1979 Chevette / 1976 TX Gemini , same or different

donz01, Jan 1, 8:34pm
1979 Chevette / 1976 TX Gemini doors. Can anyone let me know if the doors on these are the same. Looking at photos online they both appear to have the same main body shell with different front panels. Basically we can get all the door weather strips for a TX gemini ( ex Aussie) and want to use them on a chevette. Finding new chevette weatherstrips is a bit harder.(ex UK ,pay pal etc)
edangus, Jan 1, 8:53pm
You may be right. it does seem very logical.

If the savings is worth it, try it and let us know.
treachug, Jan 1, 9:24pm
The basic floorpans are the same, so from vague memory when I sold new parts for both models many moons ago when at a Holden dealer many parts interchanged.
In my current job I am sure I have sold 4 door Gemini window weatherstrips for a 4 door Chevette.
donz01, Jan 1, 10:14pm
treachug, Where do you work.
rob_man, Jan 1, 10:23pm
I'm fairly certain they are the same, I know the windscreens are.
saki, Jan 1, 10:33pm
Try Basis
treachug, Jan 1, 10:57pm
That place in 9 Coleridge Street, Sydenham
wasser61, Jan 2, 5:49am
From memory, and the memory is not 100% there, I think that the doors are the same but the Striker mechanism is different. That is the one thing that I would check as the Gemini had a lot of Australian content.
mike107, Jan 2, 6:43am
The Gemini is a Japanese Isuzu. The Chevette is a English bucket, then again they might be the same.
mike107, Jan 2, 6:44am
Your local Holden Dealer might be able to get the weather strips. They are GM and might have some new old stock.
treachug, Jan 2, 6:53am
Doubt it - most weatherstrips were obsolete many years ago.many current Holden parts people wouldnt even know what a chevette is.parts for these were only able to be looked up in partsbook or microfilm, not in the currently used system. Many dealerships have lost or dumped the old books. I am working on getting as many old parts books as I can from the local dealer.
treachug, Jan 2, 7:02am
lol, looks just like the mini we had chained between our two streetstocks one night a few years ago in a chain race at Woodford Glen
mk3zephyr, Jan 2, 7:25am
Was after a game of Stockcar soccer we had at Eastern States a few years back. We did it again with a Suzuki van a year later but just wasnt the same, Too light and it ended when one of the Stockcars got stuck on top of it hahahaha, Least the Chevette had some "meat" on it
mike107, Jan 2, 7:34am
Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand can still get weather strips in from Japan for my 1973 Colt Galant GTO!
donz01, Jan 2, 7:40am
Cheers treachug. When does it open from the xmas break.
treachug, Jan 2, 10:23am
unfortunately back this wednesday at 8am.another week would've been great - could get used to this relaxing etc.lol
donz01, Jan 2, 11:54pm
treachug, I might make it up there and see you sometime on wednesday.
the_don_61, Aug 6, 4:44pm
LOL.Thats had the full Shoveit treatment