[Healeys] Shroud Badge Installation Question

[Bob Spidell]

I put a new one on my BJ8 a couple years ago and I recall a similar situation.  You can:

1) go ahead an install it and hope the clips pull the badge down a little
2) try to bend/deform the badge a little to flatten it out
3) grind/file a little off the wings to make it fit a little better
4) some combination of the above

I don't think you can bend the badge much without buckling it, and they're expensive (as you know).  Not sure I'd grind 
on them, but I might.  Think you're best off with option# 1; if your paint is fully cured/hardened it should be OK.

I think a gasket would look crappy.

Bob


On 7/24/2012 8:36 PM, Gerald Rude wrote:
> Hi all,
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> I've just gotten the BJ8 back from the paint shop so I'm finally putting
> things back together.  So I pull out the front Mk III badge from AHSpares to
> find that it is hollow apparently stamped out of sheet metal.  I fit it to
> the shroud, and it doesn't exactly fit the contour as there is a gap on the
> top center.  Also, the wings on each end are somewhat sharp where they will
> rest against the new paint.
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> Has anyone fitted this type of badge successfully?
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> I am tempted to try to deform it so it fits better, and then install it on
> some gasket material so it doesn't penetrate the new paint.  Is either wise?
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> Thanks for any help.
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> Jerry Rude
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> Roseburg OR
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> BJ8 41423
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