secondary door weatherstrip

PostPost by: rdssdi » Tue May 29, 2007 8:31 pm

The +2 has two short lengths of weatherstrip rubber on the door and door opening. One piece is glued to the inside top corner of the door and the other apparently mirroring that attached to a small metal base riveted to the inside of the door aperature.

Where is this rubber available? Prefer a source in the U.S..

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Bob
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PostPost by: andyhodg » Thu May 31, 2007 2:52 pm

Hi Bob

I can't help you with that secondary weather strip. However rcently in my quest to reduce the water leakage into my +2 from around the doors I looked at every +2 I could see at a recent Lotus show. Every one I saw had an additionnal seal on the leading edge of the door. Mine didn't I ahve since added it and now the car is leakproof (nearly)

I could post a photo if that would help.

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PostPost by: rdssdi » Thu May 31, 2007 3:08 pm

Where did you get the rubber that you used? What profile?

I would apreciate a photo to compare with what I had originally.

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PostPost by: john.p.clegg » Thu May 31, 2007 3:25 pm

Andy

Yes please.

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PostPost by: kenny » Thu May 31, 2007 4:19 pm

Secondary weather strip :cry: .........I'm just getting my head around the normal set-up. Looking forward to see this pic.

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PostPost by: kenny » Thu May 31, 2007 4:28 pm

Just to re-iterate as I'm doing this job now (when clips arrive) this is how I understand the set up to go.

Chrome waist clips screwed to outside of door and through fibreglass, rubber waist and into chrome frame.
Felt steel edged strip held onto inner door frame with special clips on the horizontal.
Copious amounts of Dum Dum around gaps in quarterlight to bottom seal :oops:

Now where would this second seal go and am I putting enough seals on :?:

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PostPost by: rdssdi » Thu May 31, 2007 6:38 pm

It is quite possible that I was overly vague in my opening statement.

I am looking to purchase the proper profile rubber weatherstrip for the Elan +2 "secondary" door weatherstriping. This is in addition or secondary to the long weaterstrip that pushes over the fiberglass lip that surrounds the entire door opening or aperature.

There were two pieces on my +2. One section was attached to the door. It was located on the inside at the upper inside corner.

The other rubber piece was attached to the door apperature. It was glued to a metal base that was riveted to the fiberglass. It was located on the top inside of the door opening near the dash.

I have attached a photo of the door which will clearly show the secondary rubber strip.

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PostPost by: andyhodg » Thu May 31, 2007 9:17 pm

Hi Guys

Below are some photos showing the second seal on my +2. The section is the same as the normal door seal strip. In fact I repalced my door seal with new and used some sections cut from the old one to act as the secondary seal. This seal extends from the window frame down to the bottom corner of the door.
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PostPost by: andyhodg » Thu May 31, 2007 9:19 pm

Sorry attachment did not appear to work this time lucky.
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PostPost by: andyhodg » Thu May 31, 2007 9:35 pm

Third time lucky????
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PostPost by: rdssdi » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:57 am

That is interesting. The short length of door weaterstrip is pushed onto the flange that goes around the door. I seem to rember that flange as being tapered. How well does it fit?

Apparently there are more than one way Lotus or previous owners sealed the door.

It would be interesting to get some photos of other +2's to compare.

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PostPost by: andyhodg » Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:24 am

The seal fits on the flange fairly easily, a bit difficult where the flange meets the window frame but I managed to get mine on. One of the cars i looked at was Gordon Lund's +2 (Rubarb?) Gordon is a regular contributor to this forum. He may be able to provide phots of his seal arrangement.
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PostPost by: rdssdi » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:25 pm

I am attaching a photo of my +2 with the doors removed. A close examination directly below the left windshield (windsscreen) pillar you will see a small, rust strip of metal that a rubber seal was glued to.

Does anyone have aa similaar seal on their +2?

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PostPost by: types26/36 » Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:01 pm

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PostPost by: rdssdi » Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:18 pm

Yes. That thread explains it. Now all I need to find is the proper rubber to attach to my metal strips.

I do not think my car had a right angle profile as mentioned in that thread.

I will look for the old piece aand try to source a replacement.

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