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MG MGF Technical - Spare hood clip bolts anyone????

One of the hood clip bolts has been threaded wrongly on my 'f' the bolt is from the clip that the hood attaches to on the windscreen, has anyone upgraded to the chrome ones who still has the bolts from the old ones????
R P Earle

Just head on down to your local nut/bolt specialist (take the bolt). He'll be able to furnish you with stainless replacements for the whole lot for about a quid.
Alex T

Rick,
I have my old ones, let me know if you still need them and I'll bring them to Gaydon, but Alex has given good advice, I go to my local nuts and bolts place and I choose the style I like when making a change. I ask them for all types and washers, he fills a polythene bag for " a quid mate ! "

You'll see at Gaydon nearly all of mine are dome headed now with matching s/steel washers.

Adrian
Adrian Clifford

Adrian,

Thanks for replying, I only need one!!! I dont know of any decent 'nut and bolt' people round here that is the problem MGR will only supply the whole new clip with bolts which i dont need, if you could bring me one to gaydon i will buy you a beer!!!!

Rick

PS I got the black lexus style lights for the f today as an early birthday pressie from li so they are on the car now!!!! Look excellent!!
R P Earle

Rick,
Beats the hell out of socks !. Please tell Li my birthday.

Would you like an original one or a set of s/steel ones ?

Black on amaranth, now that could look nice.

Adrian
Adrian Clifford

Have you checked that you do not need a new thread for the bolt to screw into ??? Have you used a tap to clean the thread and tried another bolt ??
Geoff F.
G. Farthing

i.ll post u one if u email as i have fitted new ss ones, mel...
m e johnson

I have just fitted chromed hood clamps from the MGF Centre.

They look the DOGS!

Sam
Sam Murray

Thanks for all your replies,

I have re tapped the thread in the windscreen its fine but the bolt is knackered, the black lexus rear lights look the dogs and they are brighter than the originals so work better too, would buy the chrome hood clips but car is bankrupting me at the mo with other probs!!!

Adrian if you could get me some S/S ones for gaydon x 4 i would appreciate it, didnt get the 'Socks' bit??? prob to tired its manic at work been driving for 12 hours on blues and twos so far just had to grovel to come in for a coffee!!!! Got to try not to crash for the rest of the shift now!!!!!

Rick
Rick

Rick,
Will do, I'll get the ones that go on the securing bracket, the bit attached to the windscreen frame also.

The bit about the socks : You get rear lights from Li for your birthday, I get socks from my family. Please give Li my birthday details.

Adrian
Adrian Clifford

Ahhhhh, got it

:)
rick

adrian it is the windscreen side that i need not the hood ones but if you can get them as well that would be excellent!!!
rick

This thread was discussed between 04/10/2005 and 07/10/2005

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