[Tigers] Paint - originality question

[Allan Ballard]

My mistake mea culpa.

I forgot to respond :)

Mr Phelps responded with a picture
that I posted here:

http://m826.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/allanballard/Sunbeam%20Tiger%20M
k1a/Tigerblackhinge.jpg.html?o=0

As my car is being painted the original Forest Green I decided to forego the
black paint as it wouldn't be needed.

It will be dark enough
that it won't contrast with the factory black painted "snout."

Allan Ballard
Mk1a Tiger

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 15, 2012, at 10:33 PM, Jay Laifman <jay.laifman at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not sure what Alpine forum is saying that.  My S3, SIV and SV all had
body color painted hinges.  But only the SV was original paint.  However, I
suspect the SIV paint was not a complete body off type of paint, and that the
engine compartment was as it left the factory.
>
> Jay
>
>
> On Apr 15, 2012, at 7:30 PM, Ron Fraser wrote:
>
>> Allan
>>    I have seen no responses to your question.
>>
>> I can see where painting part of the hinge would give you more of a
blacked
>> out look but I think the hinge would look strange with the bonnet up
>> exposing the 2 colors on the hinge unless the car is black.
>>
>> I'll try to investigate that some.
>>
>> My hinges are body color - BRG.
>>
>> Ron Fraser
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
>> On Behalf Of Allan Ballard
>> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 5:17 AM
>> To: Tiger List
>> Subject: [Tigers] Paint - originality question
>>
>>
>> Hello listers,
>>
>> I am trying to resolve a detail of paint originality and hope that someone
>> can help.
>>
>> I came to understand from an Alpine forum that the factory painted the
hood
>> hinges satin black - at least in part - to match the satin black paint
that
>> the factory applied to the Tiger's inner "snout."
>>
>> Specifically, the part of the hinges that is visible when looking inside
the
>> "snout" was painted black by the factory.
>>
>> My question is - what part of the hinges did the factory paint in the same
>> color as the chassis?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Allan Ballard
>> Mk1a Tiger
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