There is only one way that I found to install this piece and it takes 2 people.
One person on either end, pull then slip it into the channel then cut
off excess.
Dave
At 09:18 PM 8/24/2010, you wrote:
>The seal I bought for mine was too wide and sat on top of the lip of the
>channel
>it was supposed to fit into. This made it too tall to fit under the
>bonnet when
>closed. I took a utility knife and cut a slit about 1/2 inch
>deep in the bottom
>of the seal so the lip of the channel could slide up into
>it. Came out to the
>right height in the process. Doug ....o~'o
>________________________________
>From: Mark Haynes <haynes386@netzero.net>
>To:
>spridgets@autox.team.net
>Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 10:04:54 AM
>Subject:
>[Spridgets] BE Bonnet seal
>
>I just bought a bonnet seal from Sports & Classics
>for Chips (the'58)and
>installed it in the cowl channel last night with the
>V-groove upwards. When I
>close the bonnet, it's WAY too tall (~3/8" above the
>cowl). I remember someone
>had this issue last year, so I thought that I'd ask
>the pertinent questions-1)
>Did I install this wrong? and 2) How much needs to
>come off the backside of
>the seal to fit correctly?
>
>
>Mark Haynes
>HAN6L12779
>HAN5L8016
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