t bar cling film method
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t bar cling film method
Does anyone have a guide and pictures?
Mr2 Rev1 tubby
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my build thread
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Re: t bar cling film method
http://www.awpish.co.uk/motor/tubby/tBarLeak.html
Just make sure you apply the black
sealant to the Tbat rubber not the car rubber, and the cling film on the opposing area of seal on the car(about 2mm thickness is all you will need).
Finally, replace the Tbars while wet, so it'fills up the gap'. You can cut away excess the next day. The leak seems to occur on the diagonal/vertical part of the seal where it contacts the body seal
Just make sure you apply the black
sealant to the Tbat rubber not the car rubber, and the cling film on the opposing area of seal on the car
(about 2mm thickness is all you will need).Finally, replace the Tbars while wet, so it
'fills up the gap'. You can cut away excess the next day. The leak seems to occur on the diagonal/vertical part of the seal where it contacts the body seal
Last edited by ryan on Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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This method was very easy & chrap, and worked perfectly for me...
& chrap, and worked perfectly for me...Re: t bar cling film method
riot68 wrote:This method was very easy
Crap or cheap?
I put the silicone on the car seals for the tbar and it worked perfectly!
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haha, bloody phone keyboard and fat fingers DOH, cheap was what it was meant to say 
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I bought the loctite black silicone and works a treat
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Pidge wrote:riot68 wrote:This method was very easy
Crap or cheap?
I put the silicone on the car seals for the tbar and it worked perfectly!
Where abouts did you put the silicon? i have some lying around and my passwenger sometimes drops from the corner where the tbar meets rthe rear join.
bit annoying and t doesnt look fantastic to passengers!Re: t bar cling film method
I'm off out in a bit and I'll take some pictures for you, I also tried the washer trick and that helped but the silicone finished it off. Water free for about 5 months now
Water free for about 5 months now Site updated 14/04/2012
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Pidge wrote:riot68 wrote:This method was very easy
Crap or cheap?
I put the silicone on the car seals for the tbar and it worked perfectly!
The problem with doing this is, when you take tjhe Tbar off
,you can see the silicone patches on the car seal. If youre not bothewred about this, it should work just the same Re: t bar cling film method
Yes, silicone on the tbar panels and cling film on the car, then the only slightly messy looking bit is on the panels, so don't see it when they're on and don't see it on the car when they're off, winner...
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Its the part marked red where you need to place the silicone, just make sure you dont block the drain channels
(red arrows)Re: t bar cling film method
I use silicone spray on the rest of the seal to give it a good hold so all my rubber looks shiny, if you do it neatly you don't notice it 
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Pidge wrote:I use silicone spray on the rest of the seal to give it a good hold so all my rubber looks shiny, if you do it neatly you don't notice it
I used the halfords rubber lubricant
(yellow can) as well, my god does it make a mess or what? It was all over my dashboard, interior plastics, glass, was a nightmare to remove!Re: t bar cling film method
That was my MR2 in the photo
Tried the sealant and clingfilm.Unfortunately,it didn't work for me or I didn't do it properly.
Still got the tube of sealant somewhere in the garage
The washers in the bracket method WORKED for me,well 95% of the time
If anyone wants the tube of sealant for free,PM me.
Tried the sealant and clingfilm.Unfortunately,it didn't work for me or I didn't do it properly.
Still got the tube of sealant somewhere in the garage
The washers in the bracket method WORKED for me,well 95% of the time
If anyone wants the tube of sealant for free,PM me.
I missed the turbo boost but don't miss the 2 at all...
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TbarSAN wrote:That was my MR2 in the photo
Tried the sealant and clingfilm.Unfortunately,it didn't work for me or I didn't do it properly.
Still got the tube of sealant somewhere in the garage
The washers in the bracket method WORKED for me,well 95% of the time
If anyone wants the tube of sealant for free,PM me.
Did you buy the MR2 off me? Goodwood green rev4, I took those pics when doing the mod
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ryan wrote:TbarSAN wrote:That was my MR2 in the photo
Tried the sealant and clingfilm.Unfortunately,it didn't work for me or I didn't do it properly.
Still got the tube of sealant somewhere in the garage
The washers in the bracket method WORKED for me,well 95% of the time
If anyone wants the tube of sealant for free,PM me.
Did you buy the MR2 off me? Goodwood green rev4, I took those pics when doing the mod
No.My one was rev3.
I bought it off an older gentleman from Corsham.
I recognised my handy work in the photo.
IIRC you gave me advice how to do it properly,hence the red arrows.
..These were the other photos.
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I missed the turbo boost but don't miss the 2 at all...
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Hope it works for you OP. I tried all methods and all worked for a time (1-2 yrs) but in the end I gave in and got new rubbers from the states... back when we had a decent exchange rate.
Good luck, let us know.
R
I tried all methods and all worked for a time (1-2 yrs) but in the end I gave in and got new rubbers from the states... back when we had a decent exchange rate.Good luck, let us know.
R