<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">In reference to the repro front badge question that I posted earlier, the image below shows the difference.</span><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img id="<18ae0a6f3ea681f8ed21>" alt="20230929_071108.jpg" class="Apple-web-attachment Apple-edge-to-edge-visual-media Singleton" style="opacity: 1;" apple-inline="yes" src="cid:18ae0a6f3ea681f8ed21"><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 29, 2023, at 6:21 AM, David Masucci via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" class="">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Hi all,</span><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Atter 11+ years, my BJ8 has finally reached the point where I took her home yesterday painted Healey Blue. Now I can put all of the nice painted body parts back on, hopefully without scratching anything. </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Back in 2015 I purchased many parts in preparation for this day. One item is the MKIII badge (of which I opened the box for the first time yesterday). When I place it in it’s spot on the front shroud, I was not happy with the way that it looked compared to 2 old badges that I have. </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The old badge has less of an arch, and fits more flush to the body. The first thing I noticed is that the repro has more of an arch left to right. It’s more bulbous left to right than the originals. This new one really only touches the body at the ends of the “wings”. To me, I think it looks wrong. </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">In 2015 I paid $234 for this part from Moss. I see Moss lists this part now for $399…ouch! Does anyone have any experience with this part? Has the reproduction part improved since 2015? </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Thanks in advance,</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Dave</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">64 Healey Blue BJ8!</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">72 XJ6</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="">Support <a href="http://Team.Net" class="">Team.Net</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" class="">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br class="">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br class=""><br class="">Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" class="">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" class="">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br class=""><br class=""><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" class="">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br class="">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys<br class=""><br class="">Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/dmasucci@charter.net<br class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>