I agree with this sentiment, but I'd like to add that from my experience,
buying new rubber for a Triumph is a crapshoot. The quality of most of what
I've purchased for my cars (from various vendors) is really quite abysmal,
and the parts start to crack and split within a year or so. (I presume most
of it comes from Taiwan?)
And I'd like to hear from anyone who's found a reliable source of good
rubber parts, and/or some way to distinguish the good from the bad (!)
===
Martin Secrest
73 GT6 (driver)
72 TR6 (weekender)
Arlington, VA
----- Original Message -----
From: Steven Newell <steven@cravetechnology.com>
To: Rob Christopher <robc@cisco.com>; Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: Rubber rejuvenator
> Rob Christopher wrote:
>
> > As part of my resto of my TR6, I'm determined to reuse as much of the
rubber
> > grommets and boots as possible. Replacing all those $1 items will kill
the
> > budget.
>
> Seems like a false economy to me. Rubber items *do* degrade over time and
ought
> to be replaced when they do. Granted some plugs (those big ones in the
floor)
> might be worth reusing, but you can get a complete plug set from TRF
fairly cheap
> (well, it was years ago I recall). It will never be easier to replace them
than
> it is now. Reuse all those old grommets in the firewall, and two months
after
> you're back on the road you'll be trying to track down the source of the
engine
> fumes that make your SO nauseous....
>
> --
> Steven Newell
> Denver, CO
> '62 TR4
>
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