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Re: [Healeys] Door seal retaining clip question

To: HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Door seal retaining clip question
From: Stephen Hutchings <s.hutchings@rogers.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:23:39 -0400
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Also, see John Sim=E2=80=99s site for the installation instructions.
http://healey6.com/Technical/BristleflexInstructions.pdf =
<http://healey6.com/Technical/BristleflexInstructions.pdf>

There are definitely a couple of details that you have to be told about =
that help keep everything in place.
I put mine in about four years ago, and so far, so good.

Good luck,
Stephen, BJ8


> On Jun 23, 2019, at 11:00 AM, HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Most of us who have tried to fit door seals, even with the clips, have =
found they don't stay in place.  Weatherstripping adhesive doesn't help =
either.  The only solution I'm aware of is the Bristleflex seals sold by =
Martin MacGregor.   https://www.macgregorukcarparts.com/ =
<https://www.macgregorukcarparts.com/>  Don't bother trying to order =
online as Martin just isn't very good at responding that way.  Call him =
by phone, spend the money, and save yourself hours of frustration.
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> Happy Healeying,
> Rick Neville
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> On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 9:46 PM Michael Salter =
> I'm not sure that they are still available Oliver but the moss numbers =
that I have is 803-410.
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> I have some if you have no luck there.
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> M
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> On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 7:52 PM Oliver Viitamaki <ov@telus.net =
>      Hi,
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>      In Roger Moment's Healey Restoration Methods, (Austin-Healey=20
> Magazine, Aug-Sept 2010), Restoration Tips, Part 31, Page 30, =
photograph=20
> #28 he shows a clip which is inserted into the door seal, to better=20
> retain it. Does anyone have a manufacturer and part number for that =
clip?
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>      I'm in the process of installing the door seals, on a BJ8, and =
just=20
> as Roger states, the seal is now manufactured with an aluminum core,=20=

> instead of steel,  and the aluminum core fails to adequately retain =
the=20
> seal, on the flange.
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>      Thanks in advance
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>      ov
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Also,=
 see John Sim=E2=80=99s site for the installation instructions.<div =
class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://healey6.com/Technical/BristleflexInstructions.pdf"; =
class=3D"">http://healey6.com/Technical/BristleflexInstructions.pdf</a></d=
iv><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">There are definitely a =
couple of details that you have to be told about that help keep =
everything in place.</div><div class=3D"">I put mine in about four years =
ago, and so far, so good.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Good luck,</div><div class=3D"">Stephen, BJ8</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jun 23, 2019, at 11:00 AM, HealeyRick =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">Most of us who have tried to fit door seals, even with the =
clips, have found they don't stay in place.&nbsp; Weatherstripping =
adhesive doesn't help either.&nbsp; The only solution I'm aware of is =
the Bristleflex seals sold by Martin MacGregor.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<a href=3D"https://www.macgregorukcarparts.com/"; =
class=3D"">https://www.macgregorukcarparts.com/</a>&nbsp; Don't bother =
trying to order online as Martin just isn't very good at responding that =
way.&nbsp; Call him by phone, spend the money, and save yourself hours =
of frustration.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Happy =
Healeying,</div><div class=3D"">Rick Neville</div></div><br =
class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 9:46 PM Michael Salter =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans =
ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small">I'm not sure that they are still =
available Oliver but the moss numbers that I have is 803-410.</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans =
ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans =
ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small">I have some if you have no luck =
there.<br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans =
ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans =
ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small">M<br class=3D""></div></div><br =
class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 7:52 PM Oliver Viitamaki =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ov@telus.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">ov@telus.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br class=3D""></div><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px =
solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hi,<br =
class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In Roger Moment's Healey Restoration Methods, =
(Austin-Healey <br class=3D"">
Magazine, Aug-Sept 2010), Restoration Tips, Part 31, Page 30, photograph =
<br class=3D"">
#28 he shows a clip which is inserted into the door seal, to better <br =
class=3D"">
retain it. Does anyone have a manufacturer and part number for that =
clip?<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm in the process of installing the door =
seals, on a BJ8, and just <br class=3D"">
as Roger states, the seal is now manufactured with an aluminum core, <br =
class=3D"">
instead of steel,&nbsp; and the aluminum core fails to adequately retain =
the <br class=3D"">
seal, on the flange.<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks in advance<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ov<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
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