CanJ Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Hi Team, It’s been a while since there was any input on the best rubber Seal for a Backlight to Rear Deck on a Tr4-5-6. Is there a better, go to version or has the last decade resulted in the same offerings from the usual suspects? Mine has just started to crack and fall apart so it would be good to get it sorted before lockdown is over. Cheers, Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Salisbury Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Hi Chris, It's yet to be fitted but I've got one from Seals Direct part No. ATT1972, it's significantly more expensive than the others available (partly 'cause you have to buy 2 metres) but it is definitely far more robust, time will tell how long it lasts. Cheers Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 24 minutes ago, Rob Salisbury said: Hi Chris, It's yet to be fitted but I've got one from Seals Direct part No. ATT1972, it's significantly more expensive than the others available (partly 'cause you have to buy 2 metres) but it is definitely far more robust, time will tell how long it lasts. Cheers Rob Thats basically a copy of the original, I use AT2007 for standard backlights and sometimes if the deck is a bit wavy then AT1987 Stuart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CanJ Posted June 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Gents, That’s great, thank you. Do you have any chosen adhesives or sealants that you recommend? I see that Seals Direct have all sorts. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Salisbury Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Yes ATT1972 is a copy of the original, just a little bit bigger and the rubber is harder, ...... my old one came from Pete Buckles when Cox and Buckles were in a little mews somewhere in Balham so must have been the early 70's ..... it was fitted without any sealant and never leaked, once fitted it can't really go anywhere. Cheers Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james christie Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Mews! Mews! I don’t recall anything as grand as that, although I do recall a greasy carpet that might have served in a chip shop Happy days, rebuild on a budget etc james Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Salisbury Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 And TR as your only car, in use all the time, the days of rolling rebuilds, started Friday night and had to be on the road for Monday morning!! ...I think the greasy carpet was in his first shop in somewhere like Brixton Road, I think they moved around three times on the way to Victoria Villas, and then out to Feltham, each move became easier for me to get to them so it was a big thumbs up from me!. Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richardtr3a Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 I remember an address for C&B at 51 London Road but I am not sure where it was. Was the Thames nearby ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Salisbury Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Ah that's it London Rd, Tooting (A217) on the right hand side of the road going north, .... Thames a couple of miles or so further north just past Wandsworth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidBee Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Rob Salisbury said: Ah that's it London Rd, Tooting (A217) on the right hand side of the road going north, .... Thames a couple of miles or so further north just past Wandsworth. Not Manor Road, Richmond, then? Once, when I forgot to lock down the bonnet on OGB 800 TR2, the hinges snapped, and the bonnet flew off and over my head; fortunately the lady behind braked in time and dodged it. She was very nice about it. I tied the bonnet to the car and drove from High Barnet down to Cox & Buckles, pretty sure the garage was in Richmond. They did a superb repair and paint job, bless 'em. Edited June 28, 2020 by DavidBee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Salisbury Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Ah yes, Manor Rd, Richmond was after the short stop in the mews, they stayed in Manor Rd for a number of years and sold me loads of bits for both my TR and the Pi saloon, I remember picking up a 2.5l crank from the top of a pile of brand new old stock cranks that filled a small room!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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