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Re: need help finding a part

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Subject: Re: need help finding a part
From: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 21:24:11 -0600
I will state that there ARE two different parts.  One fits the front left
and right rear, and the other one either of the other two corners.

Check the backs of the rubber for letters to indicate this.

They will fit on any corner, but only look right on the correct corner.

Cheers, Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
To: "L.R.Cooper" <Laura.G@141.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>;
<Gregory.P.Meinhardt@usdoj.gov>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 3:54 PM
Subject: RE: need help finding a part


> Good luck.  This is a hard part to find, especially the correct shape to
fit
> the fenders.  Each rubber base is of a different shape to conform to the
> fender and still present the light/reflector in a vertical plane.  So far,
I
> haven't been able to find a vendor who makes any reproductions, so we are
> left with finding NOS.
>
> There was an auction on eBay a few months ago for a complete NOS set of
> four, with lights and lenses.  I stopped my bidding at $250.00.......
>
> I did purchase a couple of flat (not molded to the shape of the fender)
> rubber bases from British Masters for the rear of my car a couple of years
> ago.  They look ok, but I'm still looking for a set of 4 originals.
>
> Dan Parrott
> Savannah, Ga
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spitfires-owner@autox.team.net
> [mailto:spitfires-owner@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of L.R.Cooper
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 4:39 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Fwd: need help finding a part
>
> Can anybody help this guy? Please reply directly to him or to me offlist
> (as I only get the digest now.)
>
> Thanks,
> Laura G. and Nigel
>
> >From: Gregory.P.Meinhardt@usdoj.gov
> >
> >      Laura,
> >
> >      I need a left front rubber base for my Side Mark Lamp.
> >
> >      Spitbits, Victoria and Roadster Factory do not have it.
> >
> >      According to Nigel some vendor bought them all, he did not
volunteer
> >      who and I therefore did not ask.
> >
> >      Any ideas, the original part is best so that it matches the new one
I
> >      put on the right front.
> >
> >      Thanks,

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