Nice weather today so had a blast over Snilesworth and Bilsdale, my local B roads. My wife drove part of the way and ... liked it!
Back home, fixed the clear front indicator lenses from SVC, easy, looks great. Following instructions I had from MMC over the phone, I found the loom for the cigar lighter and reconnected it - success.
Then I decided to have a good "go" at the hood (new style). The previous owners had obviously found things difficult as the finish at the top of the A pillars was a little marred. I couldn't get the front rail to sit down tightly on the w/screen surround. On closer inspection the U-channel seal had come away on the front edges and been folded over in their attempts to fit it - unsurprisingly this made it difficult, as they had been trying to compress a double layer of rubber, for a couple of inches at each side.
So I warmed the rubber to soften it and get it back to its original shape, reglued it in the correct place with contact adhesive, and carefully eased the rail with the seal in the correct position over the screen. It was immediately possible to seat it correctly, and as a result the overcentre clips now had 6mm unnecessary clearance! So I adjusted them up to a snug fit, and I'm leaving the whole thing in place overnight to "set".
At the sides, there is now metal to metal contact between the ends of the hood rail and the top of the A pillars. It looks to me as if the whole thing will be as watertight as the design allows, and there isn't really any room for any extra bits of rubber as others have suggested. Of course now I'll need to go out in the rain to test it...
Nigel
