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SURREY BACKLIGHT QUESTION


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Hi Everyone, I sincerely hope this finds you all free from the dreaded.

Bored in self isolation, one job I want to undertake is removal of the backlight.  I know where to find the 7 nuts which attach tot studs in the frame, but how do I access the nuts screwing down on to studs from the bodywork on either end? I attach a shot of the offside with the trim panel removed. I don't appear to have the small filler trim panels on this car. There is a join in the which covering, but it is glued down and part of the whole as it appears to me.  Can anyone please show me the way! Apologies for the handwriting!!

Very best of health to you all              Willie

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No, Tom, I want to find the manufactured date cast underneath. Just a harmless obsession of mine!  

I tried pulling the trim but it feels solid.  The Bentley workshop manual shows to pull back what appears to be the glass retaining rubber [5.215 fig 23], but it makes me nervous without seeing that it is correct!        Willie

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So where is the date stamped?

Tim

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Hi Willie, the section where your arrow is although it feels hard is fabric, it's hardened with the original adhesive and age, the section above is also fabric on a thin aluminium backing, as Tom says, just pull back the furflex and it slips out from the window seal, you will find the nut in the hollow area inside.

Cheers rob

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Well, I got there, but a bit disappointed at what I found!  This tag is stamped 2/6. That might be too close as a special order for the assembly date of 10/7 [1964].  Does anyone know if tags were affixed so close to an order being met?

As to the two outside awkward fitments, they were obviously left off when the car was given bodywork repairs in 2006 by a well known TR specialist. I think I'll do likewise!!

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5 minutes ago, Willie said:

Hi Stuart, the etching has dot over T and dot under O.  Does that mean Jan to March 1962?

Willie

Yes it does, quite often most of the Surreys around are from early cars.

Stuart.

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Whilst on  surreys ,the new rubber glass surround i fitted 2 years ago has cracked in the tight bottom corner. Always garaged and max of 1000 miles.

Now exceptionally clean during this time. 

Roy

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44 minutes ago, roy53 said:

Whilst on  surreys ,the new rubber glass surround i fitted 2 years ago has cracked in the tight bottom corner. Always garaged and max of 1000 miles.

Now exceptionally clean during this time. 

Roy

Where did you get the rubber from? The Moss one is the only one that has the correct "Excess" in the bottom corners so it fills the corner properly.

Stuart.

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checked through a pile of invoices to no avail .would only have been Moss or TR shop.

The splits are in the tight bottom corner so judging by what you say it was probably not Moss

if i do find out i will  post again

 

Roy

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