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MG MGA - Coupe trim question
| The wood trim on the inside top of the door, did it have padding or just a vinal cover? Pictures and restored cars I've seen appear to not have padding. On my car (owned since 72) there is foam padding under the vinal. I'm getting ready to recover them and would prefer to follow original concepts. Thanks, Gerry |
| G T Foster |
| Just the vynil cover and NO padding.Similar to the dash panel, the vynil is applied directly to the part. i suppose you could put some padding for extra comfort???? |
| Gordon Harrison |
| Gerry, Gordon is correct there is no padding under the vinyl. I'm doing mine right now and they have never been done before. The vinyl is applied directly to the wood. There is also a tail that goes down the edge of the inside door panel that is attached to the one end. Andy |
| Andy Preston |
| Andy, Re: "There is also a tail that goes down the edge of the inside door panel that is attached to the one end." Can you post a photo? Thanks, Gerry |
| G T Foster |
| Gerry, the tail is attached to the front of the door capping and runs down the front of the door panel. There is also a "wipe" between the door capping and the inside of the glass. Andy  |
| Andy Preston |
| Gerry, here's a photo from iside door showing connection to door cap. Andy  |
| Andy Preston |
| Gerry, here's the "wipe" thats on the inside of the door capping. Andy  |
| Andy Preston |
| Andy, Thanks for those images! I have not seen the "tail" nor that type wiper before. My car (1958)had felt wipers (service parts list RF31) on the inside surface that attach with clips to the top lip of the door, but the wipers you show were not there. How does this wiper attach? Do you know if it is in addition to the felt wiper? The service parts list shows a Door Capping Assy (RN3) and does not detail it. The "tail" piece is not shown either. Thanks, Gerry |
| G T Foster |
| Gerry I think that most coupe owners accept that if it rains hard the wipers will not stop the rain coming in. It just has to run down and out through the drain holes in the bottom of the door. This is why its important to make sure their clear and the inside of the door is well protected. I've seen MGB door wipers installed on coupe's and it works well but you do of course see the wiper above the chrome strip. |
| J H Cole |
| I have origional wipes on my coupe but they were very worn out. I took one apart and low and behold they are simply made of felt and a piece of tin. So I remade some new ones. Nothing easier. Take a piece of galavized metal, cut to lenght...wrap it with black felt(any tissue store)and contact cement and then staple it to the wood base. The only tricky part is aligning the COMPLETED piece, so that it rubs the window properly. Other than that they look "stock" origional and cost pennies to make. Gordon |
| Gordon Harrison |
| Gordon, "wrap it with black felt(any tissue store)and contact cement and then staple it to the wood base." My felt wipers were not attached to the wood trim, but were clipped to the inside top edge of the door. Very different from what you are describing. I must find and photograph them. Cheers, Gerry |
| G T Foster |
| Gerry, I wrapped my door and rear cockpit rails with a thin (1/8") foam "fabric backed foam" that I got from a local leather furniture plant. Makes the leather easier to get on properly and gives the finished part a better feel than the "proper" direct over the wood installation. Image of uncovered rail attached. I would highly recommend doing this if you can get the material. Jim  |
| Jim Ferguson |
| Gerry, my wipers are exactly as you have described yours. Since my interior was not original, I cannot comment on the wood cap covering. The pics posted by Andy are interesting. I purchased pretty nice reproduction wipers, maybe from MacGregor, although I think the originals could possibly be reused with a little work. |
| G Goeppner |
| Jim, I don't recognize that rail, but I'm pretty sure it's not for a coupe. Still an interesting idea. George, I've been meaning to order MacGregor's wipers. Thanks for reminding me! Gerry |
| G T Foster |
| Look in the VictoriaBritish Cat. page 43 Item #14 you will find the clips & Item #13 the felt strip. Cliff(SC)  |
| Jones |
| GT There are two wipes. One that is attched to the metal "lip" of the door with clips #13 and one that runs in the notch in the wood cover. They were held there with upholstery tacks. Ya got your inside wipes ...and ya got your outside wipes. lol #13 is the outside wipe and the missing one works in a similar way, but on the inside of the door. I could try and take a pic and if you really wanted, I could send you a piece of an old one. Jim, I do not recognize that piece. Could you mention where it is attached to the door and why it has such large bolts. To me it looks like the cockpit surround wood for a convertable. Gordon |
| Gordon Harrison |
| Here is a picture of a Coupe door capping with the inner wipe seal. I will send three separate responses so I can include two close ups. They are made just as Gordon H indicated. Hope this helps and have a good day. John  |
| John Progess |
| A close up of the rear end of the door capping inner wipe seal. John  |
| John Progess |
| Last close up of front end of door capping inner wipe seal. John  |
| John Progess |
| John, your car is it original, un-restored? I have never seen that seal before. What I have seen is item #13 stapled on the wood trim. Cliff(SC) |
| Jones |
| Cliff, The coupe that I restored was origional (I purchased it from the origional owner) and it had the seal on both doors. On the window side of the seal there was a round build up with a cross section of about 3/32" diameter to cover the sharp edge, so I slit a piece of wiring and used the outer PVC coating and glued it to the edge of the tin piece and then wrapped the entire piece with black felt. Note the cutout for the attachment strap and the length goes to the recess hole for the door screw. Have a good day! John |
| John Progess |
| John, Thanks for the photos. Do you know who sells the rubber wiper? Thanks, Gerry |
| G T Foster |
| John, what is the inner wipe seal made of, it looks like rubber? Gerry, MacGregor offers a "door glass inner brush strip", part mgac-d-19, maybe that's what we're looking for. George |
| G Goeppner |
| Gerry, The brush strip is made from thin tin 15/16" wide and 17.5" long. The edge that contacts the window has a round bead (approx 3/32" dismeter cross section) and the entire strip is wrapped with black felt. As I said to form the bead I stripped the PVC coating from some wire and glued it to the tin. It is very simple to make. Hope this helps and have a good day! John |
| John Progess |
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