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Re: exterior badges and update

To: shmitty99@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: exterior badges and update
From: aeh53@juno.com (Andrew E. Henderson)
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:10:08 -0500
Yes, you do have to have holes for the posts.  A little speed nut sort of
deal is pressed on from behind & holds the badges on by compression.  I
used a bit of silicon on the back side of the badge on mine "just in
case".
Andy H.
1971 MK IV
On Wed, 21 Oct 1998 16:52:03 PDT "Ryan Smith" <shmitty99@hotmail.com>
writes:
>Hello all.  I just got my shipment from Rimmer Bros.  (one week free 
>carriage arrived by UPS today) Among other things that I really needed 
>
>(like a new Lucas master cylinder) I went and got some new Spitfire IV 
>
>badges for my bonnet and rear quarter panel.
>
>As is I have no badge on my bonnet and my rear one is quite faded.  
>The 
>replacements look very nice but they have these two posts coming out 
>the 
>back on each end.  I didn't expect these posts.  I figured they were 
>applied with that thick two sided tape stuff.  Sooo how are these 
>things 
>applied?  Do I drill some holes in my panels?
>
>This weekend I 'plan' on getting the spit back on the road.  Its been 
>couped up in the garage with no brakes for the last two weeks during 
>the 
>most wonderful weather here in Southern VA.  Tom. I'll sandblast and 
>powdercoat my MC mounting bracket and get that back on the car.  With 
>working brakes I can drive over to my friends place where we can lift 
>the car and swap the differentials.  Then the real fun begins!
>
>Ryan Smith
>72 Emerald Green Spitfire (waiting to be let out of its cell)
>
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