[Healeys] Draught Excluders

[Rich C]

I have an old pair of original rubbers and though they've cracked and gone 
hard, the rubber seems to be about the same consistency as those repros we 
buy today.

Rich Chrysler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut at gmail.com>
To: "Keith Bailey" <keithbailey5 at bigpond.com>
Cc: <Healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 1:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Draught Excluders


> Keith -
>
> The ones you can purchase now are made from a black, very firm, 
> closed-cell
> foam of some sort (I assume a kind that is impervious to heat and oil). 
> It
> is similar to neoprene but a little harder.  Thickness is about 3/8" +/-
> 1/8".  I don't know what the material was made of originally, but I would
> guess some sort of rubber.
>
> Alan
>
> '52 A90
> '53 BN1
> '64 BJ8
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Keith Bailey 
> <keithbailey5 at bigpond.com>wrote:
>
>> Guys
>>        Could any one inform me of the material the Draught Excluders on 
>> the
>> clutch and brake pedal on a BN1 are made from
>>        also the approx thickness
>>        Regards Keith