[Healeys] poor fitting trunk (BOOT) Handle

[BJ8 Healeys]

The original escutcheon for the boot handle (and a replacement I bought) is
pot metal.  If yours is pot metal, trying to bend it is more likely to break
it than anything.  I replaced mine because the tip of the original was
already broken off when I bought the car.  Fortunately, the replacement from
Sports and Classics (circa 1984) fit just fine with no gaps.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC  USA

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of I Erbs
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 11:49 AM
To: Ahealey help
Subject: [Healeys] poor fitting trunk (BOOT) Handle

The talk about poor fitting badges, got me thinking about my poor fitting
boot handle.
 I have used two gasket and still the curve has  a gap. My resto guy says I
can bend it to fit (carefully). Has any one else found a way to fix the
curve issue?

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Ira Erbs
Portland, OR