Friday, November 9, 2018

Replaced the LH door seal & wiper blades on the MGB -- 2 out of 4 intended jobs done

Didn't take a picture before replacement but the seal was basically falling apart and crushed to the point of not being functional.  The replacement seal was relatively easy to put on (clamps over the door opening sheet metal flange.  I did have to cut the end to length (it comes about 3 inches too long).  The extra cushion on the driver's seat is getting pretty worn.  Will have to replace that too...

There's a small metal "cup" that captures the end of the door seal at both ends of the opening.  This is the door hinge end near the dash.

The flange clamping portion of the door seal goes under the metal cap at the end of the door opening (latch end).

Also bought a top to windshield frame seal (shown laying on top of the convertible top).  I don't think it's right for my car.  The current seal appears to be glued to the edge of the top, whereas the new seal appears to have a lip that slides into a capturing slot on something...

Also bought replacement sun visor retaining ends (rubber).  It looks like the originals are riveted in place!  Will have to drill them out & replace the rivets with screws...

Replaced all 3 wiper blades.  The replacements are sold as a set and are only available as assemblies (not just the rubber but the entire wiper frame also).

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