Originally Posted by
David Newton
I agree, keep the originals, but those stays have to go.
You could maybe get some nearly original equipment "steel" not "wire" stays on the Ebay.
They'll be happy to take your money.
Sort of like these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-NOS-VINTA...item20aa0c5429
I guess I'd need to get the little p-clamps or whatever they're called to hold the straight ends or would I bend them into a circle somehow?