Thanks for taking the time to write all that out and illustrate the problem/fixes! I gotta tell you, I was hoping my latches were just bad, ha! Seems like an easier fix! Oh well, she is 70+ years old with mismatched parts…:o
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Mike I had the same problem with mine until I got pissed and threw the rubber seal in the trash and bought a 1.5” thick x 2” wide piece of foam (with tape on one side) weatherproof and put the windshield frame down on it and beat the latches closed and that’s where it’s at to this day:):)
Here is another pic that I forgot to attach before. I almost think part of my problem is that the latches are drilled incorrectly?
If I line up the top hole instead and weld up then re-drill the lower holes the latch would be a bit more horizontal and maybe that would solve my issue (a little anyway?)
Worth a shot I guess?!
Unless of course someone has some originals they want to part with?!
That would be the other option to weld up the holes and line up the top one. With that picture, the tale is told that the aftermarket latch isn't quite up to speck.
Was the package labeled? I am curious who manufactured it.
That’s a good question. I’ll have to look but I don’t remember there being a manufactures label on them. Here is a link to the eBay item however. You get what you pay for I guess?!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/25497882775...mis&media=COPY
The eBay listing showed:
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Located in: DELHI, DELHI, India
I would suspect it was of Indian manufacture - at least it wasn't China.
Here’s a quick update to show I haven’t been slacking! I’m still cleaning, blasting, priming, painting, and even some assembling.
Also got this NOS taillight still sealed (well was anyway) in its cosmoline box! Fits like it was made for it…rimshot! :rolleyes: