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AC Owners Club Forum => Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum => Topic started by: pjbowman on November 23, 2017, 00:39:24

Title: Sidescreen mounting ferrules
Post by: pjbowman on November 23, 2017, 00:39:24

Are the small chrome 'ferrules' that go into the doors on an Ace, into which the sidescreen posts slip, available new anywhere? Not sure what they are technically called. I'm thinking new ones might be cheaper than rechroming my existing ones.

Title: Sidescreen mounting ferrules
Post by: bennettpg49 on November 23, 2017, 10:07:53

Try Cris Glover at Brasscraft, tel 01252 782702.

Title: Sidescreen mounting ferrules
Post by: nikbj68 on November 23, 2017, 16:35:54

Are they the same size as Cobra? Gerry Hawkridge sells them.
   (May be cheaper to re-chrome, or just polish!)

Title: Sidescreen mounting ferrules
Post by: pjbowman on November 24, 2017, 23:05:12

Thanks gents.  Not sure if they are I the same as the Cobra or not, anyone know?

Title: Sidescreen mounting ferrules
Post by: jrlucke on November 25, 2017, 01:50:24

Here's a place in New Hampshire which seems to have replacement ferrules for Cobras if they are the same (maybe they can provide dimensions)
   
   http://actoncobra.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=62&products_id=274&zenid=be25ddfa8c1d2bfc5870fd912f8abfcb

Title: Sidescreen mounting ferrules
Post by: Norman on November 26, 2017, 10:54:24

I'm confident they are the same on an Ace as a Cobra. The original ones were chrome on brass, and rather worn, and around 1980 I got some more from Brian Angliss, who was making Cobras under licence at the time. They look identical. Moreover, being stainless steel, they don't wear nearly as fast.

Title: Sidescreen mounting ferrules
Post by: pjbowman on November 26, 2017, 18:28:32

Thanks all!

Title: Sidescreen mounting ferrules
Post by: nikbj68 on November 27, 2017, 12:57:52

I made a set in aluminium, but it's a bit of a faff.

Title: Sidescreen mounting ferrules
Post by: pjbowman on December 01, 2017, 18:33:13

A follow-up question: were the originals just push-in, or did they have 2 small notches int he top and using the special tool, screwed down in? I always thought they were just push-in, but someone recently told me the latter explanation. My car is pretty original, and has push-in style, so I am skeptical of the screw-in description...