It’s fortunate, in many cases.

Today, I replaced the pillar seals on the windshield of my MGB for the third time in four years. I should have replaced them last year, but that would have been three times in three years and I just couldn’t bring myself to that.

It’s a frustration that while parts for this car are readily available, the quality of them is hit and miss. Some things last forever. Some don’t.

Aside from scraping my hands up during the dash removal and reinstall process, it wen’t well this time. Oh yes, that’s right. You have to remove the dash before you can get at the bolts that hold the windscreen assembly in place. I’m getting much much better at aligning the screen so the bolts go in. I don’t necessarily want to be better, because I’d rather not have all this experience.

Oh well.

The last time I did this, it took an entire Saturday and part of Sunday morning. Today, it took about 3 hours, including time that involved removing the radio to recover a socket that I had dropped and had to recover.

I just hope this time the parts last. I ordered from a different vendor, so I have hope.

Next up, replacing the side window seals. Joy, pop rivets.