27 Tudor hidem end caps or not

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NY John T
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27 Tudor hidem end caps or not

Post by NY John T » Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:47 pm

Hi all. I'm installing my 27 Tudor top. No rain gutters. Should I use the arrow shaped end caps? Where? Any photos from the past? Thanks, John

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Re: 27 Tudor hidem end caps or not

Post by Humblej » Fri Nov 17, 2023 4:20 pm

If you need an end cap use a square end black cap. The rain gutters are needed to get the right look and functional too.
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Re: 27 Tudor hidem end caps or not

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Sun Nov 19, 2023 7:40 am

NY John T wrote:
Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:47 pm
Hi all. I'm installing my 27 Tudor top. No rain gutters. Should I use the arrow shaped end caps? Where? Any photos from the past? Thanks, John
If you have no rain gutters why would you need an end cap at all? Wouldn't you just continue the hidem all the way around the top?

As to the photo above, my '26 Fordor, which was my grandfather's from new, did not have end caps where the hidem meets the gutter. The hidem simply tucked under the end of the gutter maybe 1/4".


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Re: 27 Tudor hidem end caps or not

Post by NY John T » Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:30 am

Thanks folks. I've researched many photos and concluded that there were none used. So I didn't use them

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