Alan,
Yes, that is how it should look with the windscreen base seal trimmed so it
can lay flat, then it can come over the rolled bead edge of the rubber
windscreen base seal and hide under the stanchion base. A bit of sealant
finishes the job.
Rich
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From: "Alan Bromfield" <bluehealey@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 5:09 PM
To: "Healey Mail List" <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] BN4 Windscreen fitting
> Thanks Team for the answers received and guidance provided on this topic.
>
> The response that captured the dilemma perfectly came from Andrea
> Villa in Italy (Mille grazie Andrea) in which she gave me a link to
> the Linwood Rose restoration blog.
> http://tinyurl.com/34bwhy6
> At Week 57 Lin says "........consulting with the experts resulted in
> at least three ways to do this job: under the pad, between the pad and
> the post, and cut off flush with the pad.".
> So I figured it was time to work it out for myself. I had already
> tried the method of trimming the rubber close to the pillar which I
> guess is Lin's option 3. That left an obvious butt joint to the pillar
> which would need mastic to seal it. So I removed the screen and
> scrapped the rubber seal, which was covered in mastic and cut too
> short, ready to try again. That prompted my first query to the forum
> for advice.
>
> I have spent the day sorting it out and come up with a solution that
> is much more satisfactory than my first attempt and looks pretty good.
> I have documented the approach with pictures on the forum at:
> http://www.team.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=72
>
> My next question to the list on this subject however - Is this how it
> should look?
>
> Does anyone have a BN4 through BT7 with original screen fitment that
> can comment on whether I've got it right?
>
> Many thanks.......
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