P2 Tickford door draught seal

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RobHomewood
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P2 Tickford door draught seal

Post by RobHomewood » Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:35 am

Like many P2's my doors have an excessive gap around the lower part of the doors. I have no draught seal on mine and am trying to source some and am wondering whether the Tickford model is different to the rest in this? I have found the attached profile at Vintage Spares https://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/m/pro ... rofile.jpg
but am puzzled by the fixing- there is a slot which is apparently supposed to fix over a standing seam around the door frame which I cant find. I wonder why the fixing slot is in the fabric covered section as that means the fabric will be hidden and the rubber section exposed- surely the wrong way round?
Things are confused by the only existing section of seal at windsceen level which just shows as a complete fabric covered round profile with presumably a rubber tail trapped under the screen trim
Perhaps a Tickford owner would post a picture to help? Or point me in the right direction
Rob

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Re: P2 Tickford door draught seal

Post by RobHomewood » Sat Sep 01, 2018 3:07 pm

Well the replacement draught strip arrived as the previously illustrated and there is no way that it can be fitted on the Tickford DHC as far as I can see. That strip is designed to fit over a raised metal seam and I have none on my car.
The existing piece of draught strip is a plush covered roll (about the same size as that illustration) with a wide fabrid tail which is fixed behind the cover plate etc. Does anyone recognise this or know where I can find such a profile? I dont even know if this is original but it looks it.
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Re: P2 Tickford door draught seal

Post by p2roverman » Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:21 pm

Looks like ordinary 'Furflex' to me. Also used around the windscreen on later P2s at least.

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Re: P2 Tickford door draught seal

Post by Phil - Nottingham » Sun Mar 03, 2019 11:37 am

Ordinary Furflex is around the screen of our 1939 P2 and works well too. Furflex is merely Furtex (ie Plush) covered hollow rubber tube
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