Draught Excluders

Post by **Ben** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 12:51 pm

On finding out what the row of holes on the inside bottom of my doors were for, I decided to help winter draughts by fitting some excluders. The guy at ESM first brought out what fitted my idea of a draught excluder - a rubber section. He then handed me a metal strip and later posted the clips. I can see how the metal strip goes into the rubber section, but not with clips attached. The only idea I can come up with is to cut slits into the flat side of the section, but this goes against principles unless I know it's the way to go. A draughty draught excluder isn't a whole lot of help...

Post by **57traveller** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 1:33 pm

The clips pass through the steel strip first and then the corresponding holes in the rubber, then push the clip through the holes in the door. The upper section of rubber which acts as the seal covers the exposed ends of the clips. I will post a picture if necessary.

Post by **Gareth** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:04 pm

Could I have a picture of that, 57? It's been on my list for some time, but I can't quite visualise it...

Cheers, mate!

Post by **Ben** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 7:36 pm

a picture would be good please 57traveller, I don't have any holes in the seal, which is what confused me so I guess I'll have to punch them in. Your explaination makes sense, but the lack of holes got me.

Post by **dennis** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 8:32 pm

a leather punch is good for making the holes

Post by **57traveller** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 8:58 am

No problem, give me a couple of days.
I must have been fortunate with the last seals I fitted, the rubber already had the holes.
Just to make sure - it's the seal about 4 inches up from the door bottom?
There should also be another seal along the underside of the door, I'm waiting for the weather to improve before fitting these to my Traveller. The doors have been patched so they're not now in place. I think the steel strip screws to the door and the rubber slides into the strip. Possibly they were tack welded originally. I'll also take a pic of these on my saloon.

Post by **57traveller** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 9:42 am

No time like the present.

Post by **57traveller** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 9:43 am

And another.

Post by **Gareth** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 5:26 pm

Aha - those are they!

The strips on the underside are trickier - the metal channels have to be tack-welded onto the metal. Haven't tried yet, to see if my glue-gun would do the trick, as I can't weld...

Post by **Ben** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 5:34 pm

thanks fpr the pictures, I'll get them in thursday - day off for new years, so I'm sure I'll feel like working on Trudy then!