Hi all,
I have followed all the tambour threads with interest and have called many of the recommended tambour replacement places because....we have none.
All of our tambour is missing. Worse yet, the little roller tracks for the sides and the spring loaded shade roller is missing too. And those parts are the ones we can't find.
We can get 4x8 sheets but no hardware.
So, two questions:
- does anyone have a source for the hardware
OR
- have you done a replacement that looks great (using another type of doors like bypass) and if so, can you post a pic?
Hi all,
I have followed all the tambour threads with interest and have called many of the recommended tambour replacement places because....we have none.
All of our tambour is missing. Worse yet, the little roller tracks for the sides and the spring loaded shade roller is missing too. And those parts are the ones we can't find.
We can get 4x8 sheets but no hardware.
So, two questions:
- does anyone have a source for the hardware
OR
- have you done a replacement that looks great (using another type of doors like bypass) and if so, can you post a pic?
Thanks for any advice!
The only hardware you need is the handles and the guides that are on both sides of the tambour doors.
Mike.. Hello.. We have taken all the tambours out of our Argosy and would gladly send you the tracks for mounting them with... the tambours are already spoken for.. let me know...We also have the track for under the sink and the tambour for that.... have not taken it out of the trailer yet.. also the track and whole vanity for the side bath with the sink.. we have a 30' Argosy.. Annie
the tambour tracks from a late 70's airstream/argosy won't likely work w/ an early 70's model; the later models cabinets had curved faces, and curved scrolls to match. the early 70's were flat.
Mike: Andy's parts listing on his web site is only a "sampling" of the stuff he has. its not an all-inclusive list.
Great to know Andy has the handles and tracks for the sides...
Isn't there also a pull-shade-type dowel that is spring loaded too? I don't know for sure of course, since I don't have the parts...but that is what they used for the restoration on DIY.
Mike.. Hello.. We have taken all the tambours out of our Argosy and would gladly send you the tracks for mounting them with... the tambours are already spoken for.. let me know...We also have the track for under the sink and the tambour for that.... have not taken it out of the trailer yet.. also the track and whole vanity for the side bath with the sink.. we have a 30' Argosy.. Annie
Thanks for the offer. That was nice of you. But I already have the tambour tracks. I was looking for the handles to enable one to pull up and down on the tambour.
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Well, we've gone another direction and replaced the missing tambour in our 1971 Safari with sliding lexan doors. Here's a quick peek, with more pics in our "So Close and Yet Safari" thread.
I need the tambour for the big stereo/tv cabinet in the late 70's Sovereign. ITs a long piece that curves around the whole cabinet. Mine was broken and replaced with a homemade cabinet door using the old tambour.
If anyone is getting rid of theirs pls let us know.
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Glad you guys like it. We bought the acrylic (I guess it isn't actually lexan) sheets at Home Depot. My husband cut them to size on a table saw. He cut the holes with a one inch forstner bit on the drill press. Then he sanded them with an orbital sander.
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