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Re: wtb, headlight surround

To: Pappentl@aol.com
Subject: Re: wtb, headlight surround
From: Steve Laifman <SLaifman@socal.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 08:18:42 -0700
Tom,

I took the liberty of responding to the list because my own experience 
may be of interest to the rest of Tigerdom, and Alpinedom (and maybe 
even Hilmandom?).

While keeping up with traffic on the 101 freeway, at 65 mph, I heard a 
noise and saw my headlight rim go bouncing off of the dividing concrete 
barrier next to the innermost lane (no emergency lane).  Knowing how 
rare that rim is, my immediate reaction was to start to brake, so I 
could get out and find the remains amongst the fast traffic.

My wife's instant screaming awoke me as to how foolish such a move would 
have been.  She thought it would be easier to find an NOS rim than an 
NOS, low mileage husband! (not to ignore the risk to the rest of the car 
and the wife).

Bottom line, I purchased a fine condition used one (or it might have 
been two later units with screw pass-throughs)
, bought a set of screw clips for the later model Tiger Mk IA/Alpine at 
a very cheap price from Sunbeam Specialties.

This clip snaps over the headlight bucket edge, over an existing slot 
(as I recall) and allows an external stainless sheet metal screw to 
firmly holds the rim to the body after the opposite clip rim lips are 
engaged in the body lips.

Roughest roads haven't budged them, and they are easy to remove with a 
fiber square keeping the screw from finding your tread.

The British change design seldom, and reluctantly, as it must have been 
designed perfect the first time.  Especially as there is no 
communication between the parts department  profit center and the 
engineering design unit. ;-)            But they did,  here!

Check out whether you need that external screw hole, with depressed 
conical seat, to determine if you need 1 or 2  (lots of Listers will 
instantly help my lame memory of this 5 year old event.  I could just as 
easily have drilled the hole and used a center punch to make the conical 
seat! :-)  )

Rgds,

Steve

Pappentl@aol.com wrote:

>my '65 tiger is finally off to the paint shop, but i need another headlight 
>rim for it.  if you have a clip-on rim fs please contact me off-line.  tia.
>
>...tom
>wilmington, de
>  
>

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Steve Laifman
Editor
http://www.TigersUnited.com





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