76 executive beadings

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Vintage man
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76 executive beadings

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Spraying the bus but has the holes in the body for the chrome beadings ,is there an alternative beading ,don't want to plug the holes.The beadings need replacement but wow way to expensive .Alternatively what can be done.Any ideas will be appreciated .Thanks in advance.


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Re: 76 executive beadings

Post by brucet »

I was lucky to find a 2nd set and made up an acceptable set but I still kinda wish I had filled in the holes tbh.

I have since found out that the boating shops sell a beading that is stuck on with double sided tape that looks like an acceptable replacement.

If you keep the standard beading I found the following BMW clips which work perfectly as a replacement for the bit that goes into the hole.

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Re: 76 executive beadings

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Thanks Bruce ,filling up the holes worries me that it might show cracks after a while.Also looked at the stick on ,they even have end caps.
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Re: 76 executive beadings

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Try Midas
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