Boot seal... lid or body, that is the question.
One of my goals with the '76 MG is to replace all of the seals wherever it made sense. One of the "trouble" areas is the boot lid. The old seal was original and had been painted over so it seemed like a good candidate for replacement. Boy was that a mistake! So, I ordered a new seal for the boot lid from my favorite MG parts provider, Moss Motors, and when it arrived went to work. After removing the old lid seal it didn't think refitting the new one would be much of an issue. I was mostly right. Installing the new seal was really a matter of using the right tools, WD40 and some patience. I removed the boot lid from the car and placed it on my work surface. This made the process a whole lot easier. And popping the seal into the channel went well enough. Once that was done I move the lid back to the car and bolted it back into place. Then the trouble started... I could not get the lid to latch. I tried slamming it, gently pushing on it, and adjusting the hin...