Inexpensive (but not cheap!) Fixes
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Been fixing some of my niggles with the nice driving weather back again, and thought i would share some of these, bit more cost effective than some of the TVR parts specialists and in some cases better!
My rear bootlid gas strut had lost its oomph....could no longer keep it (the boot) up
.... company called SGS does the strut off the shelf for £15+VAT. Great delivery and strut works perfectly, just the right amount of 'up' action 
... http://www.sgs-engineering.com/shop/categories/sea...
My drivers wing mirror was discouloured at the bottom adge and very annoying (to me anyway ) . EBay! Convex, heated replacement glass with backplate. £12 delivered. I didnt use the backplate - reused the old one, works great - now have a perfect mirror again!!
Rear screen seal, mine had pershed, squashed and gone a bot green in places. Replaced with D section from www.cbsonline.co.uk, fit is a little tighter than before so i am hoping it will give a little in time, but it took only 5 minutes to fit and its a perfect airtight seal. £16 all in, and in my opinion better than the original.
Hope they help someone else too
My rear bootlid gas strut had lost its oomph....could no longer keep it (the boot) up
.... company called SGS does the strut off the shelf for £15+VAT. Great delivery and strut works perfectly, just the right amount of 'up' action ... http://www.sgs-engineering.com/shop/categories/sea...My drivers wing mirror was discouloured at the bottom adge and very annoying (to me anyway
) . EBay! Convex, heated replacement glass with backplate. £12 delivered. I didnt use the backplate - reused the old one, works great - now have a perfect mirror again!! Rear screen seal, mine had pershed, squashed and gone a bot green in places. Replaced with D section from www.cbsonline.co.uk, fit is a little tighter than before so i am hoping it will give a little in time, but it took only 5 minutes to fit and its a perfect airtight seal. £16 all in, and in my opinion better than the original.
Hope they help someone else too
Edited by Robertjp on Tuesday 19th April 08:48
Robertjp said:
Been fixing some of my niggles with the nice driving weather back again, and thought i would share some of these, bit more cost effective than some of the TVR parts specialists and in some cases better!
My rear bootlid gas strut had lost its oomph....could no longer keep it (the boot) up.... company called SGS does the strut off the shelf for £15+VAT. Great delivery and strut works perfectly, just the right amount of 'up' action ... http://www.sgs-engineering.com/shop/categories/sea...
My drivers wing mirror was discouloured at the bottom adge and very annoying (to me anyway ) . EBay! Convex, heated replacement glass with backplate. £12 delivered. I didnt use the backplate - reused the old one, works great - now have a perfect mirror again!!
Rear screen seal, mine had pershed, squashed and gone a bot green in places. Replaced with D section from www.cbsonline.co.uk, fit is a little tighter than before so i am hoping it will give a little in time, but it took only 5 minutes to fit and its a perfect airtight seal. £16 all in, and in my opinion better than the original.
Hope they help someone else too :thumbbup:
That's useful, thanks. I need to do the rear screen seal and I think the boot seal as I noticed that the boot was a bit damp after getting caught in a rain storm the other day.My rear bootlid gas strut had lost its oomph....could no longer keep it (the boot) up
.... company called SGS does the strut off the shelf for £15+VAT. Great delivery and strut works perfectly, just the right amount of 'up' action ... http://www.sgs-engineering.com/shop/categories/sea...My drivers wing mirror was discouloured at the bottom adge and very annoying (to me anyway
) . EBay! Convex, heated replacement glass with backplate. £12 delivered. I didnt use the backplate - reused the old one, works great - now have a perfect mirror again!! Rear screen seal, mine had pershed, squashed and gone a bot green in places. Replaced with D section from www.cbsonline.co.uk, fit is a little tighter than before so i am hoping it will give a little in time, but it took only 5 minutes to fit and its a perfect airtight seal. £16 all in, and in my opinion better than the original.
Hope they help someone else too :thumbbup:
14mm x 13mm self adhesive rubber d section.
http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/14mm_x_13mm__SE...
4 metres is adequate.
It is tight though so you have been warned!! as i say, hoping mine will give, great airtight seal but takes more effort to fit the screen than it did (but to be fair that had air gaps everywhere!. Still using standard screen clips though with the soft side of some self adhesive velcro on. May try some PTFE spray to help it a bit.
The strut was a standard part to be honest so no need for an adjustable one (which are more expensive), i didnt even consider it. I may do though if i do the bonnet conversion later in the year.
http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/14mm_x_13mm__SE...
4 metres is adequate.
It is tight though so you have been warned!! as i say, hoping mine will give, great airtight seal but takes more effort to fit the screen than it did (but to be fair that had air gaps everywhere!. Still using standard screen clips though with the soft side of some self adhesive velcro on. May try some PTFE spray to help it a bit.
The strut was a standard part to be honest so no need for an adjustable one (which are more expensive), i didnt even consider it. I may do though if i do the bonnet conversion later in the year.
blueg33 said:
That's useful, thanks. I need to do the rear screen seal and I think the boot seal as I noticed that the boot was a bit damp after getting caught in a rain storm the other day.
CBS will do boot seals too, which i need to do at some point, if you fix it let us all know, its a common prob Robertjp said:
14mm x 13mm self adhesive rubber d section.
http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/14mm_x_13mm__SE...
4 metres is adequate.
It is tight though so you have been warned!! as i say, hoping mine will give, great airtight seal but takes more effort to fit the screen than it did (but to be fair that had air gaps everywhere!. Still using standard screen clips though with the soft side of some self adhesive velcro on. May try some PTFE spray to help it a bit.
The strut was a standard part to be honest so no need for an adjustable one (which are more expensive), i didnt even consider it. I may do though if i do the bonnet conversion later in the year.
Thanks Rob http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/14mm_x_13mm__SE...
4 metres is adequate.
It is tight though so you have been warned!! as i say, hoping mine will give, great airtight seal but takes more effort to fit the screen than it did (but to be fair that had air gaps everywhere!. Still using standard screen clips though with the soft side of some self adhesive velcro on. May try some PTFE spray to help it a bit.
The strut was a standard part to be honest so no need for an adjustable one (which are more expensive), i didnt even consider it. I may do though if i do the bonnet conversion later in the year.
Robertjp said:
My drivers wing mirror was discouloured at the bottom adge and very annoying (to me anyway ) . EBay! Convex, heated replacement glass with backplate. £12 delivered. I didnt use the backplate - reused the old one, works great - now have a perfect mirror again!!
Have ordered one too. How much force was required to remove the old mirror? ) . EBay! Convex, heated replacement glass with backplate. £12 delivered. I didnt use the backplate - reused the old one, works great - now have a perfect mirror again!! Cheers.
dmacw said:
Have ordered one too. How much force was required to remove the old mirror?
Cheers.
You can get your fingertips behind the edge of the mirror, then ease it out and the backplate will just pop off the mounting plate on the motor. Cheers.
To get the old backplate off i heated with a heat gun, guess a hair dryer would do! Then gently prised it apart. I used a flat bladed screwdriver then my fingers. wish i has worn gloves for that bit!!!
mrcyeo said:
Have you got the link for the mirror I want to replace both of mine! Ta, Mr C
here you go...you have to note left / right / both when you purchase. Ta, Mr Chttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
The heated element connectors are in a slightly different position than the OEM but TBH a little fettling on the plastic backplate and its a very minor issue!!
I also ran round the edge with an oil stone to tidy up but it wasnt really necessary...
Oh...and bonus....it was only £11
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