Jughead Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 HI everyone, some questions / help regarding outer window strip... So mine are perished all the way past the 1/4 windows so i have picked them out and now can basically just see down into the door. Am i right i need this. https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-608278 1 length? per door and it will go from the start of the 1/4 window frame edge right to the far edge of the door? just slip down tight into the door? I then saw these... I'm guessing they secure it some how but says on website i need x16 of them? I can't see where they go? https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-613869 Many thanks for any steer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 hi, yes thats what you need and it goes right along the door from the front edge past the quarter light frame to the back edge in one piece. The clips are a bit awkward to fit cos they go with the open bit pointing up and have to be pushed into place from underneath so that they clip together the door skin lip (inside the window slot) and the lower edge of the seal strip. Its best done with a strip of thin steel bent into a right angle and then used to hook under each clip in turn and pulled upwards. Canleys are a lot cheaper for the seal strip and they come with the clips....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted January 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 oh great thanks very much for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 you can get the original workshop manuals free on line (well I found mine no problem) and they show just about everything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 In the manual is shows you need to make a slim metal hook to enable getting the clip into the glass gap, the hook needs to hold the clip best tip I can give is tie a length of cotton to the clip so when it pings off and escapes you can retrieve it from the garage floor or inside the door With 6 pairs of hands a piece of timber and a small mallet with the seal in place fiddle the hook into the glass gap align the clip to fit over the seal flange and the door skin flange , then when pulling the hook upwards tap the seal downwards with the timber drift and mallet Some clips sold are too narrow for some rather thick aftermarket seals may need opening up a little ...or a better clip Once you have the hang of these antics its quite easy Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark powell Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 The original seals are shaped to fit round the quarter light frame and I think are no longer available. There were a pair on ebay recently, collection only from the seller, about £50. I have just fitted the ones you are looking at, and yes the clips are sods... I also trimmed the new seal to fit the quarter light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Pete Lewis said: best tip I can give is tie a length of cotton to the clip so when it pings off and escapes you can retrieve it from the garage floor or inside the door ... and it is definitely a case of "when", not "if". It gets easier with practice. By the five hundredth door or so. In fairness, the Canleys one that I fitted to Tessa after replacing the winder mechanism was a LOT easier than the ones I put on Toby (with new door skins). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 Keep a magnet handy for when they drop down inside the door. It's also a lot easier with the door trim removed, so you can push them up from below; you can get most if not all on this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 I dont recall the job as being too difficult but do remember the sharp edges in the door internals...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 Sticky plasters weren't they std, tool kit requirement on a triumph ??? Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark powell Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Still on ebay.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-VITESSE-HERALD-NOS-PAIR-DOOR-GLASS-WEATHER-SEAL-NOT-REPRO/202557022839?hash=item2f2956e277%3Ag%3A9N0AAOSwKZ5bp-bz&LH_ItemCondition=3000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 HOW MUCH??????? 😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark powell Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Just what I thought... but find another original o/s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Bill at rarbits4classics used to sell decent strips and clips but he doesnt trade now , shame Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 17 hours ago, mark powell said: Just what I thought... but find another original o/s? If I really needed original O/S. It's only a rubber strip after all, and avoiding the really rubbish ones, there are better quality versions out there for nowhere near that amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Smith Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 I've read the workshop manual and this thread. I have done this before, but forget how I did it. Is the outer seal, 608278, installed with the glass removed or in place? Right now I have the glass out and the wing window frame loose in the opening. I trimmed the seal tab away in two places to clear the wing window frame. I am stuck. I am seeking guidance. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Smith Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 I do have a homemade clip tool as shown in the manual. Should I fit the clips to the rubber tab first and then try to pull the seal and clip up on the door flange? Will the glass and bottom frame pass through the slim opening with the seals in place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 The rubber seal can only be installed with the glass in place, as there's no way to install or remove the glass past it. And if you fit the seal and then discover the glass has fallen out of its support frame, you have to dismantle the whole door to fix that. The clips go on to the glass and door skin together - you have to put the seal in from above and the clips from below. It may be possible to do the clips on the inner furry bit in two steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 always tie 12" of thread to each clip so you can retrieve them when they fly off you need 3 pairs of hands one to load and line up the clip and the seal one to to pull the clip tool up firmly one to hold a tamping bit of timber and one more to use a small mallet so pull clip up .press seal down and give it a whack with the mallet all in one operation its the only way to get the clips fully located take your time and forgot one to fish the thread out the door as yoou will loose clips asn they escape Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn wright Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 Pete! I wish you had told me that about 2 years ago! ended up using double the clips, bloody knuckles and a wonky straight seal LOL🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 aha sorryMartyn i do mention it from time to time bloody knuckles is the first option always have sticky plasters in the tool box ha ! i dont remember where i learnt the trick and some replacement seals are just too thick , may help if you open the clips (more blood) a bit to help many clips sold are completely wrong just to aid the job along i often wonder if 1mm thick double sides glazing foam strip would work it sticks like sh1t Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 ..and tape around the inside of the door apertures to stop you slitting your wrists on the sharp metal work. One of those magnet things on a telescopic stick is also useful for retrieval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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