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[holmesy]

no they are selling the sebring arches like my dads mgcgts

http://www.britishv8...shaunholmes.htm

that site has not been updated for a few years

[Tamworthbay]

Yes, the Sebring ones are very different. The ones I am on about we're marketed as MGB aero wings or similar. I will have a search through my mags when I get a chance and see if I can find the exact ad. My pair had a makers label under the light area, but it was only a sticker so I guess most will have lost that by now.

[holmesy]

I would be extremely surprised if they are the same, if there are I would love as much info on them as you have please. mine are the early e type lights as they are glass with the chrome bezel

[Tamworthbay]

I will try and dig out what I can, the only pics I had were the ones I put on eBay. That was five years ago at least so not sure if I still have them. They looked the same as yours but it doesn't mean they were. They used standard MGB size headlight units, I know that as I took them out before I sold them and used them in the car to replace the sealed beam units in the steel wings I had. The clear covers were also incredibly thin but were 'blown' as opposed to being completely flat and just bent over. The most distinguishing thing about them was three strengthening webs that joined the inner and out wing area, they had holes in for you to bolt to the inner wing- presumably to prevent the wing sagging?

[holmesy]

you mean like this?

[Tamworthbay]

you mean like this?

No, the lights were much more gently let in, like in your pic. Do yours have the webs in underneath? I looked for the pics of mine but can't find them. Not surprised as I put all my eBay pics in a temp folder that gets wiped every few months. Sorry. I will dig through the mags when I get a chance though.

[holmesy]

cheers no i dont believe mine has the webbing underneath

[holmesy]

heres another pic of a works b with another one similar to ours

[Shifty]

you mean like this?

One day I'll get round to building a Sebring Replica.

[holmesy]

piccys :)

[Artful Dodger]

you are getting a shiftys on then!

is that your garage? loads MGs in there if it is 8)

[holmesy]

no not my garage unfortunately lol, got to send the rear axle off to the states to be modified and then start the front crossmember. will be painted soon, will being going back to proper old English white with black paint in the cab, new roll cage being made up which is 1kg lighter per meter than the normal cages as well

[Artful Dodger]

oh well, whoevers it is they know how to do the job proper!

this is going to be an FIA historics racer isntit? come do the spa 6 hour classic! we will be there next year running the élan:D

[holmesy]

it will be me driving it at spa if we get it done by then