Or if you want to get a better picture of what seal you require, put
small plasticine blobs at varying intervals around the opening, then
slowly close the boot, squishing the blobs till it just latches. measure
the blobs and you have the seal profile height you require. find a seal a
bit taller than this and you are in business.
andrew
On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, Luke Clough wrote:
> The rubber seal I glued to my boot lid came from Clarke Rubber (Handy as it's
> closer to me than the Oakly or Ringwood rubber specialists). I just estimated
> the gap between the lid and the surface around where the old seal was and
> chose a suitable profile that I felt would seal OK.
>
> Luke Clough
>
> neraj ramanathan wrote:
>
> > Hey all,
> > was wondering where you can buy such seals
> >
> > --- Richard Clough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > The boot seal is a good one to avoid as it traps
> > > water and promotes rust
> > > under it. A good replacement is a seal which glues
> > > under the boot lid about
> > > 20mm further out than the original seal. If you get
> > > the right rubber
> > > profile it will exclude water and exhaust fumes when
> > > the boot is closed.
> > > When the boot is open, water flows down the channel
> > > around the boot opening
> > > and out at the lower drain locations. You can keep
> > > the drain channel clean
> > > and rust free.
>
>
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