Xk120 door piping

Q:Why is the piping on a xk120 door panel only half way down the side, is there a reason?

Welcome Sash.
Which body style are you asking about?
Open Two Seater
Fixed Head Coupe
Drop Head Coupe
The door piping is different on the three.

xk120 roadster, was just wondering why the piping only travels so far down on the outside of the door as to going all the way down is there a reason for this?

Normally there is no piping visible on the outside of the door when it is closed.

Perhaps you mean the weatherstripping on the hinge face and shut face?
Those normally go down to the bottom.

IMHO there seems to be no reason, picture attached shows blue late original door panel with piping only down a small amount, the inset shows 1/2 way. The reason maybe the possible interference with the latch/aligner but my car has the piping all the way to the bottom with no interference.


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Mike

Thankyou for pictures I thought it might be because of the catch, but wasn’t sure.
The piping was interfering with the catch on mine so I have only done it half way.
Was wondering if there was an original way or not.