Need Help - 41 60S Door Upper Weatherstrip

[Paul Phillips]

Getting into final reassembly stages and have hit on a situation that needs the expertise of one of the 'old masters' of 1941 cars. 

The 60S has a weatherstrip that attaches to each of the upper door opening with a chrome retainer.  This weatherstrip seals the door glass frame to the body.  The good folks at Steele were able to supply the extruded weatherstrip and a kit of filler pieces that close the extrusion at the beltline.  The problem is there are fillers only for 6 of the possible locations and Steele has no information on the missing pair (used at the front of the front doors).  The missing part is in Group 31.4350 and carries p/n 411 6391.  My parts manual does not have an illustration for this area, and the weatherstrips I removed were too crumbled in these areas to have any useful evidence.  What is this mystery filler for the front of the front doors?  Is it a simple plug, or something more exotic?

BTW, the rear door is Group 31.4360, and the 6 pieces I have are p/n (2) 411 6375, (2) 411 6376, (1) 411 6392 and (1) 411 6393.

Thanks for your help in solving this so I can correctly complete this area of the restoration.

Paul

[Paul Phillips]

Still looking for guidance on this.  Could anyone with an original/near original 60S please take a look at their car and advise how this upper weatherstrip looks in the area above the front door hinge?  Is there a simple round plug in the bottom of the rubber extrusion, or is there a more 'featured' solution, as is found at the B pillar or latch end of the rear door opening.  Pictures would be even better!

Thanks again,
Paul

[Barry M Wheeler #2189]

HI Paul, Why don't you call Dennis Akerman in New Hampshire. He just purchased the most original 60S I know of. He is in the book.

[Bill Ingler #7799]

Paul: Set you email pictures of the car Barry talks about in his posting.  Bill

[Paul Phillips]

Thanks Bill & Barry!  I am posting below one of Bill's photos with the desired & mysterious part inside the yellow box.  Definitely more than a simple plug for the extrusion but not quite the same as what goes on the B pillar or C pillar ends.  Will try again to see what Steele says with the photo evidence.  Meanwhile if anyone else has solved this, would love to hear about it.

Thanks
Paul

[Jeff Hansen]

Paul,

I just checked on my 60S.  I have nothing there on mine although it looks like something may have been there in the past.  I blew your photo up fairly large and it does look like some type of rubber bumper - not necessarily a plug, I don't think.

If you can get a hold of Dennis Akerman and have him take a good photo, that would likely be your best bet.  Dennis is a great guy; I'm sure he'd be happy to help you!  He is on the forum.

Sorry I can't be of more help...

Jeff