Peter :
My experience has been that they do a good deal to protect the paint in
these areas. My current TR3A didn't have the stone guards when I bought it,
and although the old paint was not in the best of shape anyway, it was a lot
worse in the areas covered by the stone guards. I'm guessing it's from small
rocks and dirt kicked up by the front wheels. Unlike most cars, the TR2/3
has a 'wasp waist', the leading edge of the rear fender is actually in line
with the front wheels. I believe the guards were on all cars, not just US
ones.
Randall
59 TR3A daily driver - accumulating road rash where the DCO has still not
put on the stone guards ...
Peter Zaborski wrote :
>
> Do these rock shields / stone guards actually do anything in terms of
> shielding or guarding? If they are what I think, they are positioned ahead
> of the rear wheels just behind the doors (?). Looking at my cars, I don't
> see a lot of damage (none actually) on that part of the body. Is there
> something about the early TR aerodynamics that makes these things
> useful or
> functional? Or are they merely cosmetic? Were they offered on
> non-US cars or
> just the US market?
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