draught excluders

[myoldjalopy]

Hello,

Has anyone got any useful tips on fitting (original type) draft excluders round the doors successfully? There must be a right way and several wrong ways to do this job.........

Thanks,

Pete

[MoggyBlue]

Why not go for the upgraded ones no more clips that take the paint off and they seal alot better aswell ;P

[charlie_morris_minor]

The problem is that the original draft excluders is that you need to put the pressure on the trailing edge of the excluder not the leading edge.

so i purchased a set of nail pincers, something like this..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Wilki ... 58be8048bb

I ground the sharp part off the jaws so that when they gripped the fabric and rubber they did not cut into it.. using a long block of wood i was able to push the draft excluder on to the edge of the door. As i moved the block up the door i followed it with the pincers crushing the draft excluder into place I only did this as i had all the rubber and fabric parts otherwise i would have purchased the new excluders which are much less faff to fit.

[myoldjalopy]

OK thank you. What do you mean by the leading and trailing edges of the draught excluder?

[charlie_morris_minor]

er.. i thought about that after i posted my reply.

I can understand the confusion because i was probably wrong as the leading edge when pushing the trim on becomes the trailing edge when in place.. confused even more.. this is what i mean in my first response about leading and trailing..
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[myoldjalopy]

Yes, I understand now. Thank you. One final question - do you fit the draught excluder in one piece, rather than cutting it into two to get a clean fitting round the right angle at the top of the door frame?

Cheers,

Pete

[charlie_morris_minor]

Pete in one piece, the right angle at the top of the B post where it meets the roof is not a right angle when you look at the metal seem where the excluder sits on, i can post a photo tonight if you would like me to..

[myoldjalopy]

Yes a picture would be nice but in one piece pretty much answers the question.

Many thanks for your help.

Cheers,

Pete

[charlie_morris_minor]

as requested.. i have removed the draught excluder so you can see more easily that the seem is not a right angle,..
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[myoldjalopy]

Great, fantastic! Many thanks for your help - greatly appreciated.

[jagnut66]

Why not go for the upgraded ones no more clips that take the paint off and they seal alot better aswell ;P

Hi,
Do you have a link to these out of curiosity?
Best wishes,
Mike.

[Bidz]

Why not go for the upgraded ones no more clips that take the paint off and they seal alot better aswell ;P

Hi,
Do you have a link to these out of curiosity?
Best wishes,
Mike.

http://morrisminorspares.co.uk/shop/pro ... cts_id=869

Top tip to get them on. Get your housemate to do it for you. Worked for me.

[jagnut66]

Thanks for the link, my coloured ones are getting a bit past their best and they seemed to get dirty / damaged quite soon after fitting, probably due to regular usage of the car, so I may well go down this route myself when I come to replace them.
Best wishes,
Mike.