No way are they made on the original tooling, nor are they a very convincing
copy of the original. I am talking about the seals sold by TRF, I do not
know about others.
The reproduction seals are square edged, like wiper blades. The originals
were rounded. This makes a tremendous difference to your arm as you drive
with the windows down and your arm resting on the door top.
The reproduction units have no flocking on the inner side. The original
seals did. Without this flocking, the reproduction units tend to pull down
with the glass when the window is lowered.
I have not found the reproduction units to be shorter than original. Quite
the opposite in fact, I had to trim them to fit.
The reproduction units started to crack and stiffen within one year of
installation.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>
To: "'Spitfire'" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 5:02 AM
Subject: [Spits] Outer doorglass weatherstrips - anyone have an originalpart
to measure?
>A customer recently suggested that the currently available doorglass outer
> weatherstrips, part number 612792, are shorter than the originals. These
> parts are either made on original tooling, or they are very convincing
> copies of the original in all details. The overall length of the current
> parts is 75cm.
> I have checked this out and found the strip is about 1.2cm (7/16"-1/2")
> shorter than the top of a Spitfire door. A set installed on a friend's
> Spitfire shows the same discrepancy.
> I have brought this up with the supplier, who says that none have been
> returned by any of the major traders they supply to. The official line is
> that the parts are the correct length. Before I make myself look foolish,
> I
> am trying to locate a Spitfire which still has it's original outer
> weatherstrips. Alternatively, if anyone has a new seal in original
> Stanpart
> or BL packaging, that would provide the correct dimension.
> Thanks in advance to anyone who can help with this.
> Cheers,
> Bill.
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