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What could you expect from a British soft top? Most of them are crap.
Remarkable as it often rains in the UK. In Italy where it does rain a
whole lot less the soft tops from Fiat, Alfa etc. are usually leak proof.
Kees Oudesluijs
Op 28-4-2023 om 16:01 schreef m.g.sharp--- via Healeys:
>
> Simon, there should be a rubber seal along the bottom of the top bow
> that seals it against the chrome strip of the windscreen frame. I
> recently had a new top installed, but I looked after the seal. I am
> not sure what the original seal looked like, so I got a couple of
> candidate replacements from a local English Car trimmer and
> experimented. It is tricky, as I found that most of the seal profiles
> made is very hard to get the top bow on and clamped down, but I
> eventually found a thin, rectangular section seal that worked. I have
> yet to test in the rain, but I have high expectations.
>
> Also, make sure the leak is between the top bow and the frame, not
> between the frame and the glass. As tops age they shrink slightly and
> get very tight and when up can pull the top frame right off the
> windshield. I was horrified some years ago when I put my old top up,
> got in the car, and could see daylight between the glass and the
> frame! I took the windshield out, took it apart and re-assembled with
> new sealing around the windshield glass (actually Rich Chrysler did it
> for me â?? it is a tricky job).
>
> Good luck.
>
> *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Simon
> Lachlan via Healeys
> *Sent:* April 28, 2023 8:18 AM
> *To:* 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Slight leak at hood
>
> I was driving home the other night in my BT7 when it started to
> rainâ?¦nothing much, a heavy drizzle.
>
> No great worriesâ?¦.I try to avoid rain, but itâ??s more or less
> inevitable in SW UK.
>
> But what was irritating was that it started to leak after about 10
> minutes. Not a lot, but it would probably have been much worse if the
> rain had been much heavier.
>
> It was only in one spotâ?¦running down the windscreen right in my direct
> line of sight. Typical.
>
> Iâ??m sure this is a regular occurrence; they were probably issued with
> leaks at the factory.
>
> How have you guys fixed(?) this? I thought that I had..I cut up an old
> inner tube and stuck that to the mating surface of the bow. Now I
> wonder whether I should put another piece in where it leaked or would
> that create a little raised section and that it would now leak on
> either side of thatâ?¦.?
>
> In the past, anticipating a long drive in the rain, Iâ??ve taped it up.
> Works a treat.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
>
>
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<p>What could you expect from a British soft top? Most of them are
crap. Remarkable as it often rains in the UK. In Italy where it
does rain a whole lot less the soft tops from Fiat, Alfa etc. are
usually leak proof.<br>
Kees Oudesluijs<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Simon, there should be a rubber seal along
the bottom of the top bow that seals it against the chrome
strip of the windscreen frame. I recently had a new top
installed, but I looked after the seal. I am not sure what
the original seal looked like, so I got a couple of candidate
replacements from a local English Car trimmer and
experimented. It is tricky, as I found that most of the seal
profiles made is very hard to get the top bow on and clamped
down, but I eventually found a thin, rectangular section seal
that worked. I have yet to test in the rain, but I have high
expectations.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Also, make sure the leak is between the top
bow and the frame, not between the frame and the glass. As
tops age they shrink slightly and get very tight and when up
can pull the top frame right off the windshield. I was
horrified some years ago when I put my old top up, got in the
car, and could see daylight between the glass and the frame!Â
I took the windshield out, took it apart and re-assembled with
new sealing around the windshield glass (actually Rich
Chrysler did it for me â?? it is a tricky job).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Good luck.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of
</b>Simon Lachlan via Healeys<br>
<b>Sent:</b> April 28, 2023 8:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Healeys' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Slight leak at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I was driving home the
other night in my BT7 when it started to rain�nothing much,
a heavy drizzle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">No great worriesâ?¦.I try
to avoid rain, but itâ??s more or less inevitable in SW
UK.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">But what was irritating
was that it started to leak after about 10 minutes. Not a
lot, but it would probably have been much worse if the rain
had been much heavier.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">It was only in one
spotâ?¦running down the windscreen right in my direct line of
sight. Typical.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Iâ??m sure this is a
regular occurrence; they were probably issued with leaks at
the factory.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">How have you guys
fixed(?) this? I thought that I had..I cut up an old inner
tube and stuck that to the mating surface of the bow. Now I
wonder whether I should put another piece in where it leaked
or would that create a little raised section and that it
would now leak on either side of thatâ?¦.?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">In the past,
anticipating a long drive in the rain, Iâ??ve taped it up.
Works a treat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Simon <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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