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MGB GT

1965-1980 / Coupe / United Kingdom

Common Weatherproofing (Roadster)

Windscreen Pillar Seal Leaks

Symptoms

Water drips onto the dashboard or down the A-posts during rain or car washing.

Cause

The windscreen surround seal hardens, shrinks, and loses its sealing contact. On chrome bumper cars, the windscreen is held by a chrome surround that relies on a rubber gasket. On rubber bumper cars, the screen is bonded.

Fix

  1. 1 Refit or replace the windscreen seal. On chrome bumper cars, the screen must be removed, the channel cleaned, a new seal fitted, and the screen reinstalled -
  2. 2 a fiddly but straightforward job. Cost: $40--80 for the seal, $100--200 for professional fitting
Cost mentioned in fix
Cost: $40$100

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