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Love the How Tos. Could you tell me what the u-trim is that you used?This video shows a simple modification that we make to reduce the amount of water that leaks into the cabin of the car on rainy days in our Series V.
Tim R
I've had a lot of Beams that I've parted out and yes, I've found many of the duck bills clogged as do the hoses connecting them to either the vents or in earlier series the one hose to drain from the heater core area. It would be easy to eliminate the duck bill by running a longer hose and letting it extend thru the tunnel but that would allow critters or whatever to get into the tube where the duck bill does seal off the opening. I would say they were designed to allow water to drain and the fact that owners would actually allow debris to accumulate in other parts of the car was not taken into consideration. You'll find similar items in todays cars . I've never thought to see what is on the end of the A/C drain. Allowing debris to accumulate in or on the car only leads to damage. You'll find the external vent openings on todays cars are designed to prevent junk from getting thru. Neglect of these old British cars by owners brings up the question of whether the duck bill or neglect is the lesser evil. I have replaced the duck bills when the body restoration was done by using new pieces from SS. They're quite nice and fit good in the tunnel opening. The screen is a good idea.LOL don't care if they are good reproductions it's a stupid design. Any debris can clog the thing. Despite the great video by or member on to mitigate H20 intrusion to soak carpet . I have seen and have a car that has blocked vents.