Wheel Straps (RS2000)

[Tuscan Neil]

Wheel Strap

Put me down for one please.

[wetandwindy2]

put me down for a wheel strap to please been looking for a while for one

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Hi Tim,

I have one good one in my car but have a spare brackets for another. If a number of brackets were gattered up and zinc plated for example. Does anybody know where we could get the strap material and get them made up if there was a demand. I for one would like a new one.

Who else would?

Errol

These are so simple, they must be dirt cheap to make! The rubber strap is a reinforced rubber, something like used in the base of a chair I have at home, and the metal bits look like thick welding wire welded together, although on mine for some reason they have used two types of wire, one copper coated, the other like a zinc(silver in colour). A standard design of chromed/nickel rivit is used each end to secure the loop.

Tim.

[/quote]Hi Errol, Where I would start is Chair and Seat apholsterers. I have had a look at some Erchol Cottage Chairs made in the 1960's. This type of strap material is used on these, and on them it is printed: SHOCK ABSORBING FIXING, Patent No 800 828, and is 4cm wide. There is a name for it and I don't think it is cheap to buy, but hopefully a lot cheaper than the alternatives available now. I'm sure apholsterers still use it to repair these chairs and it can probably be bought in different widths and grades, if like mine you will be wanting a 3cm width. Ideally you need a small apholsterer to buy it from, the alternative is buying from the manufacturers who are likely to want to sell in larger quantities. It is likely to be made by a company like Dunlop or Pirelli.

I know a retired apholsterer who knows the material, and I can find out a bit more from him if you like, but won't be until next week now.

By the way the rivits on mine are zinc plated.

Hope this helps,
Tim.

[GAZ W]

10/12 years ago at a autojumble a guy had a box full,he wanted £2 each,I thought you greedy so & so

I know what you mean paul

Did you see that trader at national day with about 20 bulkhead pads ?

Wanted £15 each for them , i walked on by and thought the cheeky ****er he's having a laugh

[kelps]

count me in

[wiggyrs]

And me

[Andyc]

i will have on errol