• Hey Guest!
    British Car Forum has been supporting enthusiasts for over 25 years by providing a great place to share our love for British cars. You can support our efforts by upgrading your membership for less than the dues of most car clubs. There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Upgraded members don't see this banner, nor will you see the Google ads that appear on the site.)
Tips
Tips

Argh!

Share this page

T

tdskip

Yoda
Country flag
Offline
Not the best TR day today.

I snapped a socket extension trying to take apart the front hubs to go bring them for powder coating.

I am convinced that no mortal man (ok, ok this very mortal man anyway) can attach the outer waist seals using those darn clips. Man, what a pain....
 
Been there, done that, although mine was a 3/8"-1/2" adapter. (NOTE TO SELF: Must remember to round up the two pieces and get them back to Sears for a replacement.

As for those waist seals, are they new repros? My understanding is that many (all?) repros do not have the "indentations" for the clips, so special wider clips are generally needed. And making that little tool is almost a necessity to fit them!
 
Hi Andy - I'm using the TRF seals, which seem pretty well made. They do have an indentation, and I am using the tool to make these easier (supposedly).

I did get them fitted, but I had to pry open the gap on the clips and insert the clips (in the "basket" of the tool) at the very front and then lower the tool almost all the way down, and the bring it up on the indentation. Took probably an hour of trial in and error but is done.

Oh, and expect to trim the seals at the FRONT of the since the rear side will match the contour of the door.
 
Skip, just did mine again this weekend. If you have your door panels on, always good to order a few extra clips.

FYI, when I got my car originally, it had no seals at all on it. When I installed the seals 2 years ago, I put them on the wrong sides and upside down (yes it is possible)...Someone pointed them out to me about a year and a half ago but it took me this long to build up the patience to deal with the clips again.

Cheers,
M. Pied Lourd
 
Skip............I just did the inner and outer a few weeks ago with the TRF seals and the clip tool with little problem.

For the inner fuzzy seal I used the tool to pull all the clips up into place and then I used the tool to hold each clip in place as I pushed the seal down onto the clip. This was different from the tool's directions but was very fast and effective. For the outer seal I wedged the seal in place, held it down with my finger and then pulled the clip up over the door lip and seal. I used wooden wedges to hold the outer seal in place and the make room for the tool. And you do want to remove your door panels as you will drop multiple clips down there!

OuterSealWedge.JPG
 
I installed mine during the restoration of my TR6. When I completed the installation, I noticed dry rot cracks in the one in driver's door(they were new). The driver's door is cracking once again and will need replaced soon. Fortunately, I was given an NOS one for the passenger side which still looks brand new 6 years later.
I agree. The only good thing about installing them is the cold beverage waiting at the end.
 
Andrew Mace said:
Good to know SOME of the seals are made correctly. I'm told that NONE of the ones for Heralds are. :frown:
Click to expand...

In addition to saying "what a bummer" I should have asked what the plan is Andy? Can others one be modified to fit?
 
Back
Top