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Door side vent window Mlll Midget

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tao724

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Beginning the process of refurbishing side vent door window for my 1973 Midget. The rubber seal is about 1/4 inch longer than the original and 1/4 inch longer than the inner fitment of the quarter light assembly. Anyone else find this to be so? I'm thinking my option is to 'cut' out a 1/4 inch section for proper fitment, with just a bit of adhesive at the cut ends to the inner frame. Any thoughts? (item 84, page 54 Moss Midget catalog).
Incidently, that extra 1/4 inch does not allow a seal to the glass, it 'accordians' at the bottom, and around the curve of the glass.
 
sounds great - glad it worked out. BTW you might want to move the the Spridget forum (Sprite + Midget) to get marque specific input - cheers!
 
oops - just noticed you are already there
 
Since this original writing, I became dissatisfied with the thought of having to cut the rubber molding to fit the window vent frame. I began thinking this just cannot be right. I questioned my skills, then decided, replacing new rubber seals does not require the same deftness,....say, as a panel beater for Enzo Ferrari in the early 1960's. So, I thought it must be the product. I ordered the first set of rubber vent window seals from one of the major sellers, and then ordered a 2nd set from the other, thinking if they obtain from different supplier/manufacturers, maybe there would be a difference. There was!!! The second set was more supple, and what took hours, with misfit, and tools, and lubricants, and excess rubber that necessetated being cut(as noted above post) for the first one, (PS, I never could get the second vent rubber in), took 5 minutes each with the new rubber, with smooth insertion, and perfect fitment.
For the first set, it is either old, inflexable rubber, or an inferior rubber compound, not really suited for the job.
At any rate, there seems to be great variation out in the market place, and a seemingly impossible task, may just be wanting for the right supplies :rolleyes:
 
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