Andy Mace wrote :
> Not so sure about the text, which is vague enough in its description to
> allow for the changes between early TR2 and late TR3A/B, but no
> question that the
> IGNITION and FLASHER warning lights are reversed.
And that's exactly the glaring error I was talking about.
> Of course, maybe it's just the photography -- or my aging eyes -- but it
> almost looks as if all the gauge glasses are flat instead of domed. ;-)
I can't be certain, but I think they're domed. If you blow up photo #2, you can
see a light reflection in the fuel gauge glass. The reflection is round, but
since the light is at an angle to the panel, it would be elongated if the glass
were flat. Other than that, I can't see the glass at all !
Although there are lots of small errors in the text (for example the in-line
fuse came much earlier than TS50K), the one I was talking about is where he
states that this panel can be made "correct" for early TR3A by just changing the
green to amber and the panel light knob to one without arrows. As several have
pointed out, the earlier cars have the panel light in the top position ... but
the rheostat will not fit there. In fact, the metal panel itself is different
between early and late TR3A, since the rheostat takes a bigger hole than the
push/pull switch used for the wipers (and the panel on the earlier cars).
One other thing I expected to get called on ... the gauge arrangement is only
correct for a LHD car.
Randall
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