[Healeys] Boot lid seal

[Magnus Karlsson]

Michael,

Are there two separate seals on the side channels only or is it only one that goes from one side around the top and ending on the other side? Have you got more photos?

Magnus Karlsson
Boras Motor Corporation AB
www.concourshealeys.com



> 31 dec 2014 kl. 15:15 skrev Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>:
> 
> I know that this is a very old thread but with photos now being available I have an opportunity to clear up this question.
> Despite the doubts expressed by many BN1s prior to body #4129 did have sealing strips in the boot lid channel in the rear shroud. 
> According to the parts book these seals were used in addition to the seal on the lid but I have been unable to confirm definitively if the seals were in fact used together. 
> The photos below are of the seal in a very low mileage very early 100 provided courtesy of David Kerry.
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> Michael S
> BN1 #174
> 
> On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 1:46 PM, josef-eckert at t-online.de <mailto:josef-eckert at t-online.de> <josef-eckert at t-online.de <mailto:josef-eckert at t-online.de>> wrote:
> All 100s, 100/6s and 3000s had the boot lid seals installed on the boot lid, not in the channel of the rear shroud.
> So there is no exception, even not for early 100s.
> 
> Josef Eckert
> Konigswinter/Germany
> 
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
> Betreff: [Healeys] Boot lid seal
> Datum: Thu, 15 May 2014 16:36:10 +0200
> Von: Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com <mailto:michaelsalter at gmail.com>>
> An: "healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>" <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>>
> 
> Over the years I have noted that many 100's had the boot lid seal installed
> in the channel in the rear shroud rather than on the boot lid as it always
> was on the 6 cylinder cars.
> I had always considered that this was a 'restorer's error" but I have
> photographs of earlier cars showing the seal positioned in the shroud
> channel although, I also have photographs of a very original BN2 which
> clearly shows that the seal is on the lid.
> I also have a couple of rough but original early 100 boot lids that show no
> evidence of adhesive in the corner of their flanges. Contact cement is very
> difficult to remove and is usually just painted over leaving evidence of
> its presence.
> Anyone out there with an early BN1 which they are sure has never been "got
> at" that could confirm this for me beforeIi glue the seal onto #174.
> 
> Michael S
> BN1 #174
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