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Back with a 500 ....
SPR:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on February 25, 2023, 10:01:34 AM ---Be interesting to see how you find they fit them Simon - if they turn out great I will be asking for a link for the seller.
Trust you are recovering well from your recent heath trauma - just take it easy your body was giving you a warning.
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Yep ... taking it easy was never a strong point in my makeup .... but am trying
Oddjob:
If they fit like the originals I found they caused a lot of problems.
I bought a brand new tank when I was restoring the L reg for the first time, coupled it with a set of original trim and clips. The clips being mild steel scratched the paintwork as they went on, they are designed to do that to gain grip. However the paintwork being scratched allowed rust to form, that couple with the tendency for the trim to hold water as it's essentially an U shape meant the tank started to show rust within a year. If I was fitting them now I'd use silicon sealant, dry fit first, fit masking tape down to the where the trim ends, both on the inside and outside of the tank, remove the trim, fit the trim with the U shape filled partly with silicon. Allow to cure and remove tape, now no water should be able to collect in the trim and no scratching of the paintwork.
Nurse Julie:
Simon, if you get chance before fitting, could you tell me what material it's made of please. Does a magnet stick to it?
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I was wondering if the profille is a bit like the original Mini wheel arch trims they were a type of clear plastic profile with a chromed type encapsulated inner section within the plastic profile so they did not scratch the paint but took some shaping with hot water to make them fit. BL never used clips so they would often come off on the section where the curves changed iirc they had a rivett at each end of the trim to hold the ends in.
Bryanj:
Mini stuff is smaller Ted, i tried that
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