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KeppelmanJ
1st June 2006, 04:58 PM
This is a topic long grown cold, but I just completed a rehab of my '81 coupe sunroof. I had ordered straps from Felix in SA and annoyingly found that they didn't fit. The hole centers were right but the holes a bit small and I questioned whether there was enough material in the plastic ends to redrill, especially the outboard ends. 3/8" steel fuel line would nearly work, but I found some tubing with thicker wall (from a BMW motorcycle handelbar!) and welded 3/4" lengths onto the outer ends of the stainless straps and the thing now works fine. It's a finicky job, but not nearly as hard as it looks.

Johnny

Pope1
2nd June 2006, 03:46 PM
Glad you got it sorted in the end, that one's been a long time in the works.