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    Has anyone purchased galvanized front door tops from SP?

    Hello,
    I need door tops for 3 of my series vehicles and was considering getting galvanized ones from SP (Front Door Tops + Parts). They even do a 2A top without the window latch hole! Has anyone used these tops (or even galv tops from another vendor)? I wonder why there are so few galv options available?
    Also does anyone know of good quality aftermarket door seals? I have come across some rubbish ones in the past.
    Cheers,
    Stephen

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    Hey Stephen,

    I don't know anything about galv door tops, sorry, but as for door seals - it depends on how original you want the vehicle to be. If absolute originality is not necessarily what you're after, you might be able to adapt some modern pinch-weld rubbers (easy to get at Clark Rubber or the like) for your doors and have things work alright.

    Cheers,

    John

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    I used SP gal door tops with the glass pre-fitted on my re-build, no issues with service or quality. Glass added a fair it to the weight though, that probably would have upped the freight cost a bit.

    When I fitted them they stood out like DB's, didn't like the look so I painted them on the outside only.

    OneOff

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    Door Tops.
    The standard ones last well if prepared by painting internally (pour in and swill around).
    I have some on a Series III that sits outside and 4 years later no issues.
    Gal ones should last better but no experience of SP panels, I did get some standard Series II ones years back but I can't remember who supplied them.

    Gal option not so important in Australia but you'd have thought it would be needed in the UK. Alternative is Rocky Mountain aluminium doortops.

    Seals
    Someone is making the original type with the steel strip already inserted but they are expensive. I'd like to see some before I could justify the price.
    I did buy a few metres of door seal from Paddocks but never used it because it wasn't even close to the original.
    I found some from Clarke Rubber that didn't have the slit for the steel strip, glue in place rather than rivet. I used this on the hardtop of my Series I (the hardtop is home made). Worked OK and still seals after 12 or so years.

    With door seals I guess it depends on whether you want it to look original or just seal...........


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    Yep, I bought left and right S3 type gal tops from sp without glass.

    The door tops are great, the only thing is that you will need to clean up the gal on the threads with a nut die.

    I did also buy window channel from them, but the quality of that was pretty ordinary, so I complained.and they refunded the cost of those

    I sourced some extra new window channel locally from Series Land Rover rescue, and with the stuff from so I was able to build the door tops successfully.

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