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MG TD TF 1500 - Side light red dots

I have a rechromed side/turn signal light and a new lucas "red dot" that I want to place. Does not seem to fit. Anyone have a tip for fitting the red dot without bending the lamp?

Tom
'54 TF
T Norby

Lightly sand the dot?
David Sheward 55 TF1500 # 7427

Not unusual for the platers to not consider what the end dimension needs to be there. I had to have mine redone because of that.
MG LaVerne

Mine fit real tight too but I was able to get them installed with a little lube and a hell of a lot of thumb pressure. As Dave Sheward said, maybe a little light sanding wouldn't hurt. They might have been designed that way to keep the water out.
Jim Merz

I took mine down a bit "too far". A slight smear of clear silicone worked and is probably better in the long run.
David Sheward 55 TF1500 # 7427

Got it guys. Thank you. Used a small file and went around a few times. Then secured it with a dab of super glue.

Tom
'54 TF
T Norby

Why not buy a new one? Moss 154-900 - on;y $4.95.

Outrageous price for a tiny piece of plastic. I once bought a full bag (50) for 15¢ each - sorry, only one left, and that's for me!

Gord Clark
Rockburn, Qué.
Gordon A Clark

Gord
Of course I got a new one. The 60 year old one was thin, crispy and funky. New one still needed a trim.

Hard to imagine a bag of 50 of these. Were you in the side light rebuilding business?

Tom
'54 TF
T Norby

Nope. Not in the biz of rebuilding the Lucas L-130 sidelamp, but that was way back in the early 1960s when Lucas maintained a warehouse in Montreal.They were so inexpensive, I ordered a "s tandard package" (turned out to be 50) for $7.50 and ended up giving them all away, except for what I kept for myself.

Gord C
Gordon A Clark

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