Need to replace plastic trim on shower track

[Dave Johnson]

Hello,

I fitted a Cooke and Lewis shower cubicle about 5-6 years ago. The weight of the glass shower door has put large impressions of the roller wheels in the plastic track the rollers run on. Got worse over the years and now it is quite difficult to open and close the shower door. I took some pictures of the plastic track hoping one of you might recognise it and know when I can buy new a replacement for it. Used a gauge and the dimensions are about 8mm wide and 8mm high. Really hoping to source this as the alternative would be a lot more hassle and money.

Thanks,

Dave J.

 

[Ben-gee]

How does it behave if you just remove the strip?
Most similar doors just have the wheels running directly in the aluminium slot.

 

[Dave Johnson]

How does it behave if you just remove the strip?
Most similar doors just have the wheels running directly in the aluminium slot.

Hello,

Without the strip the wheels would have nothing below then to run on. So the door would sit lower than it is meant to, meaning it would just drag along the floor of the shower tray. Really think I need to source this trim somehow.

 

[gmartine]

If the track insert is as worn as you say how do you account for the roller in the lower picture looking like it's sitting at a perfectly normal height?

Looks to me (guessing) that the door is possibly sitting on the lower rollers more than the upper so they are bearing more of the weight of the door and possibly causing the issues.

I'd strip the door off and if there are wear issues between top and bottom inserts swap them over and adjust the rollers accordingly.

 

[Ben-gee]

Hello,

Without the strip the wheels would have nothing below then to run on. So the door would sit lower than it is meant to, meaning it would just drag along the floor of the shower tray. Really think I need to source this trim somehow.

So it sounds like you haven’t tried just removing it.
I really would try this along with adjusting the roller heights as necessary.
If this proves to make the door unusable then a great number of things could be used as a spacer to lift the door. One example is to cut a thin strip from a plastic cover strip of the type used to trim around pvc windows, this is available cheaply at all builders’ merchants.

 

[Dave Johnson 123]

If the track insert is as worn as you say how do you account for the roller in the lower picture looking like it's sitting at a perfectly normal height?

Looks to me (guessing) that the door is possibly sitting on the lower rollers more than the upper so they are bearing more of the weight of the door and possibly causing the issues.

I'd strip the door off and if there are wear issues between top and bottom inserts swap them over and adjust the rollers accordingly.

Hello, the photo showing the wheels perfectly normal height. I took this to show the track lifted out loose so you could see it. If you look at the picture on the right hand side you can see the 2 dinges made by the wheel. There are only rollers at the top of the door. All there is at the bottom is a bracket to stop the door from moving away from the door frame.

 

[Dave_Johnson]

If the track insert is as worn as you say how do you account for the roller in the lower picture looking like it's sitting at a perfectly normal height?

Looks to me (guessing) that the door is possibly sitting on the lower rollers more than the upper so they are bearing more of the weight of the door and possibly causing the issues.

I'd strip the door off and if there are wear issues between top and bottom inserts swap them over and adjust the rollers accordingly.

Hello, the photo showing the wheels perfectly normal height. I took this to show the track lifted out loose so you could see it. If you look at the picture on the right hand side you can see the 2 dinges made by the wheel. There are only rollers at the top of the door. All there is at the bottom is a bracket to stop the door from moving away from the door frame.

 

[Dave_Johnson]

So it sounds like you haven’t tried just removing it.
I really would try this along with adjusting the roller heights as necessary.
If this proves to make the door unusable then a great number of things could be used as a spacer to lift the door. One example is to cut a thin strip from a plastic cover strip of the type used to trim around pvc windows, this is available cheaply at all builders’ merchants.

I haven't removed it as once it has been removed the shower is no longer usable. I need to source this plastic trim.

 

[gmartine]

Good luck with that, never seen it.

 

[Basher]

I need to source this plastic trim.

The likelihood is that the trim is no longer available. Cooke & Lewis = B&Q, who are not renowned for product support/spares once an item becomes obsolete!
You might find someone selling an equivalent enclosure on eBay, from which you could purloin the required bit.
Otherwise will need a bit of lateral thinking to find a suitable material of the right thickness, and fettle it as needed.

 

[snowhead]

It looks like whatever the material used for that is too soft, hence it taking the impression of the wheels, so coulkd do with a harder plastic.
This doesn't look like a seal, more of a sound deadener / smooth running item.
I've seached on the shower spares sites and not found the exact item, though they do have hundreds of different seal profiles available.

As above B&Q Cooke & Lewis = no support, probably because they source generic items and rebadge them and have no access to spares after.

There are plenty on plastic profiles about,

Maybe something like this,

https://www.plastock.co.uk/products/acrylic-extruded-white-7328-square-bar?variant=37506615574694

 

[fowlerboi]

A window/ plastic specialist will have UPVC trims that can be cut into the right shape with relative ease. Best done with an angle grinder probably. It will also probably cost less than £10

 

[Ben-gee]

I covered most of this thread in post 5!!!!!