DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Dear all,

Getting all keen as my '70 T is finally moving along in the body shop having sat there for the last 6 months. Damned thing only needed a couple of days prep prior to paint anyway as there was nothing wrong with it and I'd already stripped it to bare metal. So with the shell now primed up and very near to paint my mind is turning to the thought of a complete set of rubbers and a new dash top. So I wanted to pick the brains of all you resto bunnies who have been down this route before.

So:

1) What should I expect to pay for a complete set of rubbers? I am not going to skimp, being the picky sod that I am, so I intend to replace the flipping lot. Any idea?

2.) Dash top is cracked (no suprises there) so again any idea on best price and source? Again refusing to skimp by going the cover route so looking at a compete new top. Costly I know!! She's LHD.

Basically the car's a genuine 65k miles job that has never been kissed so I want to keep her sweet if you see what I mean!!!

If you're replacing all of the rubber seals including those for:

F&R screen
Doors
Front wings-to-cowl
F&R bumpers-to-body
Bonnet
Engine lid
Rear licence plate panel
F&R indicator housings-to-body
Dorr handles
Torsion bar covers
Door window 'squeegies'
Door window felt 'scrapers'

etc

- expect to pay ~£300-£350

I bought a set in USA 18 months ago, and paid something like $600.

Pelican Parts have a nice dash cover that costs $80. Factory new dash boards cost something liek $1200.

You can buy carbon fibre look dashs for probably about $350, and in normal plastic for $250.

Those are ex-works prices so figure shipping etc.

You may be able to buy here or in Germany for the same money.

If you need a German supplier, let me know.

Good luck

Keith

Forest Fine does complete seal kits - might be worth enquiring with him what the cost would be. I'm sure Nick (Moss) uses him and the rear screen seal I got was top class.

http://www.forestfine.com/porsche

As per Dom, I'm sure I've seen new dash tops (back in production?) for LHD cars listed at the $1200 mark .

Good luck!

Thanks Chaps. Think I might go to Forest Fine for the seals, Germany for the dash top. Might take you up on the German contacts Dom if you have them to hand.

Baines do all the rubber extrusions you could ever hope for. I was building a Aston DB5 and they had all the correct profiles for less than half the price that aston were charging.

do you think we need another porsche rubber supplier in the uk??

we stock all the vw rubbers and have been looking at getting into the Porsche rubbers.

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