MK1 door striker plates - painted or not?

[Steve 155C]

Are the striker plates that screw to the B post supposed to be painted or left bare ali?

If painted - what colour? Mine had a grey paint on them (like primer) and I'm not sure if its original.

 

[mk2cortinamatt]

Hi, I think these where plated with zinc or yellow pasivate.

Im going to get mine re-done.

I know the escorts where yellow pasivate as we get them done at work but i think the cortinas where silver plated

 

[L2Man]

Mine were not painted in the 1970s and were left aluminium finish.

 

[Keith Halstead]

Check out this unmolested car - bare ally by the looks of it.

 

[Steve 155C]

Definitly not yellow passivate.

Keith - Its always difficult to tell from pictures as they are always covered in grease. I've given mine a blast and they have come up nice , so i think I'll leave them bare.

 

[L. Brown]

Should be clear/ silver cadnium

 

[Keith Halstead]

Take a look here at the pics - may be useful.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/57261841@N06/5274228447/in/set-72157625506104371/

 

[tommy]

Here's mine Steve, as original, just the dirt cleaned off. I didn't redo them at all during my resto, other than a clean.

Tommy

 

[martin k]

anyone use a sonic bath to clean off parts ?

 

[Keith Halstead]

anyone use a sonic bath to clean off parts ?

I did once, but it gave me a terrible rash around my nuts ! :lol:

 

[Simon G]

That's the best one liner I've heard in ages!

 

[Peter Meyer]

Excellent....add a little levity to a very dry subject!

Id there any doubt about the colour these should be? or rather not be!

 

[kevflight]

Hi Steve

Here is a NOS lock for sale for a MK2, I don't know if a MK1 is different but the colour of this one may help with the answer to your question.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Cortina-Mk2-Lotus-O-S-Front-Door-Lock-NEW-Genuine-/290514185037?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43a3feab4d

Regards
Kev

 

[cortina-mk1]

zinc silver

 

[Steve 155C]

Back onto the subject of striker plates.

The gasket which fits between the sticker plate and the B post on mine looks like a very course grit peice of emery cloth , but with the grit on both sides. I thought it was something that someone had made up. I then checked a spare I had from another car and it was the same. Looking at the picture above that tommy posted (above) you can just see the gasket poking out the side and it looks the same.

So can anyone confirm if these are the correct gaskets. I'm not sure I can bring myself to put them against my nice shiny paintwork

 

[Keith Halstead]

Every time I've removed one they've always been there, so I guess the answer is Yes. Mind you I bet they weren't on early cars as I suspect they were a quick-fix to stop the lateches moving about when the doors were slammed.

 

[cortina-mk1]

as keith said
they are there to stop movement of the catchs