door check straps

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I am looking for door check straps for my 1935 845 sedan. Does anyone have any leads besides Steele? There are some Ford straps that are the right configuration but I haven’t found dimensions for them.

I haven’t had joyous experiences with Steele lately, besides the large price multiplier.

Jim

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Steele also sells very old product. They make a batch and it often sits for years,,,,,,,

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Jim,

Might want to try the Complete Automobilist out of England

https://www.completeautomobilist.com/categories/complete-automobilist-coachbuild-and-body-parts-check-strap

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Bill, that is an interesting source I hadn’t seen before. They do make a black leather covered strap that has the right dimensions and much less expensive than Steele.

Thanks!

Jim

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Jim,

They are a little eclectic, but for coachbuilt stuff like hinges, I find they are great. Don’t forget you don’t pay the VAT.

Bill

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Jim,

After the sticker shock with Steeles price I started looking around and at Tractor Supply they have bailer belting and I tried that after cutting it down to fit and using 2 layers glued together. The driver door strap kept folding in the middle and I couldn’t find any reason, only that one did that. I made another one and cut the ends like finger joints so there was only 1 layer at the ends, then I put 2 narrow strips of thin stainless from some old wiper blades between the layers glued them together and so far it works great. Cheap and works. Jim L

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