The "instructions" that came with the Moss glazing rubber (P/N 680-307) I
purchased to install the window glass in my BJ8 indicated (as far as I could
make out from the broken English) that the rubber was supposed to be wiped
down with petroleum to cause the rubber to swell and grip the glass.
Neither gasoline nor motor oil had any effect on the stuff over several days
of experimentation and it wouldn't hold the glass at all, so I gave up and
took the glass and frames to my local glass shop. They installed the new
guides, modern glazing strips, glass, and reassembled the frames for 7 bucks
each. I believe Moss's price for each rubber strip alone was 9 bucks.
I see that Moss isn't offering the rubber strips anymore. Good riddance.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Randy Dickson
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:11 AM
To: 'Weston Keyes'; 'Ahealey Ahealey'
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Window nylon guides for BJ8
Wes,
I just did these on my 63 BJ7. There are small rectangular notches in the
window glass frame that the three nylon pieces fit into. There is a
corresponding notch in the nylon piece that fits into these rectangular cut
outs in the window frame. They are held into the frame by the window glass.
As far as the weather-striping goes, the rubber stuff I got from Moss was
too thick and did not work. I used a 700cc bicycle lightweight inner tube
and cut it to fit. It was slightly thinner than the Moss rubber and worked
great.
Randy
Healey Archaeologist
60 BT7
63 BJ7
66 Cobra replica
06 Mini Cooper S
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