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Sidescreens - rebuild or replace?

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drooartz

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My new Bugeye came with a tired set of what I believe are Weathershield sliding sidescreens. No idea if they are original to the car, but they do seem to be authentic Weathershield ones. They are tatty and do need a rebuild.

So cost aside, any thoughts on rebuilding them versus just buying a new set from Moss/AH Spares/Bugeye Guys etc. I have measurements from AH Spares for their rebuild parts — they may work with the original screens, I just need to do some measurements tonight.

I was originally going to just replace them (I do use them), but now that I believe that my set are not reproductions I’m thinking more about trying to rebuild them.
 
Go to “Econobox Garage” on YouTube and look for “Episode 136”. In that installment of his complete Bugeye rebuild, Ian Cassley demonstrates how he went about rebuilding his Bugeye side curtains.
 
Scargo said:
Go to “Econobox Garage” on YouTube and look for “Episode 136”. In that installment of his complete Bugeye rebuild, Ian Cassley demonstrates how he went about rebuilding his Bugeye side curtains.
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Thanks, I’ll go look that up and see how fussy this job will be.
 
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