Door seal question
Posted: 09 Oct 2016 11:52 pm
Hello, I got a new door seal from a 340 supplier who is usually great (not naming names as this is only a hobby
but from my experience of changing these on a Morris Minor decades ago I was half-expecting it to ruin the car and, well, it almost has. The door requires a gargantuan effort to close it and then stands about a cm proud of the rest of the bodywork, the window-frame looks like its about to break and opening the door makes such a noise from the catch that I thought it was about to fracture into little pieces. So I have left the door ajar rather than stress it all too much while I try to sort out a better solution. I ebayed a bit and blagged this picture:
From measuring up the new seal it is definitely a lower-right one. Will changing it for a lower-left one which is a bit smaller help? I can't believe that 2 mm is going a to make a big enough difference. I am tempted to go for the 'Small' one (top-right). Anyone got any advice on this.

From measuring up the new seal it is definitely a lower-right one. Will changing it for a lower-left one which is a bit smaller help? I can't believe that 2 mm is going a to make a big enough difference. I am tempted to go for the 'Small' one (top-right). Anyone got any advice on this.