marki Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Hi All. Looking to fit my new hardtop, slightly confused by the two spacers that fit through the windscreen frame. they look like they drop in from the top but on the illustration they appear to be under the Ali cap ? number 34 on the Moss website. Cheers Mark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waldi Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 On my HT there are glued between the wide rubber and the HT. They serve as anti-crushing bushes for the wind screen frame. Waldi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lee Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 As above. They drop down into the hole and held in place by the rubber on the hard top. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith1948 Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 Now I am equally confused because the same part number (Moss item 43 part number 613508) on the 4A seems to fit from underneath on the Surrey hard top. I drove for years without this spacer. I then bought a couple and still can't figure out how they should fit. Keith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waldi Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 I think on the TR6 their sole purpose is to avoid pulling out the 2 captive nut in case the special round headed bolts are tightened too much through the wind screen frame. I do not know the TR4 design. Waldi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marki Posted January 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 Hi All. I've gone with the spacers on top of the Ali trim with the seal on top. cheers Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Baines Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 Waldi is correct, same design on the late Spitfires. On that car people have found the bolts can end up putting a dimple in the hard top sheet metal if the top hat spacers aren't used, imagine the TR6 is the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, Richard Baines said: Waldi is correct, same design on the late Spitfires. On that car people have found the bolts can end up putting a dimple in the hard top sheet metal if the top hat spacers aren't used, imagine the TR6 is the same. Agree. Going downwards it goes. Hardtop, spacer, seal, aluminium capping, screen frame, plastic trim on screen frame, plain washer, bolt up through the whole lot into the captive nut in the hardtop. Original bolts are cone pointed to help starting in the hardtop thread and black phosphate finished. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lee Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 To stop the bolt crushing and indenting the screen surround. I’ve seen it done when the parts not used Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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