MONDIAL T Cabrio | Issue with Roof gasket at windshield

From what I understand, that part is no longer available from Ferrari, or very expensive if you find it on the secondary Market. Our friend Ron posted a conditioner that you could put on the rubber that would bring it back to life, I used it and it worked very well if I can find the post I'll put it up here.
Alden

 

I bought one from Ferrari, NOS in the Ferrari yellow box, as a spare years ago, and it is the same style with the end parts joined together, not one piece like the original, and not quite as crap a join as yours but not better enough that I would think it is worth hunting to find a so called OEM one. They are all probably using the same off shore supplier for this gasket. I also have a second aftermarket spare that is actually slightly better than the OEM one.

Is it possible the thicker end pieces improve the seal in these leak prone areas?

I am sure there are some good rubber conditioners, but the compressive force of thwe rubber will degrade with time and not form a tight enough seal.

What we need is a weatherstrip add on piece that one could glue over the exisiting piece on the key windsheild header sealing surface, that would add the 1/4 inch of new springy foam that would make for a good seal nd look better than these hack replacements.

 

Aftermarket and OEM versions attached fyi.

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This is the conditioner Ron was talking about a while back. I, too, have used with great success.

 

Yup, that’s the stuff.
It’s remarkable how well it works.




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