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Convertible top seal installation
I'm installing a new header seal on my 66 LeMans convertible. As seen in the pictures the seal extends about 1/2" beyond the screw holes. There are about 12 nylon pegs embedded in the rubber seal. The pegs aligned good. Do I re drill a couple of holes and move the over to align with the screw holes or exactly what should I do?
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arbys,
What brand was that seal? I used "Metro" brand 8 years ago, and it fit very nicely... If you do drill new holes, I'd worry that the too-wide seal will extend too far outboard on each side...and the front to back seals won't match up well with the stretched out header seal...
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How would it work to screw the ends down first then do the pegs?
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Upon closer inspection (daytime) I noticed that there were little slits where they installed the pins. All I need to is align the pins with the holes and then install the "T" shaped pins in the molding.
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Today I removed all of the nylon pins from the front seal. I attached the top seal with two of the screws on the ends and then closely inspected the position of the top seal with the predrilled holes and inserted a scratch awl to mark the spot where the pin had to be inserted. After I did that I inserted the pins from end to end. Virtually non of the pins original were in the correct spot.
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hopefully your solution works well. It's too bad it was so far off.
Aftermarket parts. Sigh.
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