Railing and slider for Wanderer pop up roof

[Solar]

Has anyone replaced the railing and sliders for the pop up roof of the 1967 Wanderer? Is there an off the shelf comparison i can buy or is it a custom made job? I have attached a photo of the railing and slider. The (ex) father-in-law drove the van in a strong winds without locking the roof down, so it became a convertible, luckily not too much damage to the roof, but all the railing are broken....ex father-in-law for a good reason, hahaha.

 

[Panky]

The Chanels look like stock items to me, try searching for aluminium extrusions with the dimensions and see what comes up. The bolts look a bit custom made though.

 

[Solar]

Excellent information as always Panky, much appreciated. I will give it a search and see what i find.

 

[Panky]

Something like this might do the job

https://www.metals4u.co.uk/materials/aluminium/aluminium-channel/att155x75x1-p?ppm=false

or this

11 x 20 Aluminium profile/ 2000 mm - KJN Aluminium Profile

Manufacturer: KJN Aluminium Profiles 11 X 20 - KJN 992476 lx (cm4) 0.50 ly (cm4) 0.10 Wx (cm3) 0.77 Wy (cm3) 0.37 Profile surface(cm²) 1.0 Mass (Kg/m) 0.30

www.aluminium-profile.co.uk

 

[Solar]

That's brilliant, thank you so much Panky!

 

[Panky]

Let us know how you get on.

 

[Solar]

Ok update, I fitted new railings. I ordered ones from amazon that were designed for woodworking bench. The screws have to be perfectly flush otherwise it keeps catching. Sounds simple but never is, haha. It needed a nice amount of grease to keep it smooth.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction Panky, i was a bit stuck where to look so merci.

 

[Panky]

That looks perfect, great find and will be helpful for other builders too