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I have been working on a replacement end cap for the quarter window moldings for our cars. The ends of these moldings are covered by the weather stripping of the quarter window originally but these are sometimes torn and missing (as mine were), especially when the moldings have been removed, either for replacement with Kuruma Z items or when someone is refinishing their OEM moldings. This means you are left with a pretty ugly looking end of the trim and quite a large gap to the hatch, with a cut angle on the end of the molding which does not follow the angle of the hatch lid either. My design covers the cut of the molding, fills most of the space back to the hatch lid and matches the angle of the end of the molding to the hatch lid too.

I have created the design using my own 2+2 and with my hands on a Kuruma Z set as well as OEM. What I am looking for (and I realise this may be hard to find in the UK and I may need to find someone in the US), is someone with a 2 seater who is in need of a set and would like to test fit my part to ensure good fitment on a 2 seater. It does not matter whether you would be fitting them to an OEM set or Kuruma set of moldings. They both measure the same, have very very similar profiles and the angle of the cut on the end is the same and this piece is designed to accommodate both. The cap is designed to seat itself correctly but requires the application of a small amount of black silicone or similar applied inside the cap to ensure final and fixed fitment. As with all of my parts, these are made with ASA plastic, which has high heat and UV tolerance, unlike ABS etc.

What you will get is a set of free end caps, of course 🙂 If you'd like to see some of my other work, theres some here: autotun3D (@autotun3d) • Instagram photos and videos

Here is a look at the product below. All pictures are shown fitted to my own refinished set of OEM moldings...

3D Model:

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"Raw" finish:

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Refinished to match my own refinished trims:

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I have a swb, it could be a candidate

It's got stock door trims cut down and fitted on the other side, but something seems to have shrunk at the hatch end

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Seems a perfect candidate yes. To confirm, when you say cut down, I assume you don't mean shortened in any way? Standard length trims on both sides?

I bought the standard door windows trim, shortened it in length and fitted it to the quarter light windows on the other side of the car

As I believe you can't buy oem without the windows, and the aftermarket ones are a different colour

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I am sure I cut it to exactly the right length ie same as old one, but picture shows I might be wrong

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5 hours ago, ianl said:

I am sure I cut it to exactly the right length ie same as old one, but picture shows I might be wrong

Measure once, cut twice 🤣.

Great work from our resident engineer 👍🏽. They look like a perfect match. 

The replacements you have made look very good, I have two SWB cars both with end caps missing so would be interested if these become available

 

Best Regards

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@brillo & @ianl - Ian as yours were a modified set and Brillo has an unmodified set, I will send out a pair to both. If you are both happy to provide feedback and pictures of fitment for me? Could you both send me a PM with address information please?

@Joely P - Not just yet, I'd like to confirm fitment across both SWB and LWB before listing the cap on my storefront. Will make sure this post is updates once they are live though 🙂 

Hi @Peage

for some reason i don't seem to be able to message you, would you be able to message me and I will try and reply

 

Best Regaeds

That would be the reason for that then, who do I contact to rectify that ?

 

Hi @Gaz300  

I tried that and it says "your subscription has been cancelled please contact us to reactivate", presumably I am just being obtuse but contact who exactly 

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@brillo & @ianl - I have received both of your addresses now. Will be arranging to ship these out to you, hopefully later on today. 

I expect they will fit without issue, certainly after seeing the picture from Ian. However, please remember these are pre-release and I am providing them so I can fine tune the design for the SWB if necessary. If you could provide your feedback to me privately via PM, this will ensure I get a notification 🙂

Thanks for volunteering and remember to have some black silicone or similar on hand to complete the install. The caps come with instructions anyway but these don't cover removing/refitting your moldings. For that I recommend: Robo (onlinehome.us) 

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Just a little request too when you get round to fitting guys - if you could take before and after pictures for me that would be great. Thanks. 

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