Is the round plastic upper window stop available as a reproduction?

[Flatback72]

I changed my window anti-rattle guide today in my left door, also found one of the round plastic window stops had fallen to pieces. There's only about a 1/4 of it left so I've turned it around so the last 1/4 is functioning correctly as a stop but it ain't gonna last long.

There is a couple of NOS items on ebay but priced accordingly.

Does anybody know if this part is reproduced?

 

[rio1856]

Check with Mike at Motor city mustang. He's a vendor and supporter of the forum and and all around great guy. He has them on Ebay. You might want to contact him.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1667546088...8OHqhj3R+IjiJ8W07mg64sujM=|tkp:Bk9SR6KmjqXuZA

 

[giantpune]

A previous owner reproduced one of mine with a hole saw through a piece of plywood.

 

[Steve McMahan]

Maybe one of our tech savvy members could 3D print some? I suspect most of ours are junk.

 

[giantpune]

Maybe one of our tech savvy members could 3D print some? I suspect most of ours are junk.

I have a printer. But would not bother trying to print one up.

My wife has all sorts of polymer, clay, and epoxy with a vacuum chamber. This part looks like something you could clone by casting and molding it. The epoxy is a million percent more durable and UV persistent than the sort of plastics you can 3D print on a home printer.

 

[Doug's 73 Mach1]

I have several original ones in good condition if that may be of interest to you.

 

[Flatback72]

Thanks for the replies everyone, it seems these are not reproduced. I found a second hand one for sale from West Coast Classic Cougar for 11 bucks, so problem solved for the time being.

I don't think 3D printing these would provide a durable part. The original items seem to be made from plastic but I reckon machining pieces a lathe from nylon bar stock would surely be a good hard wearing alternative (I'm a machinist by trade but now I'm retired I don't have access to a lathe anymore though....)

When the second hand stop arrives in the mail, before I install it I might measure it up and post the dimensions here in case it comes in handy for someone in the future who might like to turn some up out of nylon.