Please ID this trim piece for me?

Flathead Dave

Flathead Dave

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Does any one know what this piece is and where it goes on the 1927 Ford Coupe? About 24.5 inches long with three screw holes and has a rubber piece in it. I took it off two years ago and forgot about it. I need to put it back on. Someplace....
 

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Not familiar with that model, but looks similar to the bottom door window seal ("sweep") found on Model A's. Just a guess. If that happens to be the case you're missing one! :eek:
 
Hi, Randy. I don't remember it coming from a door. Hmm...I think I'll have a look at my doors. Where exactly do you think that it would be located on the door. I know that you said the bottom....
 
Well I'm not sure, but I don't think my original guess was right. I was thinking of a metal piece with rubber inserted that goes under the door garnish molding at the bottom of the window, similar to the model A's (as in picture below). It's hard to visualize the shape of the one you have - in some pictures it looks like there's rectangular cutouts where it gets attached, and in another one it looks like round holes only(?). Can you get some good closeups of an end view to show what the shape of the molding is?

As I said, I'm not familiar with your model, but everything else with the Model T moldings is so similar to those on Model A's that I made a guess. Also doesn't seem to be the right number of holes - does your door/garnish molding have 4 screw holes as in the picture, or only 3 as there appears to be in the mystery part?

Can't think were else a piece like this with rubber inserted would go. Are you sure it's Model T and for your body?

Seems to be something wrong right now and my second picture won't upload.

Anyways, good luck. Hopefully someone can help you out.
 

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The rubber is still in it. The piece sticking up is part of the old rubber and is rock hard due to time. I checked Macs and the piece that you are talking about is different than mine and does go in the door for anti rattle. Sold in pairs for $9.
 
Dave,
I have the same pieces on my '26 doors and the three holes are for the top of the door. The rubber is like an anti-rattle/dust seal against the window glass. The lower one that was previously mentioned has four holes as shown in Randy's attachment. Not sure if this piece is being reproduced. Good luck.
 
Hi, t42. I checked that earlier today before I went to work. It all lines up. I just don't remember taking it off from there. But it makes a lot of sense. I matched it up again since I had more time after I got home from work. I can't find any reproduction pieces of them. I contacted Model T Haven and Mark didn't know what it was so I told him what I have been told. Hopefully, he has a few laying around the shop someplace because I need another one. Would you happen to know which rubber I need for this piece?

Maybe I can find the trim piece at the Long Beach and Pomona Swap Meets this and next weekend.

Thank you to everyone who helped me on this. Now I can get some sleep. HA!
 
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Dave, that part will be very hard to find and does not seal very well. My '29 A, which is the same door, has window channels on the sides, 3/8"x3/4" soft rubber on top, and the stock piece as shown in Randy's sketch on the bottom. I have seen the window channel/felt used on the top and sides also. Either way it makes a good seal. Good luck.
 
t42, I just might have to take your advice on this. From the looks of it, the felt channel will have a better fit. Thank again.
 
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