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Re: [Healeys] Turn Signal Bulbholder

To: Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Turn Signal Bulbholder
From: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 16:56:21 -0500
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Hi Michael,
I encountered the same issue with the early dash in B.#174. After a bit of
adjustment I managed to get the 2 holes essentially concentric and just
squeeze the light body into the gap.

Not easy once the dash is installed I might mention!!

M

On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 12:48 PM Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net>
wrote:

> In retrofitting an early two piece dash to my BN2 I have run into a snag
> with the turn signal indicator light assembly.  The light assembly I bought
> from one of the usual suspects is a two piece affair.  It has a very nice
> external threaded chrome bezel and an internal threaded green tube with a
> sort of lens coming up through the center and protruding into the bezel.
> This would be fine if it was mounted to a one piece dash, but as you can
> see in the picture the mounting hole is not centered in relation to the
> sheet metal above and behind the instrument panel.  Easy enough, just grind
> away until it fits.  This brings up another question.  If I didn't want to
> bugger up an original early two piece dash, what did the early light
> bulbholder fitting that would fit here look like?
> Mike MacLean
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sa=
ns ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi Michael,</div><div class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">I encou=
ntered the same issue with the early dash in B.#174. After a bit of=C2=A0
adjustment I managed to get the 2 holes essentially concentric and just squ=
eeze the light body into the gap.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-si=
ze:small">Not easy once the dash is installed I might mention!!</div><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-s=
ize:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comi=
c sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">M<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gm=
ail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 12:=
48 PM Michael MacLean &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net";>rrengi=
neer.mike@att.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
 style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);p=
adding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:times new roman,new york,ti=
mes,serif;font-size:16px"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">In retrofitting=
 an early two piece dash to my BN2 I have run into a snag
 with the turn signal indicator light assembly.=C2=A0 The light assembly I =
bought from one of=20
the usual suspects is a two piece affair.=C2=A0 It has a very nice external=
 threaded chrome=20
bezel and an internal threaded green tube with a sort of lens coming up thr=
ough the center=20
and protruding into the bezel.=C2=A0 This would be fine if it was mounted t=
o a
 one piece dash, but as you can see in the picture the mounting hole is=20
not centered in relation to the sheet metal above and behind the instrument=
=20
panel.=C2=A0 Easy enough, just grind away until it fits.=C2=A0 This brings =
up=20
another question.=C2=A0 If I didn&#39;t want to bugger up an original early=
 two piece dash, what did the early light bulbholder fitting that would fit=
 here
 look like?</div><div>Mike MacLean</div><div><br></div></div></div></div>__=
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