scotty t

Hello I've got a 69 with factory side exhaust and the fiberglass insulator/mounting piece is broken with a chunk missing on the driver side. I've been searching for a vender that sells individual sides but haven't stumbled upon one yet. I really would like to buy one new one, but i guess i could glass up the broken one. can anybody point me to a vender that might sell me what i want? Thanks

Rescue Rogers

Paragon has started selling them again.
https://www.paragoncorvette.com/sear...aust+insulator



I believe theres another vendor here thats selling them out of california, I dont know if they are new or recycled though. They were selling an original set rechromed and had the insulators as well for extra cash.
they mention insulators in the last post

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...st-covers.html

scotty t

Thanks for the info. WOW $600 for one side! I'll have to look into repairing it before i hand over that much cash.

0Willcox Corvette

It's fiberglass.. why not just glass it back together? When the covers used to come to us from GM, about 1 in 10 would be damaged. While we could just refuse the shipment from GM, most of the time they could have been repaired. It's just my humble opinion, but for 600 bucks I can do a ton of repairs....

scotty t

menards has a fiberglass kit for about $12, I'll pick one up after work. Willcox Corvette, thanks for the advice that you offer in so many threads, you're a real asset to the hobby.

69Vett

repair the fiber glass, good practice, and no one can see this when your done.

scotty t

Fiberglass kit acquired! it may take me some time to get to it though.

0Willcox Corvette

V groove it... put the parts together and put some sort of tape on the backside.

For some reason, the old school foil tape that used to be supplied with the fiberglass kits will not stick to the resin... .

So when the fiberglass sets up on the outside, pull the foil tape off the backside... it'll be nice and smooth when you do. Then allow this to cure a while because it'll still be gummy when you pull the tape off... sand it and you'll be fine.

Willcox