Low Mount Rear Reflectors for '61

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Re: Low Mount Rear Reflectors for '61

#16 Post by Charlie White »

There is a larger reflector. It was required by a country I can't remember at the moment.
The ones I've seen were on Euro cars and were above the bumper.

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My car had both when I bought it and it's a driver so I left them all on in the interests of visibility.
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#18 Post by Jim Breazeale »

A few T5 lower reflector hole plugs, removed from the top right hand drawer of my desk.
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Re: Low Mount Rear Reflectors for '61

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Jim, I removed this one from our stock on the shelf. Not original like yours but ours are ready for sale; even come with nut and washer. http://www.nlaparts.com/store/rear-body ... -2995.html Jim, just kidding -- wish I had all the goodies you have in your desk drawer!
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#20 Post by Frederic Prince »

Chuck House wrote:The large slotted screws were only fitted on early T5s. By late 1960, they used a vinyl/rubber plug. There is not an accurate reproduction available for either that I am aware of.
my plugs are like original, brass chromed hand polished ;)
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Brad Ripley wrote:Jim, I removed this one from our stock on the shelf. Not original like yours but ours are ready for sale; even come with nut and washer. http://www.nlaparts.com/store/rear-body ... -2995.html Jim, just kidding -- wish I had all the goodies you have in your desk drawer!
don't remember when you've done these, after I post pict about my repro I've done in brass, hand polished and chromed ?

nice model in stainless ;)

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#22 Post by Chuck House »

I stand corrected. It looks like Brad and Frederic are reproducing the chrome slotted screw. Has anyone made an accurate reproduction of the rubber/vinyl plug, which is what Mark really needs for his '61?
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#23 Post by Jim Breazeale »

Chuck House wrote:I stand corrected. It looks like Brad and Frederic are reproducing the chrome slotted screw. Has anyone made an accurate reproduction of the rubber/vinyl plug, which is what Mark really needs for his '61?
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My 61 Roadster had slotted screws in it. I purchased the car in 71 when nobody cared about that stuff.

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#24 Post by Frederic Prince »

Jim Breazeale wrote:
Chuck House wrote:I stand corrected. It looks like Brad and Frederic are reproducing the chrome slotted screw. Has anyone made an accurate reproduction of the rubber/vinyl plug, which is what Mark really needs for his '61?
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My 61 Roadster had slotted screws in it. I purchased the car in 71 when nobody cared about that stuff.

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i've redden that it was in mid 61 that the screw were removed and small plastic plug was put on cars.
but perhaps for roadster that didn't change ?
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I am enjoying all of these comments. My car was never drilled for the above-the-bumper reflectors. I originally thought the holes had been filled by the previous owner, but when the body was stripped we found the lower holes but no evidence of upper holes. The lower holes had been brazed, so they will be reopened. I am not going to drill upper holes since they were never part of the car's history. So now I need to decide whether there should be reflectors, slotted screws, or nylon plugs. I am leaning towards reflectors for visibility and a little more detail, but I am not quite sure.
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Jim Breazeale wrote:
Chuck House wrote:I stand corrected. It looks like Brad and Frederic are reproducing the chrome slotted screw. Has anyone made an accurate reproduction of the rubber/vinyl plug, which is what Mark really needs for his '61?
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My 61 Roadster had slotted screws in it. I purchased the car in 71 when nobody cared about that stuff.

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Do you remember the chassis #?. 88682 doesn't have the slotted screws and it's original paint.
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#27 Post by Tom Bridgers »

Mine had them below the bumper. Never on top. No doubt about it. Euro car. The marks are still there where the alloy stand offs (spacers) were mounted.

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Mark Reich wrote:I am enjoying all of these comments. My car was never drilled for the above-the-bumper reflectors. ... So now I need to decide whether there should be reflectors, slotted screws, or nylon plugs. I am leaning towards reflectors for visibility and a little more detail, but I am not quite sure.
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For some reason I was thinking you were going to put the relectors on top and were deciding on what to fill the holes below the bumper with. If you are not going to put reflectors on top, then by all means put the reflectors below the bumper, especially if that's the way it came. You'll need the relector with the longer stud and the angled spacer/rubber washers but I bet NLA or EASY has these. Don't leave it reflectorless :)
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#29 Post by Jim Breazeale »

Chuck House wrote:
Jim Breazeale wrote:
Chuck House wrote:I stand corrected. It looks like Brad and Frederic are reproducing the chrome slotted screw. Has anyone made an accurate reproduction of the rubber/vinyl plug, which is what Mark really needs for his '61?
Chuck

My 61 Roadster had slotted screws in it. I purchased the car in 71 when nobody cared about that stuff.

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Do you remember the chassis #?. 88682 doesn't have the slotted screws and it's original paint.
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Sorry, I don't have any record of the chassis number. It was a "numbers matching" Super 90 with a bench seat. I, actually bought the car in 73 not 71. The screws were painted over as was the custom with $29.95 paint jobs.

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#30 Post by Chuck House »

$1300 for a numbers matching S-90 Roadster!... and you probably thought you paid too much at the time.

To be perfectly honest, 88682 has nothing in the holes right now. The PO said there was a little black plug in one hole when he got it but it soon fell out. However it is original paint back there and I can't see any marks from the oversized screws so concluded it did have the little rubber/vinyl plugs. I could always be wrong.
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