Sill Rubber Seals

[Neil Duke]

I have got new sill rubber seals,the straight ones under the chrome strip,are these glued in?or just clipped under the chrome strip?if glued,what glue is suggested?

[Tom W]

I glued mine in with contact adhesive.

[mgcjag]

As above..they just glue in place...not held in by the chrome

[Neil Duke]

Thanks,I think I will use one of the silicone adhesives.

[MarekH]

You may wish to check whether your chosen adhesive cures via releasing acetic acid or somesuch nasty compound as you don't want to eat into the chrome. Conventionally, automotive trim cement would be used and this is petrol based.

One owner, who purchased one of my headlight kits, wanted to bond his bonnet flanges with "No More Nails". I drove 70 miles to offer him his money back before he caused any more damage. (Yes, he was a builder....)

kind regards
Marek

[Neil Duke]

Not got round to this yet,been busy with other bits.I know this is stupid,but,does anybody have a picture of this seal ,the correct way round?I looked at 2 cars,& they were different.

[288gto]

Hi Neil,

The seal goes as in Bill's pic below. Clean the back of the seal with some panel wipe or brake cleaner to remove any release agent remaining and rough it up slightly with 120 grit. Likewise clean the surface you are going to glue it to. Mask up the sill and chrome to avoid damaging them.

I used Alphabond AF178 applied to the rubber and sill groove to fix the rubbers in.

[angelw]

Hello Simon,
Neil's car is an S3, therefore, the Sill Seal is different to that used with your short wheel base car. The following picture shows the cross section and orientation on it's location in the car.

Regards,

Bill

[288gto]

Hello Simon,
Neil's car is an S3, therefore.......

Haha, cheers Bill, my fault for not reading Neil's signature.

[Neil Duke]

Thanks guys.Last two jobs,get suspension set up,& a rolling road set up,both by Andy Cattani,of Classic & Race.

[Joes66]

Hi Bill
How does it go on the 2+2?
It's a job I have to do and couldent work out where it went
Joe

[mgcjag]

Hi Joe.....in a S2 2+2 they fit the same as in Bills photo.....Steve

[Joes66]

Ahh
Thx Steve
I was scratching my head as to where it went
My car dident have them at all!