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  • Body / Glass: GT Hawk Rear Quarter Window Pocket "Fuzzy" Substitute

    I’m restoring a 1963 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk. The outer “cat whiskers” on the rear quarter window “pockets” are worn down and I wanted to change them. Just to clarify, these are the “fuzzy strips” that fit into the stainless steel roof pocket (Studebaker Part 2124-44) at the “C” pillars. I could not find a forum article, vendor, or service shop in Studebakerland for their restoration. Cat whiskers are easy to find. These seem to have been pressed into place at the factory and I could not find a way to remove and replace them.

    I’d read about, and successfully used, adhesive backed Velcro strips as an alternative for traditional “cat whiskers” on another make of car. I decided that this was my only alternative for the Hawk. I changed only the outer strip, as the inner strip was in good condition.

    See the attached article on how it was done.
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  • #2
    Thank you for a nice write-up.
    Gord Richmond, within Weasel range of the Alberta Badlands

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    • #3
      That is a good approach to a difficult problem. A few months ago, when I was at that stage of the Hawk, I was very happy that I didn't have to replace the cat whiskers in that area.
      Perry
      \'50 Business Champion
      \'50 Starlight Champion
      \'60 Lark Convertible,
      \'63 GT R1,
      \'67 Triumph TR4A

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      • #4
        Thanks for sharing your search and your work. I hadn't realised these parts were unavailable.
        Nice day to all.
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        • #5
          I got a couple of strips of the material from SI a few years ago. The only issue I found was getting the correct spacing when installing the retainers. Velcro sounds like a good alternative though, maybe even better.

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