Vert Sub-Assy Bushing Dimensions Options

[JPArdee]

Hey Vert owners,

A lot of you might be familiar with the sub-assy plate that has to be replaced due to these bushings breaking, and due to the age of the 6th gen Celi, and the relative rarity of the vert, these parts are coming harder and harder to come by, and it's impossible to just buy the bushing from Toyota. So I thought it might be good to experiment with 3d printing and CAD, both of which I have access to in school.

So, if anyone has an old quarter window sub-assy lying around with good (or even bad) bushings, is there any chance you could provide me with the dimensions for those dreaded little buggers?

If all goes well, I'll be making both a plastic and metal printed prototype that I can distribute here for our niche market. And I'll provide the CAD files for free for all the world's 6th gen vert owners to rejoice for year to come.

Thanks all,
JP

[JPArdee]

Yeah, pics and dimensions would be great. I haven't had the time to take my apart but know my front and idler bushings are both bust on either side. It's a very easy design albeit a bit flawed - the flange or ridge that sits on the window track seems to be where it breaks off for everyone, and I would imagine making a retainer cap for the end of the bushing shaft would at least keep both parts in place if it breaks.

If I can get a diameter of the entire bushing, a radius from the center hole, and a diameter of that center hole, then a measurement of the flanged edge to the flange itself, I can probably mock something up that will fit right on the window track.

Alternatively, my uncle recommended looking at sliding window rollers at a hardware store and trying to rig something from that as those bushings have a metal core.