DCE Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I am in the process of restoring a touring top for a Dodge Brothers car. I believe the top sockets should be rebuilt. Does anyone know of any vendors that provide this service? Thanks in advance for your comments.Thanks,Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I haven't used him yet but I've heard he does a nice job.http://www.topsockets.com/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCE Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 I haven't used him yet but I've heard he does a nice job.http://www.topsockets.com/index.htmThanks Mike .... I have heard of John in the past. Does anyone else have experience with the final product from the above business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs1916 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I do and John was perfect on my 1916 DB . He takes a while but worth the wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCE Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 I do and John was perfect on my 1916 DB . He takes a while but worth the waitHi Bob, Do you remember if John uses 2 layers of metal when he rebuilds the sockets? When completed do they look like the originals?Thanks Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs1916 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Here is a picture of John's sockets I don't know what you mean by two layersbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCE Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Here is a picture of John's sockets I don't know what you mean by two layersbob[ATTACH=CONFIG]300924[/ATTACH]Hi Bob,The original tubes consisted of two gauges of steel rolled together and joined with a seam. They appear to interlock with each other. When you observe the top tubes from the view where the wooden bows enter the tubes you should see the dual layers.Your sockets look very nice. Are the tubes totally new?Thanks Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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