Larry
Congradulations on your MOSS (mostly oriental substandard stuff) grille.
They are crap but you should see what Moss says about their MGA grille...buy it,
file to fit, and have it re-chromed.
I have a Moss grille, it is less than 2 years on the car and is all rusty, worse
then the one that was 35 years old. I also have a Vic Brit grille, cost more but
well worth it. It has the indend around it and the studs didn't fall off when I
looked at it cross eyed like the Asian import. Nice chrome job too. Both grilles
are about 2 years old, the Moss one is totally rusty the Vic Brit one stil
shines
like new.
Larry G. Miller wrote:
> Has anyone on the list bought a repro Bugeye grill that they were happy with.
> Are they all the same, they are not all the same price, seem to run from $200
> to $300 or more. I bought one from the Moss junk bin at their all British meet
> in Solvang CA last July. I paid $30 for it and it looked pretty good at the
> time. After trying to put it on a car I see why it was in the junk bin.
> Someone probably bought it and returned it when it didn't fit. When installed
> the upper lip almost fits down against the car on one side but sticks up about
> 1/4 inch on the other side. It looks like the grill is slightly wider at the
> top then the opening in the car and will not fit down into the recess on both
> sides at the same time. If anyone has bought one and is happy with the fit I
> would appreciate the info on where you got it and how much you paid, or at
> least where you got it. This one is also very flimsily and very easy to bend.
> The original Bugeye grill has a small indentation that runs around the outer
> edge of the lip that fits over the car. I think the indentation makes the
> edge a little stiffer and keeps it from bending so easily, this repro grill
> from Moss does not have it. Also after closer examination the chrome is
> extremely thin and has a bluish tint to it.
>
> Larry Miller
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