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<div> <font size="3">The badge I bought for the TR3 didn't sit flat either so I put a nylon washer one each post before mounting it and now it sits spaced away from the sheet metal ever so slightly where it can do no harm to the paint. I can'[t remember if I needed to modify the holes or not.</font><br>
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<div dir="ltr">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.
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<div>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.</div>
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Ordered a new enameled hood badge as the body shop had tried to bend it to<br clear="none">
fit the holes and cracked the enamel. The holes on my 62 TR4 hood are not<br clear="none">
quite matching up with the aftermarket hood badges. This one is from<br clear="none">
England. Any thoughts on fixing this before I experiment. Badges ae too<br clear="none">
expensive to try and bend the mounting tips. I am thinking I need to shave<br clear="none">
one of the holes on a top or bottom side to increase length between holes. I<br clear="none">
know this may allow badge to shift after install, but what options are<br clear="none">
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Thanks<br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr">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.
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Don</div>
<div>Saint Louis</div>
<div>1962 TR3B</div>
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Ordered a new enameled hood badge as the body shop had tried to bend it to<br clear="none">
fit the holes and cracked the enamel. The holes on my 62 TR4 hood are not<br clear="none">
quite matching up with the aftermarket hood badges. This one is from<br clear="none">
England. Any thoughts on fixing this before I experiment. Badges ae too<br clear="none">
expensive to try and bend the mounting tips. I am thinking I need to shave<br clear="none">
one of the holes on a top or bottom side to increase length between holes. I<br clear="none">
know this may allow badge to shift after install, but what options are<br clear="none">
there? <br clear="none">
Thanks<br clear="none">
Jim Henningsen <br clear="none">
Ocala FL<br clear="none">
61 TR3A<br clear="none">
62 TR4<br clear="none">
75 TR6<br clear="none">
81 TR8<br clear="none">
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