If you do replace the rubbers be prepared to be disappointed in the lack of
reduction - the greater part of the noise comes from the drainage channel at
the sides of the screen. I have heard that a length of plastic tubing
pressed into the channel improves matters but haven't tried it.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jouke Bloem <jbloem@bart.nl>
To: MG list <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 7:03 PM
Subject: GT vent window rubbers
> Hello,
>
> My MGC GT suffers from wind noise. I don't know if it is worse compared
> to other GT's but it is pretty annoying. On highways wind noise is more
> prominent than anything else, even the six cylinder beast under the
> bonnet...
>
> One cure could be replacing the dried out vent window rubbers (not the
> thin ones holding the glass) in the door frame. My question is can i
> just pull out the old ones and replace them or do we have to take the
> chrome frames apart? Not that that would be a big problem but we worked
> on the doors already some time ago and i have more interesting things to
>
> work on now!
>
> Thanks Jouke Bloem
>
>
>
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