I agree. Those look like the flat based side marker gaskets that have a
uniform lip all the way around the perimeter of the lens/reflector (they are
all the same uniform part number) that are used on Midgets (Which are
obtainable as new). The Spitfire side marker rubbers have a bevel in both
directions so that if you placed it on the floor the outer lip would look
like a door stop wedge that had a significant lean to the left or the right.
The spitfire ones are only interchangable as in: the front left one could be
used as the rear right and vise versa, or the rear left one could be used as
the front right one and vise versa.
I have two of these new midget side marker gaskets and I don't like the way
they look at all (even though the rubber is fresh and elastic). I recently
bought a set of original ones that weren't dry rotted yet atleast from
another list member.
Yes, I got them Ed.
Since the subject has been broached, is there any way to recondition rubber
to prevent it from becoming dry rotted? The side markers I have, though not
cracked and dry rotted yet, do seem to be a bit hard and on the verge of
brittle.
-Terry
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
To: Huw Upshall <hupshall@triumphcars.com>
Cc: Spitfire Internet Mail List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: Side light rubbers
>
> Huw,
> I can't tell from the photo, but are the rubbers raises on the top or
symmetrical? The reason I ask is because there was someone who
> pointed out a while back that although there are other cars that use these
same lamps, the contour of the body is different and the
> rubber was different to compensate and therefore make the lamp/reflector
perpendicular to the ground.
>
> Regards,
> Joe
>
> Huw Upshall wrote:
> >
> > Ok, look at this:
> >
> >
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=373419900&;
> > r=0&t=0
> >
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> >
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