New Zealand Datsun Club

Has anyone here used those 1600 windscreen rubbers from Thailand that are on ebay? I bought some door rubbers which seem okay, but I'm wondering how the windscreen rubber accepts the chrome trim, the original rubber just has a slit which one edge of the trim locks into, whereas the rare spares rubbers have a sort of groove with lips on either side which the trim fits into and holds on both side of the trim. Are the Thai rubbers as per original or like the rare spares type? kind of hard to explain but someone who has used them might know what I mean?

I've got some, I just haven't had a chance to fit them yet. They didn't look too bad though, the rubber compound seems nice and pliable, mind you I have no idea how long it would stay like that

Im anticipating the arrival of my rubber/seal kit from Scotts ols auto rubbers in oz. Based on the price its actually working out cheaper than the ones off ebay. Will let ya know how i get on as i plan on fitting them asap

What type of groove do they have to hold the chrome trim in?

Be careful with the thailand ones, I've had a few 1600's with them fitted, they aren't very UV durable.

Also their mold was created to small, so you really have to stretch the rubber to get the screen in, and the result is the rubber splits after less than 6 months of use (had a nice waterfall in the back of the car everytime it rained).

These things may not apply to all rubbers out of Thailand, but worth noting if there isn't a great difference in price.

The rubbers do have the raised section to fit the original chrome trim in (not a fun job).

No experience with the Thai ones, but the Datsport ones I ordered have lasted outside in the rain all summer lol

gingofthesouth wrote: but the Datsport ones I ordered have lasted outside in the rain all summer lol

Spoken like someone from Nelson, what a suck Summer you guys got, better luck in Wellington.

Thanks for the replies. Maybe I need to take a photo of the two different ways of holding the chrome in to show the difference. Basically I will use the Thai rubbers if they hold the chrome as per the original rubber, otherwise I will use the rare spares ones.

classicdat wrote:

gingofthesouth wrote: but the Datsport ones I ordered have lasted outside in the rain all summer lol

Spoken like someone from Nelson, what a suck Summer you guys got, better luck in Wellington.

Yeah we didnt get a summer this year!

Wellington is shit too though.

Datsport rubbers holder the chrome too.