Quote: Pepé Le Pew wrote in post #59

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[quote="Aaron Calder"|p79142]
Or to demonstrate that I knew what three inches looked like, unlike a certain Mr R. France (someone who should remain nameless to preserve the last tatters of his dignity), who clearly is a person only too familiar with what three inches looks like
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Thanks, everyone.

I think Colin's vans look much neater for not having a gap so that's what I'll do with the new seal on ours.

I know we are going over old ground here, but the seal is not a seal. It cannot be.
On pre 2010 models the grp pop top and the roof it sits on are moulded to such poor tolerances you could not seal one against the other. The exception would be if each pair were individually scribed into eachother, and I cannot see Hymer bothering to do that. The rubber trim tidies up and protects the raw edge,
On post 2010 models the meeting surfaces do appear to be better, but still not perfect
In both cases gaps can be found somewhere along the length and this gap will allow water out..
If/when I have to replace my rubber trim I will aim for a snug joint, that will inevitably open up as the rubber contracts with age.

Colin

Job done.

Here are the two seals in section and as you can see, they are completely different:

Roof seal01.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte) Roof seal02.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)
Original Replacement

The finished job:

Roof seal03.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)

I did notice when I closed the roof that the hold-down straps needed a bit more effort to secure but there are still slight gaps in places between pop-top and roof through which trapped water might escape but these may well close up over time.

I can only concur that the 'seal' is really there to cover up the unsightly and rough edge of the pop-top and to prevent chaffing when travelling.

Quote: Aaron Calder wrote in post #67

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I can only concur that the 'seal' is really there to cover up the unsightly and rough edge of the pop-top and to prevent chaffing when travelling.

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Quote: jago68 wrote in post #71

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Hello Pepe - what Eriba do you have?

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That's definitely the model we'll go for if we decide to change. The front dinette and longitudinal bed combination would be perfect.

I don't quite know what I'm doing wrong here but if I am looking at the correct company I cannot find any ETS 1668 poptop rubber on the Seals Direct Website.
Can someone find a link please?
Also are they the company who offer different colours? It's not for me but I'm trying to answer a Facebook query.
Randa