Chris, the plastic trim inserts that fit in the front seal are not pre-bent to begin with. They come in a loose roll, so heating and shaping will not be required. I've also been told that the GT6 rear hatch seal works well as a substitute for the early hard top rear window seal, but I've not tried it. Got to find the glass, first!
Take care, Jeff McNeal (San Diego) '68 Spitfire Mk3 frame off, bare metal project, aka "Mrs. Jones" '70 GT6+ "Accidental", eventual restoration project http://www.TotallyTriumph.net/spitfire/spitfire.shtml Join the TOTALLY TRIUMPH NETWORK! Forums, Photos, How-To's, Classifieds, Links & Triumph Merchandise http://www.TotallyTriumph.net * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris De Wet To: 'William Davies' ; Alan Morris ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 6:45 AM Subject: RE: Glazer for hardtop window needed Thanks for the info Bill. Are the rear plastic finishers available ? Due to the extreme African sun the plastic finishers don't last very long , so I would really rather prefer to obtain the early metal finisher . Might take me another 7 years though :-) I have looked at the rear glass metal finisher on my early Herald 1200 Coupe ( smooth roof version without the side ribs ) , but it is the wide / broad variety and won't fit as far as I can see . Maybe the later thin type would , but unfortunately I don't have such a metal finisher available . Also , just out of curiosity , can the Spitfire front windscreen rubber plastic finisher be successfully heated and re-bent to fit the hard top rear glass rubber ? Kind regards . Chris de Wet . PO Box 472 , Ifafi , 0260 , South Africa . 1933 Chevrolet 3 window Coupe . 1956 Triumph TR 3 . 1962 Triumph Herald 1200 Coupe . 1964 Triumph Spitfire 4 ( Mk 1 ) . 1967 Triumph GT 6 Mk 1 . -----Original Message----- From: William Davies [mailto:bill@;rarebits4classics.co.uk] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 2:16 PM To: Chris De Wet; Alan Morris; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Glazer for hardtop window needed Hi Chris, The early Spitfire hardtop rear seal is another "Rarebits4classics" product scheduled for delivery around the end of the year. I expect to have the first samples for test fitting around the end of this month. This will be a continuous section to be cut to length. Estimated cost will be around 25 pounds sterling. The chrome finisher is the same extruded plastic section as used on the front seal. It is possible that very early cars had anodised aluminium trims as on the earlier Herald 1200, but I've not seen any of this type. Standard-Triumph moved to the plastic trim for most applications from 1963. Cheers, Bill. "This e-mail is sent in terms of the following policy/disclaimer. Click on this link http://www.sapo.co.za/mail_disclaimer.htm to read full disclaimer." /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
