[Healeys] Need help with door panel retaining clips and weather-stripping????

[Rich C]

Randy,

Somebody at Heritage mistakenly sent you the BJ8 type of panel clips. You 
are right in the fact that the BJ7 still uses a number 6 trim screw with cup 
washer as used on all earlier series. If you examine your inner door casing 
carefully you should be able to see a series of small perimeter holes to 
take the #6 screws.

There are a number of different types of door seals on the market, and none 
of them are quite exactly like the original stuff. However, I've had the 
best results using MacGregor's Bristleflex, which is very "giving" and will 
also stay put when installed.

Rich Chrysler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randy Dickson" <rdickson at midwestarchaeology.com>
To: "'healey list'" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 7:14 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Need help with door panel retaining clips and 
weather-stripping????


> Fellow Healeyoids,
> I'm having a difficult time trying to find out where these little green
> panel clips go on my 63 BJ7.  I'm in the middle of putting the Heritage 
> door
> panels on and I have the inner door panel on first now I need to put the
> outer panel on.  I have a plastic bag of about 18 little green clips, the
> book calls them cup retainers or something like that.  Anyway, I have 
> maybe
> one or two holes on the lower part of the door that would even fit a clip.
> There are NO other holes on my door that would hold the clip.  I thought
> that the outer panel was screwed to the door with little #6 or #8 screws 
> and
> cup washers anyway??????
>
> Also, I got my weather-stripping attached for the door.  Prior to 
> attaching
> the strip, I did have the door opening and closing smooth as butter and 
> gaps
> looking very good.  Now everything looks like sh*t.  I have to slam the 
> door
> t get it to latch.  I have monkeyed around with the latch position and 
> bent
> the little metal flange that hold the weather-strip inward.  It is very
> slightly better but still looks like hell and I have to slam and push on 
> the
> door.  The weather-strip does not appear to be binding anywhere.  Thanks 
> in
> advance!
>
> Randy
>
> Healey-Archaeologist
> 63 BJ7
> 60 BT7
> 66 Cobra replica
> 06 Mini Cooper S
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