Graeme Robinson Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Can anyone suggest an appropriate material fo the gasket between the body & windscreen stanchion? Thanks Graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 My car is from that late period where the stanchions mount directly to the scuttle -- no Dzus plate. I cut gaskets for my TR3B from some leftover Surlyn film (a highly abrasion resistant polymer -- the stuff used for golf ball coatings) originally intended to protect the top surface of snow skis. One can just barely see the film here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vivdownunder Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Or another option is a roll of thin gasket paper from Auto Stores - usually available in either 0.04 and 0.08 mm. Viv Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Do you know what, if anything, Triumph did originally for the no-plate stanchions, Viv? My car had been apart and repainted when I got it, so there was nothing between stanchion and scuttle. And for those who might be more familiar with the slotted Dzus plate style of stanchion, here's what the backside of those direct-to-body versions look like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 I use a bit of thin rubber, I was fortunate to find a roll of about 0.5mm gasket rubber which works a treat Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vivdownunder Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Don, back in the day I can't recall ever seeing later bolt-on stanchion cars with any form of soft gasket. Nor have I seen an original factory part number for one. The stanchion just went hard against the duco which chipped if the windscreen wasn't removed/refitted with great care. Soft gaskets made of either paper, sheet rubber or the like seem to be a latter day innovation of necessity aimed at protecting the duco. Viv Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graeme Robinson Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Thanks all, I was thinking about some thin rubber but having trial fitted the screen last weekend, there's so little room I suspect getting any gasket to stay in place may be a struggle. I must admit I assumed that there wasn't any form of gasket until I was looking at Rimmers website one day and noticed that there was a gasket for post 6k cars (part number 804511G) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 I used some self amalgamating rubber tape on my +60k car. Rgds Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Thanks all, I was thinking about some thin rubber but having trial fitted the screen last weekend, there's so little room I suspect getting any gasket to stay in place may be a struggle. I must admit I assumed that there wasn't any form of gasket until I was looking at Rimmers website one day and noticed that there was a gasket for post 6k cars (part number 804511G) Noted as no longer available from Rimmer Bros. The film I used is thin -- like 0.010 - 0.015 in or so, and self-adhesive. No worries about room or staying in place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vivdownunder Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 The last of a variety of different Stanchions were 804512 RH and 804511 LH but 804511G wasn't a factory part number. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RUBY131 Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 For these sort of jobs I use surplus cut off vinyl bits from re covering my door panels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomMull Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 My wife had a thin plastic cutting board that was close to the car's paint color. It is now an inch shorter. Mine had no gasket when I removed it. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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