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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Door Seal Finishers
Does anybody have any pics available that they could post or email to me of the chrome door seal finishers that go on the A-post up by the dashboard. Its been so long i cant remember. Thanks. |
brian |
You mean this little monkey....
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Steve Clark |
.....closer....
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Steve Clark |
AH...thats how its done.... Thanks for the photo showing that little finnisher.....learn something new everyday.... Where can I get some of those...dont remember seeing those in moss or vic. brit. prop |
Prop |
Thanks for that Steve, another job to finish along with adjusting the hand brake cables, moving the speedo cable and trimming the quarter light to windscreen door rubbers. |
brian |
Hmm. Don't remember seeing those before. I don't think I've got any. I'll have to go and check... |
Andrew Noakes (1275 Midget) |
NLA IIRC. There's some acronyms to decipher! |
Nick |
Available from Moss. Just bought two but watch it they're sharp little blighters and I sliced my thumb open fitting them yesterday! |
Matt 1275 |
Right..... thats it! my local supplier said moss didn't do them anymore. Sorry for the misleading comments. |
Nick |
Mine doesn't have those. Whoever built it (err, me!) just extended the rubbers a bit higher and tucked the loose ends in behind the padded crash rail. |
Guy Weller |
Guy, my midget has them and when we redid the interior, the factory had tucked the long ends behind the dash as well! |
Clive Reddin 76 Midget |
I suspect that the original fabric type seals would be prone to unravelling from the ends without them. Mine has the later style plastic / rubber seals |
Guy Weller |
I believe the correct finish is to have them slightly perished and adrift of the a-post so the last inch or so flaps around in mid air. You'll know when it's correct on a frog as there'll be almost a finger's width of clear daylight when the door is closed. This aids ventilation in the cabin and provides a useful channel to divert rainwater away from sluicing down the side of the car in an unsightly manner. |
Jordan Gibson |
I've had those for two years , now I know how they fit! Thanks Col. |
c pearce |
This thread was discussed between 19/05/2008 and 23/05/2008
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