We are unable to refit the windscreen finisher moulding / stainless steel trip to the windscreen rubber. We have looked and tried all the suggestions for fitting but it has become misshapen and will not sit flat on the corners. We have not been able to source any new made or new old stock items so we wonder if anyone has produced a jig and offers a service to reshape them to fit? And the issue with buying second hand trim will clearly be that they may no longer be the original shape, if you can find anything. The alternative may be to stick on a flat trim if anyone knows if anyone has produced something? We have spent a lot of money and time restoring our Mk2 Stag and it would be a real shame not to be able to fit the stainless steel windscreen trim.
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I tried the trim-on-rubber first but, because the windscreen is bowed, the the rubber is made long enough to follow that curve and, as a consequence, it kept falling off the windscreen together with the trim bits which then also fell off the rubber.
I finally managed it fairly easily (if a little time consuming) and wrote my particular method up for the technical section - together with the notes about rubber and trim types and incompatibilities.
DrewThe answer isn't 42, it's 1/137
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Having been successful with this job 3 times, I do have sympathy for those who are struggling with it.
I only managed with screen out fit trim first so far.
If it is already in the car and the trim needs fitting it seems even more likley to test patience.
i did make the tool as per workshop manual.
it needed to be used with very good light & or a powerful torch to see what was going on.
however, I have heard of people being pragmatic & cutting off the lips & bonding the trim on with pu sealant & taping down until set.
i haven’t resorted to doing that but it sounds fairly sensible.
rather like cutting off a seized nut instead of struggling!
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I did mine screen in, rope trick worked for 80% and was fairly easy. The problem was the corners, there I used tools rather like Drew suggested. I did look at trim first but like Drew felt that there was no way it would stay there, maybe differences in rubber seals?? In the end it probably took me 2 hours.
TerryTerry Hunt, Wilmington Delaware
www.terryhunt.co.uk
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Originally posted by jbuckl View Post2 hours ....very quick imho.... last one seemed to take a day for the trim fitting & 5 miniutes into the car.
That doesn't count the hour I spent trying to install an MGBGT screenanother story
Terry Hunt, Wilmington Delaware
www.terryhunt.co.uk
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Spiro at Classic cars Cardiff http://www.classiccarscardiff.co.uk/contact.htm had a number of windscreen finishers a few months ago.
Nice man give him a call
Alan
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Originally posted by BigHW View PostWe are unable to refit the windscreen finisher moulding / stainless steel trip to the windscreen rubber. We have looked and tried all the suggestions for fitting but it has become misshapen and will not sit flat on the corners. We have not been able to source any new made or new old stock items so we wonder if anyone has produced a jig and offers a service to reshape them to fit? And the issue with buying second hand trim will clearly be that they may no longer be the original shape, if you can find anything. The alternative may be to stick on a flat trim if anyone knows if anyone has produced something? We have spent a lot of money and time restoring our Mk2 Stag and it would be a real shame not to be able to fit the stainless steel windscreen trim.
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