144 Front Quarter Light Catch

[BarryS]

Anyone ever had to bond/glue the catch of the front quarter light back onto the glass? Does anybody know what adhesive the factory used? Could I use araldite? Advice would be much appreciated. Thanks. BarryS

[Citizen.Agfa]

Originally Posted by BarryS

Anyone ever had to bond/glue the catch of the front quarter light back onto the glass? Does anybody know what adhesive the factory used? Could I use araldite? Advice would be much appreciated. Thanks. BarryS

I have, in the past, used the two part Loctite mirror bond kit, the one with the adhesive in a long necked triangular container and some sort of "activated mesh" as they call it; it actually seems to bond into the glass - I have seen a mirror knocked off in a collision (bonded in with this stuff) that took a chunk of the glass away with it - and sticks for life.

Haven't used Araldite since the sixties so can't comment.

On my 144 I chucked the old glue-on catches in the glove box and fitted a couple of Charles Ware's Morris Minor quarterlight catches, which slide into place on the glass. Bit pricy, mind!

C.A.

[Snowman]

After repeated attempts with various types of glue, I gave up and used a set from Charlie Ware like C.A., brilliant simple answer to a daft design.

[asneddon]

Is that VNT108 and VNT109 from here?

Do you know if thay would fit a P1800?

[Snowman]

Not sure but here's a picture taken before I fitted them on the car if it helps.

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[Citizen.Agfa]

Originally Posted by asneddon

Is that VNT108 and VNT109 from here?

Do you know if thay would fit a P1800?

Don't know about the P1800, but I do know that the ones in your link are considerably cheaper than the C. Ware ones; list price, £10.50, plus the dreaded VAT, plus carriage, came to a grand total of £27.03 - for two window catches! Still, cheaper than a replacement car when someone breaks in to your un-secured 144 and makes off with it, which was the reason I sprung for 'em as I didn't want that to happen to me.

Anyhoo, back to the catches; if the quarterlights on a P1800 are the naked glass type (unframed) then the catches should work, as you just slide them up onto the glass and friction keeps them in place (when the window is open), the action of the catch keeping them in situ when the window is closed.

Don't know if it's much help, but here is a crop of a snap of mine - you can make out the bottom of the quarterlight.

C.A.

[asneddon]

Thanks for all the photos. Looks like it 'probably' wouldnt fit the P1800. They mount at the bottom, not up the side.

Oh well.

[BarryS]

Thanks to all. Decided to opt for the Charlie Ware Morris Minor catches. Expensive but a simple quick solution.

[tonydgray]

Any chance of a photo or part number for these catches as I want to go the same route but worried about ordering the wrong parts.

Cheers

Tony

[ALLOA]

Charles Ware doesn't have any in stock! Checked today!