This sounds like another 3D CAD part that could be made on a CNC machine, like a few hundred. This very well may be a drive gear used on something else. If that could be discovered it may be readily available. Are there no interchange manuals for British manufactured cars? ... View more

Look at the entry for Pelican Parts below here and this is the part number of your windshield,. 895-845-099P, from links I too posted. If Pelican still has it it is about $372. Good luck ... View more

Is this what you are looking for? This has the part number. Maybe you can find what you need using it in a search. https://parts.audiusa.com/p/Audi_1991_Coupe-20v-Coupe-23L-5-cylinder-MT-Quattro/Windshield--A-windshield-for-a-vehicle-Audi/49890823/895845099P.html The link came from here, https://parts.audiusa.com/a/Audi_1991_Coupe-20v-Coupe-23L-5-cylinder-MT-Quattro/49890824__6389562/COWL--WINDSHIELD-WINDSHIELD-GLASS/1315635.htm ... View more

Well, your '52 used laminated glass in the side windows, windshields and rear window, whereas most vehicles today use tempered glass in the side windows. If you want tempered glass it cane be had because that is what is used for home interior glass like table tops, etc. You just need to make sure you get the same thickness so the glass fits correctly into the lift frame with the rubber strip. If you are buying it online you should send the shop a cardboard template of your window. If this is tough imagine what it would be like trying to find the rear windows for a Starlight Coupe or the one piece curved rear window of a '51 or '52 Studebaker sedan which is laminated. ... View more

The original electrical switches don't last because they are being tasked with current they weren't designed to handle for very long. If the switches drove relays the switches would likely outlast the cars. The other question is will you be able to drive it with gasoline in the tank or will the 'climate change' politics get in the way of living. Carbon dioxide is not the climate driver we are being told it is. Carbon dioxide levels rise only when the oceans are warming. The greatest contributor to carbon dioxide is volcanic eruptions, not industry or automobiles or transportation. When the oceans are cooling the carbon dioxide is absorbed and the acidity in the oceans increases. So how can the acidity be increasing if the oceans are warming? Regardless, the sun drives our climate and it has a much greater effect on climate than any gas. When it warms water vapor fills the atmosphere and it alone is a much greater heat trapper than any other gas in the atmosphere. If carbon dioxide were 4,000 ppm we would be able to raise food crops where it is too dry to farm now. Increased CO2 is like fertilizer to plants. ... View more

What about actually painting the parts using a flex additive like that used with urethane fascias? An interior dye and an exterior paint are not the same thing. ... View more

Try an industrial bearing supply company. ... View more

I the case where you have a Ford style starter switch, removing the three rivets on the bottom and then loosening the side bolts, you can rotate the bolt heads to give you a new surface. The replace the rivets with self tapping screws going into the bottom plate (the holes where the rivets used to be. ... View more

Does the neutral safety switch screw into the back of the transmission? If so, some of the later Studebaker Larks used the same transmissions as Ford and the Neutral safety switch screwed in toe back of the transmission. The other option is to use a neutral safety switch that was incorporated in the shift linkage or at the bottom of the steering column. Was it a slider type of switch or a lever arm and a rotary switch? Do you have part numbers? this can be a big help in determining interchangeability. I did a quick search and found 4 available now (June 22, 2022 @12:22AM). I used DuckDuckGo to search. It appears that the switch was a mechanical switch and was actuated by the shift mechanism. Many years ago I used a neutral safety switch to actuate my '51 Studebaker rear brake lights off the movement of the brake pedal arm under the floor. That particular switch I used is still available. Good luck hunting. One way to track down this stuff is to determine what was used in other makes of cars and see if the part you are looking for is the same there. A Hollander's Interchange Manual is a big help. ... View more

For the 20002 BMW Alpina see where the intermittent relay is located because many American vehicles with intermittent relays had them on the wiper motor rather than in the switch, especially trucks. You may have to replace some parts to get the intermittent relay to work properly again. Get together with an electronics repair person especially someone that used to repair radios or televisions. They have the expertise to repair this type of relay. If you are a diehard DIY then do a deep dive to find out how they work and build one. Stick it into the place where the original was located. I have a 50 year old Euro Super Beetle with things the North American versions never got like disc brakes. I had a hell of a time finding the parts to rebuild my calipers. After buying them from a place in the UK I found out I could have gotten them for less at MTManufacturing. Grill for a Chrysler, try additive manufacturing. What you use or hire someone to do for you is 3-D CAD to create the part on a computer and then to check it you have it printed in plastic. Then you will have to decide whether you want to use subtractive or additive manufacturing to make the grill. You could have it cut from stainless steel and then polish the faces or the plastic could be used to have it cast, etc. and plated. Don't think of it as a solid finished part but think of the individual pieces then put them together. The bumpers are a similar problem I am having with my Super Beetle. I could use the available bumper with the poor plating but I would like stronger and non-rusting polished bumpers. I looked at the shapes of the bumper if I had to make it from pieces. The top and bottom plates can be cut to the proper shape with a water jet and using stainless steel. The face of the bumper has a low center where a rubber bumper rub strip is located. So the face is made with a plate that then has two narrower strip welded to the face after bending to the shape to match the top and bottom faces. Then the narrow strips are welded to the face and the upper and lower plates respectively. Use stainless for all the pieces and TIG weld it to create nicely shaped top and bottom welded edges. Then the entire bumper is polished. As a welded unit the new bumper will be much stronger and stiffer than if it was formed. Regarding upholstery. When I was restoring my 1951 Studebaker in the 1970s I was dismayed to discover that the striped upholstery was no longer available. Imagine my surprise when I cannot find the correct 10-wale polyester and nylon blend corduroy to repair the seats in my 1972 VW Super Beetle. I just need the 10-wale corduroy because I can dye it the correct color, but corduroy seems to no longer be popular for clothing or for upholstery. Interior parts can be made if you can recreate them in a 3-D CAD program. To get you started for less try something like Rhino. ... View more

You will want to get a walking foot sewing machine. Look around for a used industrial walking foot. Talk to outfits that sell and repair industrial machines. You may find that you enjoy the sewing part of the deal. One of the things I learned was that the foam padding isn't as good as cotton batting. You can build up the raised areas around the perimeter of the seats with cotton batting. Talk to furniture reupholsters for cotton batting resources. ... View more