Silent Gliss

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jerryd
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Re: Silent Gliss

Post by jerryd » Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:28 pm

I took a piece of my original curtain to a material shop and matched the header tape, it cost the equivalent of 20 british pence per metre.

I'm confused as to why you think it's a specialised product :shrug:
AlexB
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Re: Silent Gliss

Post by AlexB » Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:08 pm

Jerry
It is the string loop at t he top of the tape. It has the normal 2 lengths of cord that you can tighten, plus the string at the top which is fixed / sewn in. I suspect that this bit helps it all hang better.
Gromit
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Re: Silent Gliss

Post by Gromit » Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:57 am

I'm digging up an old thread here in my search for curtain information for my Dormobile.

I have the rails still over the rear window and the rear side windows but the rest has been swapped out for a hideous rail that has been cut in several places to go round the front corners. It needs to be replaced sooner rather than later.

I have some sections of the curtain and have tracked down Silent Gliss in Australia (but as usual the price here is expensive).
What I need to know was whether it was a single piece of the Silent Gliss 1025 curtain rail went round from the kitchen to the wardrobe on the other side ? Would have been a PITA to install.
Or was it a series of shorter pieces, if so, where were the joins ? I guess you could put one in the middle above the windscreen and another maybe at the B pillar ?

Curtain positions:-
If I'm correct (which doesn't happen often) there was a curtain at each A pillar to pull across the windscreen. Curtains at the B pillar for the front passenger/drivers window. Curtains at the C pillar for the rear passenger windows. Curtains for each of the rear side windows and finally one for the rear door window.

If a long length is needed then I'm stuck with buying in Australia, if it's shorter lengths I could buy from the UK.

Thanks,
Colin
1956 Series I 86" hardtop
1960 Series II LWB ute (sold)
1965 Series IIa Dormobile
1970 Series IIa GS
1976 Series III SWB with Isuzu 2.4
1981 Series III FFR
1995 Defender Tanami
Dormy
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Re: Silent Gliss

Post by Dormy » Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:24 am

Hi Colin,

Based on my Dormy which was largely unmolested when acquired: -

The rear is made of 3 sections but doesn't cover all the windows.
The wardrobe side runs from the 'B' post to the front of the wardrobe. There is no curtain where the window is obscured by the back panel of the wardrobe.
On the sink side, the rail runs from the 'B' post to the rear corner above the cooker.
Each small rear window had a short length of dressmakers hem tape, which is fixed to the interior with some small screws.
The final length of rail was secured to the top of the rear door, so the curtain swings away with the door when the door is opened.

Both side passenger doors had one curtain each. I would suggest though, that the length of window in front of the wardrobe and it's adjacent door could be done with one curtain.
To the rear of the wardrobe is a small piece of curtain which is fixed to the hem tape with small press studs. This curtain needs to cover both areas of glass around the corner.
The sink/cooker side has a long curtain running from the 'C' post, to the rear corner and includes a small end piece which clips to the hem tape to cover the rear window.

Now the front: -
One piece of rail runs from the nearside 'B' post, is bent in a generous curve at the 'A' post, across the windscreen and same again to the offside 'B' post.
There are two long curtains fixed at each 'B' post, which pull round and meet in the centre of the windscreen.

Each 'B' post has a cloth tape and large press stud just above the seat backs, for securing the front curtains out of the way.
Each 'C' post has the same for the side passenger door curtains.
The rear door has the same on its hinge side for its own curtain.
There is a similar strap above the sink for the curtain on this side. This curtain would be secured in the horizontal position, unlike the others which all hang vertically.

HTH
Ian
Gromit
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Re: Silent Gliss

Post by Gromit » Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:30 am

Thanks Ian,

I'm starting to get to grips with what I need to source.......

Colin
1956 Series I 86" hardtop
1960 Series II LWB ute (sold)
1965 Series IIa Dormobile
1970 Series IIa GS
1976 Series III SWB with Isuzu 2.4
1981 Series III FFR
1995 Defender Tanami
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