Hi Jim;
This sounds identical to the channel receptacle and rubber strip on the soft
top.
Lat fall when I was in Maine with some of your fellow New Englanders, one of
them pointed out that I had an unusual rubber strip in that location. It did
look different from all of the other Tigers present.
When I returned home, I ordered a new rubber strip from SS, and when it
arrived it was clear that I had the right strip, but the P.O. had installed
the one in my car backwards. (!)
I would never suggest you were trying to install yours backwards, but wanted
you to know that a determined owner could actually install one of these
confounded strips in reverse, so it might be a matter of perseverance. I got
mine in after going through all the steps you described, by finally laying
the rubber along the full length of the receptacle strip, and starting from
the centre, putting the top of the rubber in the groove first, and using a
dull scraper to feed the bottom of the rubber in the channel. I worked it
along, using masking tape to hold my work in as I progressed.
When I reached the ends, I used a dab of silicone to hold them there, and
closed the top onto the windshield over night. The next day, I lifted the
top and removed the masking tape. Its been there now all winter, up and down
many times as I wrestle with the windshield to door frame gap. Sometimes
these jobs are very satisfying indeed!
Its definitely a 12 beer job.
Dave
Best of luck with yours.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Rollright@aol.com>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 5:01 PM
Subject: [Tigers] Hard top leading edge rubber
> Hello,
>
> I really need some help, please. (please!)
>
> Yesterday, Gary and I spent at least an hour and a half trying to
> install
> the rubber strip that attaches to the leading edge of the hardtop, and
> buffers between the hardtop leading edge and the windshield frame. It was
> purchased from Sunbeam Specialties and came with no installation
> instructions.
>
> This long rubber strip both slides/fits over the leading edge of the
> hardtop, and has, as an additional fixing device, a strip (male) that fits
> into
> a channel that is riveted just inside of the leading edge of the hardtop
> (on the underside). Sort of tongue in groove. Tongue on the rubber strip,
> groove just on the inside of the hardtop.
>
> The problem: We can't seem to get the rubber fixed firmly into the riveted
> slot/channel.
>
> We tried sliding it in from either side, using first water, then waterless
> hand soap. It was plenty lubed. Sliding starts ok, then as you attempt to
> slide past the corner bend, and out it comes. Again and again and again.
>
> And we tried placing the rubber along the length and pushing the trailing
> edge of the rubber into the groove with a screw driver. Problem is, you
> can't see the front of the channel and just doesn't work into place and
> stay.
>
> There must be others that have faced this issue and solved it. Can you
> please help? We are at wit's end...
>
>
> Jim Armstrong
> Mk 1A 382002083
> LRXFE
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