Vixen Screen Seals

[StewB_v6]

Evening chaps,

I'm looking to replace the front screen seal on my S2 Vixen. I've cut the old seal (which was clearly wrong in profile). I'm looking for a bit of advice from those who have had good experiences with seals from the usual suppliers as there seems to be quite a discrepancy in cost (that isn't my overriding consideration - getting something which fits & seals without half a tub of dumdum is my priority!).

Thanks,

Stew.

[Moto]

Hi Stew,

I got a set of rubbers and fillers from Adrian@. Also get yourself a special tool to fit the filler strip as they're so difficult without one. They can be found on ebay. ie: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4in1-Diamond-Windscreen...

Moto

[vicankim]

I had my last set from sTeVe Reid. He advised that they were originally supplied to TVR to the same pattern as had been used by the Blackpool coach manufacturer Duple. He had had a set of dies made to reproduce the seals as there was then no other supplier at that time. The dies were then placed with a rubber extrusion company for Steve's exclusive use.
Do not know what happened to those dies since Steve's sad passing. Maybe someone on here does.
Just a little bit of history but Adrian is your best bet for them now.

Steve

[plasticpig72]

Imho i would think the seal will be the same as other grp cars.
Or for the special seal which has a lip on the outside, Adrian or DG Sports cars.
With the larger lip on the outside there is less chance of leaks
Alan

[Dollyman1850]

Adrian venn at Exactly TVR sells the CORRECT rubbers and spreader strips.
You also do not use dum dum.

Correct method is to fit the screen to the car. Then carefully clean down and dry off. The carefully mask the body at the edge of the screen rubber and similarly mask the glass to the screen rubber. Then you apply 2 thin beads of sikaflex Polyurethane seam sealant rubber to screen and rubber to body. Immediately you have done this you use the proper tools and fit the spreader trim. This then squeezes out excess sealant which you can finger off smooth then remove tape before it all sets up. This bonds the screen into the aperture and will ensure neither the roof will lift at speed or the screen will leak.

N.

[Astacus]

Damn clever!

[Andrew Gray]

Same applies to rear screens as we have seen on some forums where at least one owner found there screen had fallen out fortunately inside the car.
My widescreen man was horrified when i said this is what was needed he said he would never do it that way i suggested he had never done an old TVR Before.
So i let him do it his way and yup first time i went out in the rain leaks all over the place,so a Saturday spent taking locking strip out scraping out the flexible sealant he put in and doing it right.
No leaks now or at least none from the screen.
A