[TR] TR2/3 trunk lid seal

[wbeech at flash.net]

Angelo,
Same issue here as the doors, if you can close the boot lid the seal will
'seat' and form to fit.  It take a few months before it looks about right.
Mine have been installed for two years, from TRF, and I still have push down
to compress the seal in order to latch the lid on my TR3. 
Bill

Bill Beecher
'58 TR-3A TS30766L  "Tarbaby"
www.triumphowners.com/1566
"A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
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-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Angelo Graham
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 4:45 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] TR2/3 trunk lid seal

Hello List:
Still at the 'little' details on my '2 project.
Got an 'early' trunk lid seal from TRF and used weather strip adhesive to
install the seal. Only had to use the adhesive on the top and part of the
side sections. The rest was a very tight fit.
Problem is that the seal is far too proud in the channel to let the lid
close properly. This is especially the case on the upper channel. I was very
careful to insure that the seal was seated in the channel.
Are you required to trim the seal on the base (channel side) to fit or to
accommodate the lid?
I checked the list archives and I followed the advice on orienting the seal.
The archives had no mention of trimming the seal height to allow the trunk
to close properly.
Any other experiences with this out there??
Thanks for your help.
Angelo Graham


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