Thanks for that karl,
After talking to kingsley again, he mentioned the same, given that I was
only supplied enough
seal for one door not both, I will have to buy some more regardless. I am
thinking I will also do the shoulder width
increase at the same time, and get a seal suitable for that, as you
mentioned about closing the doors, they are hard to get
closed from the outside with the seal on. Without a second handle at the
back I doubt it would be possible from the inside.
craig
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Karl Heindl
Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2008 9:01 PM
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Door bulge because of seal
Craig,
The seals are too thick for the doors, a problem with a number of
builders. Even if you didn't have a bulge, it is unlikely that you would be
able to close the door from the inside.
Simple solution is to replace the bottom half appr. of the seal with one
of a slghtly smaller diameter.
The source would be from a company that supplies upholstery bits to people
who do restoration of automobiles. If you find one, ask first for a sample.
Karl
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> From: craigb@onthenet.com.au
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RE: Europa-List: Door bulge because of seal
> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 13:37:39 +1000
>
<craigb@onthenet.com.au>
>
> without the seals the doors are sweet, nice and true, flush all round,
its
> only now the seal is on, that the door bulges,
> its almost like the seal is too hard and is deforming the door.
>
> craig
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Fred Klein
> Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2008 1:01 PM
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Door bulge because of seal
>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 18:08 US/Pacific, craig bastin wrote:
> >
> > Can anyone tell me if they had issues with the doors bulging because
> > of the
> > seals
> > the doors bulge about 5mm in the middle because of the door seals.
>
> Craig,
>
> Both my doors bulge about 3 mm at the center of the lower edge; this is
> w/o the seals or plexi.
> I've yet to do a trial fit with the seals.
>
> Bud Yerly advised use of a heat gun to reduce the bow and eliminate the
> bulge, saying that proper fit before installing glass is essential,
> otherwise getting proper fit WITH the glass is quite difficult.
>
> Fred
>
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