[TR] Repro Comm Plates

[Brian Induni]

I replaced the comm plate on my 4a and used a set of metal stamps from HF to
make it correct. Had to test the surface I used underneath to get the
correct depth, but found that the maple surface of my bench worked just
right. I tried to line the alpha-numeric characters as best as I could, but
found it looked just like the original when done. Yeah, doesn't have the
"old look" like a 41 year old car piece should have, but neither does the
rest of the car... I was going for "just from the show room" look.

Brian
'67 4a

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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:47:56 -0600
From: "wbeech" <wbeech at flash.net>
Subject: [TR] Repro Comm Plates
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The commission plate on my TR3 is pretty shabby, I notice that the big 3
sell replacements for a reasonable cost.  Are these as good a quality as the
original?  Can I indeed take the plate to a jeweler and have it engraved to
looked like the stamped numbers on the existing plate.  I am afraid that a
jeweler would do a perfectly aligned job that would not be consistent with
what most TRs left the factory with.
 
Is there anyone on the list that provides plates with number stamped on them
in the fashion of the original?
 
Thanks,
 
Bill B
'58 TR-3A TS/30766 L
'59 TR-3A TS/64974 LO
"A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
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