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The first way I had it does make sense. The lip traps the water and lets it run down that little gutter in the rubber to the bottom of the boot.


The other way around should stop the water getting in altogether, but if it does get it it will fall into the boot........or worse if the rubber is ill fitting, into the metal gutter.

I had a look on the FE/FC forum, and they are also divided as to which way it goes

I think I'll take yours and oldnek's word and put it the other way around

Haven't put anytin up for a wile.

I put mine in different to both what is showed.
On mine I put it with the lip pointed stright up. if it were looked at in the same foto.
The lip is on the outside and as it goes round the chnel it points in to the boot.

This was the way I was told to do it by rare spare bloke.
I think this is the way roscoe did it cause thats what was in his pix when he painted in his boot.

It hasent let eany thing get in while the boot is closed.

I sued the same stuff Craig did and it has worked reel good.

Hope this dont make any difference to what already done.

Dee

Hmmmmmm, interesting

I tried it your way,Dee. It does look right, as the little channel in the rubber sits on the lip of the gutter....but the only problem is the base of the rubber (not a rare spares rubber ) doesnt sit in the bottom of the channel. Not long enough.

I did the water test on all 3 different ways.......still leaks from the same spot.


Oh well. I'll put it in the way it leaked least....

spose its just a case of what worx Cal.
Mine is rares and by the look of the pic soe is roscoes.
Dont know about yorse so cant say anythin.

spose its down to doin what seems best.

Dee

ratbox wrote:come on you restorers surely you know or is it some sort of secret

Must be no one else has offered up any help

Now I have no idea what way is right.....

i think the best answer would come from jacko if he looked at the nine thousand mile car that would have to have the factory rubber in it

or seing as nobody seems to really know maybe they can go either way and from the factory they were fitted both ways

Devilrod wrote:

ratbox wrote:come on you restorers surely you know or is it some sort of secret

Must be no one else has offered up any help

Now I have no idea what way is right.....

Spoke to a panel beater mate last night who reckons the way I put it in is not the right way. He seems to think the way Dee described is right

Oh well, its in now

Anyone have any pics of how it is supposed to go in?

SCOOBB, I put mine in how I've got it im the first picture on the previous page.

Even with pretty heavy water pressure, I only get a very small leak on the top right hand corner, which I think has more to do with the boot being slightly out of alignment

Cal, i have put mine in around the other way as it makes a kind of gutter for the water to run away.
Cheers,Greg.