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Andrew,=20
You are right on about the stone guards. The repros don't fit anything like=
the originals. I found that much trimming is needed, but I got mine to loo=
k factory by doing the necessary work.=20
Reusing original parts should definitely be considered.=20
In a matter of a few hundred miles, the new ones got all pitted and dented =
anyway. They look perfectly used now.=20
If it's going to be a trailer queen, by all means, make the repros work. Bu=
t protect them with layers of foam, because the slightest momentum past pus=
hing the car in the driveway will cause pits and dents.=20
Dave H.=20
From: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>=20
To: triumphs@autox.team.net=20
Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 3:24:31 PM=20
Subject: [TR] TR3 stone guards=20
I don=E2=80=99t know about others, but my experience with the aftermarket T=
R3 stone guards (especially the large ones which fit over the rear fenders)=
has been very disappointing. Badly made and frustratingly hard to fit. So =
when I started the latest restoration on a CA car with minimal rust (lots o=
f other problems, but rust wasn=E2=80=99t one of them !) I decided I would =
try to salvage the stone guards. They were heavily pitted and dented and I =
thought I was wasting my time, but I started off hammering out the dents an=
d then I used a grinder to level all the pits and scratches. I followed wit=
h 80 grit, then 150, 320 and 600. Then aluminum polish and finally a good w=
axing. I have to say, the end result was really good =E2=80=93 and they fit=
!=20
Having said that, I guess I spent most of a day on the 2 large guards, so t=
his approach would make little sense for a restoration shop or someone char=
ging by the hour. But for someone like me with time on my side, I saved $10=
0 not buying new and I now have guards which will fit.=20
I learned a lot from an older guy in a restoration shop who routinely threw=
out the old and replaced with new. Maybe there was a day when =E2=80=9Cnew=
=E2=80=9D really was better, but the more of these cars I do (and I am now =
on number 13) the more I try to keep whatever I can and only replace where =
absolutely necessary.=20
Just my 2 cents=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6..=20
Andrew Uprichard=20
** triumphs@autox.team.net **=20
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive=20
comcast.net=20
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<html><body><div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #0000=
00"><div><br></div><div>Andrew,<br></div><div>You are right on about the st=
one guards. The repros don't fit anything like the originals. I=
found that much trimming is needed, but I got mine to look factory by doin=
g the necessary work.</div><div>Reusing original parts should definitely be=
considered. </div><div>In a matter of a few hundred miles, the new o=
nes got all pitted and dented anyway. They look perfectly used now. &=
nbsp;</div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">If it's going to be a trai=
ler queen, by all means, make the repros work. But protect them with =
layers of foam, because the slightest momentum past pushing the car in the =
driveway will cause pits and dents.</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-si=
ze: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Dave H.</=
span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div styl=
e=3D"color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;f=
ont-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Andrew=
Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net><br><b>To: </b>triumphs@autox.t=
eam.net<br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, January 6, 2016 3:24:31 PM<br><b>Subject=
: </b>[TR] TR3 stone guards<br><div><br></div><style><!--
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--></style><div class=3D"WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I don=E2=80=
=99t know about others, but my experience with the aftermarket TR3 stone gu=
ards (especially the large ones which fit over the rear fenders) has been v=
ery disappointing. Badly made and frustratingly hard to fit. So=
when I started the latest restoration on a CA car with minimal rust (lots =
of other problems, but rust wasn=E2=80=99t one of them !) I decided I would=
try to salvage the stone guards. They were heavily pitted and dented=
and I thought I was wasting my time, but I started off hammering out the d=
ents and then I used a grinder to level all the pits and scratches. I=
followed with 80 grit, then 150, 320 and 600. Then aluminum polish a=
nd finally a good waxing. I have to say, the end result was really go=
od =E2=80=93 and they fit !</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal">Having said that, I guess I spent most of a day on the 2 large =
guards, so this approach would make little sense for a restoration shop or =
someone charging by the hour. But for someone like me with time on my=
side, I saved $100 not buying new and I now have guards which will fit.</p=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I learned a lot fr=
om an older guy in a restoration shop who routinely threw out the old and r=
eplaced with new. Maybe there was a day when =E2=80=9Cnew=E2=80=9D re=
ally was better, but the more of these cars I do (and I am now on number 13=
) the more I try to keep whatever I can and only replace where absolutely n=
ecessary.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Just m=
y 2 cents=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6..</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal">Andrew Uprichard</p></div><br><div><br></div>** triumphs@aut=
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