[TR] TR4 Hood Badge

[Don Hiscock]

Adhesives can do a lot -- the TRIUMPH nameplate on the back of my TR3B is
held on with 3M body trim mounting adhesive as an alternative to spire nuts.

The problem probably isn't the weight of the head badge, but the lack of
any surface area for contact.  The badge only touches the painted bodywork
around its narrow perimeter,  I guess one could cobble some blocking system
on the backside, but that would be a far from ideal solution.  The two that
would work are (1) modify the holes, or (2) modify or find a badge with
appropriate post spacing.

On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 12:24 PM Roger Elliott <elliottr at rmi.net> wrote:

> Is it possible to use some good heavy duty double sided tape?  Or is the
> badge too heavy for that?  i know I have heard of it being used in some
> places.
> Roger
> On 2/17/2020 11:30 AM, Don Hiscock wrote:
>
> The badge mounting holes on the apron currently on my TR3B (not the
> original, which was upgraded to this one thirty five years ago) are
> slightly out of round.  The original style inserts would never have
> worked.  For a few years I had the flat spring speed nuts on the mounting
> posts, and the badge was tight with no movement.  But I hate those things.
>
> A few years ago I threaded (carefully) with a die the posts on my
> reproduction badge and it's now mounted with nyloc nuts and plastic
> washers.  It accomodates the slightly out-of-round holes quite well.  I'm
> very happy with this approach and would recommend it for anyone who thinks
> it might make sense for their car.
>
> Don
> Saint Louis
> 1962 TR3B
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 10:08 AM Jim Henningsen <trguy75 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ordered a new enameled hood badge as the body shop had tried to bend it to
>> fit the holes and cracked the enamel.  The holes on my 62 TR4 hood are not
>> quite matching up with the aftermarket hood badges.  This one is from
>> England.  Any thoughts on fixing this before I experiment.  Badges ae too
>> expensive to try and bend the mounting tips.  I am thinking I need to
>> shave
>> one of the holes on a top or bottom side to increase length between
>> holes. I
>> know this may allow badge to shift after install, but what options are
>> there?
>> Thanks
>> Jim Henningsen
>> Ocala FL
>> 61 TR3A
>> 62 TR4
>> 75 TR6
>> 81 TR8
>>
>>
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