floor bung

[toneinblack]

Do the floor bungs just push in or are they silicone in? seen two on ebay but if they are just metal discs, couldn't I just cut my own and underseal it then silicone it in ?

[FI Spyder]

They are not just flat discs, they are lipped and push in, would hurt to add a little sealant I suppose. They are available and not expensive as I recall.

[toneinblack]

edited as just bought some shaped edge ones from rimmers for £1.32 each



theres 2 different types on ebay , both from same seller

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-TR7-T ... 35e41886a2

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-TR7-T ... 35e41c5e18

the top one is an original and is £9 and the other one is a flat plate for £2.20 +£2.34 ,
Ive checked 3 of mine so far ( not sure whee the other 2 are ) and they are all crumbly, but luckily the floor is solid.

[busheytrader]

I didn't have the choice about 15 years ago, it was the flat disc or nothing else. The original discs had rusted from the inside out.

The discs were sealed in with mastic and are still holding.

[toneinblack]

cheers for the reply busheytrader , got the rimmers ones on order so till they turn up ill rustproof around the holes before putting them in.

[dursleyman]

I swear the boot/trunk one in my car is the lid from a tin can because its so thin. Fits nicely though.

[Peter Nuss]

Both types are as original, depending on the year of your car. The flat plate was used on cars from 1979 down. The paint can type were used later. 1980 on up.

Both types were sealed with seam sealer. The flat plate one is sealed better as the sealing surface is larger, the plate is stronger and fits nicer. I remember when the paint can style was first reproduced, because they rotted away so quick.

To answer your question. The paint can ones push in, the flat plate ones just sit in the in the floor. Both are sealed with seam sealer, not silicone. Paint will not adhere to silicone, but will to seam sealer. And yes, you can make your own if you can cut a circle.

[toneinblack]

Both types are as original, depending on the year of your car. The flat plate was used on cars from 1979 down. The paint can type were used later. 1980 on up.

Both types were sealed with seam sealer. The flat plate one is sealed better as the sealing surface is larger, the plate is stronger and fits nicer. I remember when the paint can style was first reproduced, because they rotted away so quick.

To answer your question. The paint can ones push in, the flat plate ones just sit in the in the floor. Both are sealed with seam sealer, not silicone. Paint will not adhere to silicone, but will to seam sealer. And yes, you can make your own if you can cut a circle.

thanks for the reply , have got some of the push in type on order, will have to get some seam sealer to put on them, the ones that are in the car at the moment are really rusty but the surrounding floor is still solid , so they must have used cheaper meatal for the bungs,

[busheytrader]

I didn't know about the early and late type floor bungs. My 1980 DHC had the paint lids which had rusted badly inside the groove. I thought the flat ones sold by Rimmer's at the time were a cop out so cut my own from sheet metal and Tigersealed them in place.

[UKPhilTR7]

I have seen two about. One that is the flat metal and the other that is like a lid from a tin of paint. I purchased the flat metal ones from robsport. I used something industrial along the lines of no more nails. I think it was called pink grip, but it sure did the job.

[toneinblack]

If they have to be sealed in , why did triumph just make the floor with no holes in ?

[busheytrader]

To locate the panels on the jigs during manufacture

[kstrutt1]

I would imagine the holes are paint drainage holes for when the car was dipped during manufacture.