Firenza Rear quarter window seals

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Firenza Rear quarter window seals

Postby Icedmunkie » Sun Jun 24, 2018 12:29 pm

Has anybody got an old spare one for a Firenza. I need the profile to try and match up.
Not sure if the profile is the same as other models but if it is a bit will suffice from one of them.
Hope somebody can help.
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Re: Firenza Rear quarter window seals

Postby Fred Dukes » Sun Jun 24, 2018 5:55 pm

There is a guy offering glass and used rubbers for £70 if you are interested - was on ebay but unsold - cant get a link
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Re: Firenza Rear quarter window seals

Postby Fred Dukes » Sun Jun 24, 2018 6:00 pm

This is the Chap- he did not answer me when I offered him £50 but if you offer him the asking price of £70 he might accept allsortsmd_9
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Re: Firenza Rear quarter window seals

Postby droopsnoot » Sun Jun 24, 2018 6:31 pm

The trouble with the profile on the fixed rear quarter glass is that it changes around the window - the profile along the vertical front edge isn't the same as the profile around the top and bottom ends. There's an L-shaped slot in the rubber along the top and bottom edges that the window frame clips into, which isn't in the front edge. That said, if you found a profile that had the L-shaped slot in it, it wouldn't matter if you had that along the front as well.
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Re: Firenza Rear quarter window seals

Postby Icedmunkie » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:33 pm

Fred Dukes wrote:This is the Chap- he did not answer me when I offered him £50 but if you offer him the asking price of £70 he might accept allsortsmd_9


70 seems steep. Were they in good condition?
Ideally be good to get some knackered ones and see if they can be made up
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Re: Firenza Rear quarter window seals

Postby Fred Dukes » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:32 pm

It was the complete kit - rubbers - glass frames etc and they were on auction!
I have a pair of s/h which will do the job but may not be aesthetically pleasing :roll: The chances of getting these made up for other than a fortune I rate as slime :wink:
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Re: Firenza Rear quarter window seals

Postby Icedmunkie » Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:26 am

Fred Dukes wrote:It was the complete kit - rubbers - glass frames etc and they were on auction!
I have a pair of s/h which will do the job but may not be aesthetically pleasing :roll: The chances of getting these made up for other than a fortune I rate as slime :wink:


Have you got a picture so I can compare them to what I have already!
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Re: Firenza Rear quarter window seals

Postby jpsmit » Wed Jun 27, 2018 2:27 pm

May I just say (with only partial reference to this specific thread) that, regularly, I see posts from people looking for a particular rubber profile - often a pic is requested, rarely does it come.

There is a place nearish to me https://spaenaur.com/ that sells different types of rubber - likewise MacGregor's for the more common marques (MG Triumph etc) https://www.macgregorukcarparts.com/

I would be happy to help facilitate any of this to further the hobby BUT we (the whole club) need to find a way to post pictures of what we are actually looking for - in a helpful way (ie dimensions or whatever)

So, just a plug for finding a way - maybe an unobtanium category or ??? to move this forward.

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PS happy to pickup and send as part of that commitment.
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Re: Firenza Rear quarter window seals

Postby droopsnoot » Wed Jun 27, 2018 6:36 pm

jpsmit wrote:May I just say (with only partial reference to this specific thread) that, regularly, I see posts from people looking for a particular rubber profile - often a pic is requested, rarely does it come.


Part of the difficulty here is that the rear quarter glass rubbers have a different profile around them - the front vertical edge is different to the top and bottom edges. It's not just a case of finding a similar profile - multiple profiles and moulded corners are required.

But it's a fair point - I have a rear quarter seal that I could photograph and have not. I will rectify that soon. It's not very easy taking clear photos of something like a rubber profile, especially given that as much as I'd like to help, I'm not cutting through it to clearly show the shape.

And, I guess we get to a point where people will have to consider having non-standard rubbers and an alternative method of holding the frame in place, on the basis the wrong seal is better than no seal and car off road.
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Re: Firenza Rear quarter window seals

Postby jpsmit » Wed Jun 27, 2018 11:40 pm

droopsnoot wrote:And, I guess we get to a point where people will have to consider having non-standard rubbers and an alternative method of holding the frame in place, on the basis the wrong seal is better than no seal and car off road.


I suspect we will - or already are - I bought from Macgregor the "sweep" on the outside of the door window glass - the profile is correct even though the piece is generic - the "bracket" is however smaller than original - while I haven't installed them yet, I saw a restorer on another forum who attacked his sweeps (on a Jowett) with adhesive, opening a new line of thinking that I had not considered.

I was able to buy from MacGregor the rubber to go around the doors. I just needed to provide him with a profile - so it is out there.
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