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I just read the previous air vent question. Reminded me that I've got a perplexing situation on my own TR3A air vent.
When I got the car last February, I noticed a small area of rubbing (light scratches) on the scuttle air vent cover.
Soon realized the rubbing is caused by the bottom edge of the bonnet; when the bonnet is raised, the bottom edge actually rubs against the vent cover.
I removed the old, dry rubber gasket under the cover, but even that slight drop in cover height still has the open bonnet touching the cover.
I don't dare put in the *new* gasket I bought, which would raise the cover even higher, and result in even more rubbing and scratching of the paint. Everything seems to fit just fine, but the bonnet seems to be a gazillionth of an inch too far back (?) toward the scuttle.
Has anyone ever had this problem? Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Tom
When I got the car last February, I noticed a small area of rubbing (light scratches) on the scuttle air vent cover.
Soon realized the rubbing is caused by the bottom edge of the bonnet; when the bonnet is raised, the bottom edge actually rubs against the vent cover.
I removed the old, dry rubber gasket under the cover, but even that slight drop in cover height still has the open bonnet touching the cover.
I don't dare put in the *new* gasket I bought, which would raise the cover even higher, and result in even more rubbing and scratching of the paint. Everything seems to fit just fine, but the bonnet seems to be a gazillionth of an inch too far back (?) toward the scuttle.
Has anyone ever had this problem? Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Tom