I had a fleeting visit to the workshop today, managed a few quick pics, the rubber diaphragm in situ has deteriorated / shrunk, and is not secured around its periphery, and is obscuring the bottom half of the big rusty retaining circlip, which should be in front. The lock assembly sitting on a paint can has a rubber which I made for it, it's a pleat cut from an Austin Mini driveshaft boot, a circle of stiff wire popped inside to give the periphery enough meat to be retained in its housing. If you go this route do select a boot made from a soft rubber otherwise the lock button return springs may struggle with their task.
Since making mine I found a pair of unused rubbers mounted elsewhere on the car, that's Bristols for you.
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