On my car, the edge of the window class goes sort of between the two seals. This arrangement works well, helping to keep the glass from vibrating in and out.
I replaced the longer seal about 15 years ago, and the shorter seal is original (but getting a bit ratty). Doug Braun '72 Spit --- On Mon, 5/18/09, Stuart Greenwood <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Stuart Greenwood <[email protected]> > Subject: [Spits] Door mirrors and A post seals > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 12:20 AM > I got a set of the Tex door mirrors > from TRF. I really don't like the way they > attached to the door or the way the mirror stem > attaches to the mounting > plinth. I can overcome the first problem by bolting > through the door metal > rather than using the plastic plugs but I can't really > modify the way the stem > mirror mounts. Has anybody with has these mirror had > a issue with the mirror > stem either falling off the plinth or being inadvertenly > knocked off by a > passerby? The mounting seems very weak to me. > All the catalogues show a seal which goes around the entire > door opening > right up to the top of the A post. Then there is a separate > A post seal. The > seals I got have pretty big round hollow rubber seals. When > I put the door > opening seal on it touches the window glass more or less > rendering the A post > seal superfluous. Are you supposed to cut off the rubber > seal from the door > opening seal where is goes up the A post and then put the A > post seal on. > There sure doesn't look ike there is room for both > I appreciate any advice > > Stuart Greenwood > 71 MKIV Spit and 71 MKI Stag > > > > > > > > > > Stuart a Greenwood > 71 Mk IV Spitfire, 71Mk 1 Stag > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > [email protected] > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > http://www.team.net/archive _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
