

Still looking.

[David King (kz78hy)]

How good do they need to be?  I have some, but do not hold air well and was going to use them to develop a replacement.  I have a pair of NOS ones in unopened boxes, but those are my backup set.

The used ones work, but will leak down pretty quick.

That is something, but may not meet the requirement of the car.

What body number are you working on?

David

[rwchatham CLC 21892]

David,

Thanks, they are going on a friends car out in california. he would be interested in the nos ones but not the others.

Thanks

[gary griffin]

Is it possible to use a rubber cement and repair the leaking ones??  Even NOS would be 58 years old and dried out to some extent?

[Roger Zimmermann]

When I restored my Brougham many years ago, I let recover the diaphragms with a rubber coat by a tire company. It was expensive and the result a disaster.

[rwchatham CLC 21892]

Yes any re coating or gluing on rubber that is constantly flexing does not seem like a good idea.