Hi Dave - those strips are supposed to be painted body color, so I
think Moss sent you the right parts.
Cheers,
Len Drake
Kelowna, B.C.
At 03:26 PM 7/30/98 -0400, baldycotton@pop.mindspring.com wrote:
>On the lower sill there is a finisher strip that is to be fitted. My car
>is supposed to wear them, but were not on the car when I bought it.
>I went to Moss, who had them in stock, and Joe brought them out for me, but
>they were in somewhat ratty condition, and I thought they were supposed to
>be chromed. Whese were flat grey aluminum (I think) and not acceptable.
>Joe thought so too. He rightly wants to send them back as they were not
>even wrapped in a protactive paper. With scratches and dings, I would
>hardly want to put them on a classic car. The manufacturer had printed the
>part number etc right on the face of the part and it looked more like paint
>than ink, as it didn't rub off. I assume lacquer thinner would remove it,
>but I didn't buy them anyway pended correct info.
>
>1. Are they supposed to be chrome plated?
>2. Who else besides Moss might have them?
>
>While on the topic, is there any trick to installing them? They come with
>the screws and clips so it looks pretty straight forward.
>Dave Iwansky
>'62 MGA 1600 MkII
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