On Tue, 26 Sep 2000 13:09:50 -0700 (PDT) John Hunt <johnhunt@ece.ogi.edu>
writes:
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> I removed the MG badge from the trunk lid on my '68B to prepare
> for painting. In the process several of the clips that held the
> badge got destroyed.
>
> The best that Moss offers for replacements is the ordinary
> sort of speednut that you buy at a hardware store. The
> original clips are a speednut of sorts embedded in a plastic
> washer. The plastic provides some sealing so water doesn't
> leak through the hole and also keeps the speednut from cutting
> into the paint.
>
> Does anyone know of another source for "padded clips"?
>
> If not I suppose I could find some small rubber washers and
> use speednuts.
>
The A-Antics Tech Manual says to use small pieces plastic hose on the
badge prongs to hold them in place. You'd have to find hose of the right
diameter, perhaps in a lab supply place. I haven't tried it myself, but
it sounds good.
David Littlefield
Houston, TX
'62 MGA MkII
'51 MGTD
'88 Jaguar XJ-S
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