Rub Rail Replacement

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Bill Upchurch

Member II
Six or Seven months ago I had the company that produced the original rub rails for Ericson, extrude about eighty feet for my E35 II. Besides waiting for warmer weather I think I have been procrastinating a bit after taking a brief shot at removing the old rub rail. That stuff has been there since 1971 and it seems to want to stay put.
Does anyone have a suggestion for removing the old "hard as a rock" rubber rub rail? I'm all ears.
 
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missalot

Member II
I have an 1970 E29. I replaced the rubrail insert about 4 years ago. The old stuff was TUFF!!. I used a "healthly" screw driver and pried it out. I started at one end, and tried to keep the flat tip of the screw driver as close to the edge as possible so I did not crack the extrusion that holds the rubber insert. Let me know if find an easy way to put the new insert in. I ended up heating mine in our crab cooker pot!
 
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Bill Upchurch

Member II
I must be losing it--Just after I started this thread yesterday I looked below at similar threads and saw one I started last winter using almost the exact words. Age sucks-or maybe I'm on a quest for an easier softer way to change out the Rub Rail.
 
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oceandreams89

Member II
Bill,

What is the contact information for the oem company who made the rubrail for you? What was the cost to have it re-made?

The original rubrail threads have been a hot topic here at times, and I'm wondering if you can share your contact information for that company.

Thanks,
Todd
 
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