We all know that one of the main reasons the originals seals split apart is because of the contact they make with each other as the hood opens and closes, which due to the design of the hood is pretty much unavoidable, therefore the only real solution is to not have seals folding over the top of each other, hence we now have 'quick release' hood seals.
Unclip both of them, (takes seconds) store behind the seat or put in the boot, and watch the hood go down much more easily than if it had seals on it, but now with no damage being done to them. Bring the hood back up into position, clip the seals back in place and close the latches, that's it, absolute simplicity, but highly effective and takes no more time than time saved jumping up and down pushing on the hood in order to close the cover.
The other benefit of this style is it looks fantastically neat and tidy, no messy burst join in the middle (another source of leaking) and the finish right the way round the hood and down the A pillars is brilliantly clean and smooth, the transformation all of these seals make to the car really has to be seen for real, pictures will give you an idea but standing beside it is really the only place you can fully appreciate it.
Of course the number one priority with seals is waterproofing, and this setup now is about as good as I can get it, the hose test showed no ingress at all anywhere. This is the setup I will be using from now on, I wouldn't go back to the separate seals .
Its certainly different.
Once the glass is tucked up into these its as watertight as any modern convertible.
The usual scenario at the bottom, fit for the bin.
He is stuck in the toxic metropolis of Rawshyte in the Kingdom of Fife forever 
