Length of Door Straps
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BLB27
Topic author - Posts: 892
- Joined: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:28 pm
- First Name: Bruce
- Last Name: Brakke
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1927 coupe
- Location: Ames, Iowa
Length of Door Straps
The vendors sell 6", 7", and 8" straps. Which one is must commonly used on coupes? Mine is a 1927 coupe.
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Humblej
- Posts: 1957
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:23 pm
- First Name: Jeff
- Last Name: Humble
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 Canadian coupe, 1924 TT C-cab, 1924 runabout
- Location: Charlevoix, Mi
- Board Member Since: 2006
Re: Length of Door Straps
The 26-27 closed car door check straps are black molded rubber straps with loops at both ends. Length from center of loop to center of loop is 7 5/8 - 7 3/4, 1 5/16 wide, 1/4 thick not including the loops according to the Ford drawing. Same kind of strap used on Model A closed cars. Modern model A repos are not the exact length as 26-27, but a little longer is better than a little shorter. They attach with footman loops. Same door check straps are also used on 24-25 fordoor sedan according to the drawing. Snyders Antique Auto Parts Model A catalog P/N A-162592-8, is 8" total length which works well for the 26-27 coupe.
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jiminbartow
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- First Name: James
- Last Name: Patrick
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 Coupe
- Location: Bartow, FL
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Re: Length of Door Straps
I got the rubber ones for my ‘26 coupe and apparently, they were not long enough, because the first time I opened the doors wide, they broke at the loop, so, I would advise getting the 8” ones. Jim Patrick