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(Message started by: harry.m1byt on Jul 6^th, 2007, 5:48pm)

Title: Where is this from?
Post by harry.m1byt on Jul 6^th, 2007, 5:48pm

Lifted the bonnet yesterday evening, to put the battery on a trickle charger and noticed a bit of flexible rubber pipe sat on top of the battery cover. It seemed to drop just as I lifted the bonnet and it may not even be part of the car.

Description is soft black thick walled rubber tube, about 12" long and around 1/2" OD, had some roughly applied white adhesive along one side of its length and the ends were rough cut.

It was dark in the garage as I lifted the bonnet, so it might well have been sat on top before I lifted it - hence it may not even belong to the Scorp.

Title: Re: Where is this from?
Post by bertie on Jul 6^th, 2007, 6:41pm

is it the bonnet to headlight seal???? would be stuck on edge of bonnet.

Title: Re: Where is this from?
Post by Baz on Jul 6^th, 2007, 8:31pm

It will be the small tubes which are stuck to the underside of the plastic grille trim below the windscreen. They are about 7mm diameter and have a hole through the middle and will have a patch of glue under one side where it glues to the plastic (and then dries out and falls off) I think they sit between the screen glass and the trim to stop it squeeking. I have a few fell off over the years. Just take the cover off, few screws under the black caps and the four clips (2 each end) and re glue them

Baz

Title: Re: Where is this from?
Post by harry.m1byt on Jul 6^th, 2007, 8:37pm

That sounds to be most likely Baz, I'll take another look later - thanks to both.

Title: Re: Where is this from?
Post by harry.m1byt on Jul 8^th, 2007, 1:39pm

Well the headlight surround rubbers are still in place and rather than round, these appear to be like a rounded T in cross section. Still can't see where it might have fitted onto the windscreen trip though.

Title: Re: Where is this from?
Post by Baz on Jul 8^th, 2007, 2:33pm

It fits underneath the windscreen trim plate. You can't see it unless you take off the trim.