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Looking to replace mine as it has perished badly where it sits against the windscreen.
Any suggestions of where to get both sides without paying a fortune in postage from OS?
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Any time I have enquired, the response I have generally gotten from those in the know is that the RHD front windscreen scuttle is not easy or cheap to source from overseas. The simpliest and cheapest solution I have found is the get some black automotive silicone sealant and some masking tape and replace the perished rubber edge with silicone sealant.
My Dragon Green CL (yours appears to be the same metallic green with a blue pearl coating) was as bad as that when we did it. If you get a sharp utility knife or hobby knife you can cut off the remaining perished rubberised edge, leave the rest of the hard plastic scuttle. Clean area with mentholated spirits. Masking tape the scuttle and the glass so you get a neat edge and then fill the gap with black automotive silicone sealant.
My CL need to have this done again. The last time we did it, was about 10 years ago and the silicone sealant has lifted and perished. However it will probably have to wait until I have time and money to do a full restoration on it (my blue pearl coating has peeled badly over the years so the car needs a full respray).
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