Beading for Chimaera roof panel

[ms89028]

Can anyone recommend an alternative beading to fit to the roof panel to get a better seal on my windows ? Even with the windows adjusted as high as they'll go there's still a slight gap at the top.... I've heard of people fitting a thicker beading/seal on the roof panel to fix this.

[roy the boy]

There is an adjustment screw for the windows to alter the stop point - maybe you can try this.

[ms89028]

Been there done that - it's as high as it'll go apparently

[zippee]

I'd be interested to hear about this as well, my windoes are at their max but I also have a slight gap but only at the front of the window!

[ms89028]

Similar problem to me - The gap is not consistent I have a gap in the centre of the window on drivers side and front on passenger side.

[ms89028]

Mine was OK until a certain large TVR dealership returned my car with someone elses roof panel....

[jsc1976]

I too have a gap at the front of the passenger door. I think something is misaligned with the door itself but cannot reach far enough through the speaker aperture to get the door panel off - anybody got any suggestions for doing this apart from employing the services of an orangutan!

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If you take to door trim apart, the window is attached to the mechanisim by two bolts. If you loosen these you can piviot the window (front to rear of car) to even the gap up and tighten the nuts again. I had to do this on my passenger side window because the gap wasn`t consistant.

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jsc1976 said:

I too have a gap at the front of the passenger door. I think something is misaligned with the door itself but cannot reach far enough through the speaker aperture to get the door panel off - anybody got any suggestions for doing this apart from employing the services of an orangutan!

If you were closer I`d say pop round and I`ll use my skinny arms to undo the bolts!
I`ve hod both mine off a few times now (door trims that is)

[ms89028]

It's a neat trick if you can do it

[jsc1976]

How far back do you have to reach - there seemed to be some sort of rubber flap hindering movement too??

[bigdods]

I had something similar recently - removed the rubber strips from the roof panel and refitted now I have no gap - seems they had mecome misaligned in their slots and werent sitting quite right. And of course this gave me hours of fun as the damn things were glued in at one end...

Oh and of course there is the other reason why theres a gap - if I dont get the roof fitted just SO then theres a gap..sometimes takes me 2 or 3 goes at putting it on and wiggling to get it in just the right place.

[Sharky500]

I too had the gap at the front of the windows. I even replaced the rubber seals with new pieces, but to no avail.

So I glued a length of suitably cut and shaped bicycle inner tube to the seals - from the front of the seal, the length of the inner tube run was about 3 inches on the drivers side, about 2 inches on the passengers.

Bingo - the job's a goodun. No gap, and no more wind whistling!!

[tahiti450]

jsc1976 said:

How far back do you have to reach - there seemed to be some sort of rubber flap hindering movement too??

This is well described in the bible, following the description and with patience it can be done and isnt half as tricky as removing the dash top! Window adjustment is the obvious remedy, but failing that,
1: as above, try removing and re fitting the roof panel i sometimes get a small gap until i release and reclamp the roof, sometimes with a deft thump on top to make sure its fully seated.
2: the seal on the roof edge is hollow, so, to expand the seal slightly, lubricate a length of windscreen washer hosing (about 6mm outside diameter) and feed this down the hole in the seal for its full length then trim off to suit, completely invisible and makes the seal a bit thicker and more resilient.

[jsc1976]

Thanks for all the advice - I had another crack at it yesterday afternoon and although my arm is now red raw with fibreglass scratches (!) the window now seals uniformly and whistles no more - woohoo! It's not as bad as the bible suggests - I would recommend the use of a long sleeved top though for anyone else trying it! Oh and apologies for hijacking the thread . . .

[ms89028]

No appology needed - sounds like I probably need to do the same...

[razorman]

Back to the original question though. Where can I get some replacement rubber seals from?
Looked at mine yesterday and they are beggining to split at the ends. Could be the cause of the wind noise and the best place to start as they need replacing anyway.

[jsc1976]

I have just ordered some from Peninsula - I would think any dealer will be able to supply you with them.

[adrian@]

Back again to the original question ...The later roof seal that has an alloy runner with a rubber extrusion fitted into the runner can be retro fitted to all the early cars and this can be removed and packed with washers to follow the contours on the glass.
Adrian