Source for Jalousie lower slat seal?

[shines]

Hello hello!

Really appreciated Ross' tutorial on switching out the header seal on Jalousie windows (picasaweb.google.com/Tearjerkers2004/CleaningAndRepairing1970SHehrWindows#)... I'm currently fixing mine up but I'm having a hard time finding a source for the lower seal on the window slats (I've attached a picture of the bottom of one of slats from the side).

It's basically the same thing as the header seal at VTS (www.vintagetrailersupply.com/Jalousie_Header_Seal_p/vts-386.htm) but is only 1/4" tall. Would really appreciate any thoughts/ideas on where I might find something similar?

I'd use the glass seal (www.vintagetrailersupply.com/Jalousie_Clear_Seal_p/vts-363.htm) suggested at VTS, but I don't think it'd fit the tops of my odd windows and seal properly.

Thanks!
Sarah

PS Been lurking a while, but recently got a free almost-gutted trailer which isn't a shasta =( but will be a great test project for a fixer-upper

[Hamlet]

You might want to try a local glass/window shop. We decided to let them take care of Hamlet's Jalousies (panes missing, etc) and they had all the pieces necessary to get them back to like-new condition.

[dawgpound]

Sarah, Post a picture of the window. I have a other sources I can check to see about the lower seal.

Ross

[shines]

Hrmrm I thought I did. Onesec.

[shines]

It basically looks exactly the same as the Jalousie top header seal (flat piece with a T shaped top which runs along a channel) I mentioned earlier but is 1/2 (or a 1/4, I'm not near my measurement papers anymore, but I can doublecheck) instead of 7/8ths.

[dawgpound]

This is all I could find. It is not an exact match. You could call Pelland or email them for more info, mainly for the size of the T. www.rvwindow.com/4.html The Hehr Mullion Seal is about half way down the page.

The other suggestion would be the cut down the VTS Header Seal, provided that the T slides into the slot.

Sorry I couldn't be more help.

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