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MG MGA - Windscreen leak

Hey all, I am having the devil of a time sealing the "joint" between the top of the windscreen and "hood".I was told once that a length of tape is the best solution. If that is true, what tape has worked in the past? Painters tape? Thanks, Tom
Thomas McNamara

I wonder if one of those self adhesive door & window draught-stopper strips would work?

Matthew.
M Magilton

Thomas
I glued a black rubber seal onto the front hood bow and it has worked perfectly.

It is a soft hollow seal with the cross section of a "capital letter D" and it is approx 1/4" in diameter.
I used impact adhesive to glue it onto the hood bow about 1/4" from the front edge and it is runs continuously between the hole on one side to the other.

I should probably have fixed a bit of the seal to outside of the holes as I do get a little rain leaking through just there, but I havent gotten around to it yet.

Colyn
c firth

Thomas,
Todd Clarke sells a perferct rubber seal which can be glued to the hood bow.
David
D M SPEAK

Do you have the centre clip to keep the hood tight to the screen? If not, you could install it.
ArtPearse

If you have a centre clip and a good fitting timber front bow there wont be any gap between the bow and top of windscreen. Get this right and the problem is pretty well solved. A sealing strip may help bad fitting hood.
Mike Ellsmore

This thread was discussed between 13/04/2015 and 14/04/2015

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