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Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 22:38:43 -0500
From: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>
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To: TR250Driver@aol.com
Subject: Re: TR250
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The sills are definitely black undercoating. Guaranteed 100%
Dark Blue TR250 Original owner -- original paint.
Silver wheels :-)
Don Malling
CD7963L 4/1/68
TR250Driver@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 11/7/02 6:43:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> jonmac@ndirect.co.uk writes:
>
> >
> > > > > color of rockers
> > If this refers to the body underside between front and rear wheels, we call
> > them sills in the UK. If we're talking of the same thing, they were black.
> > > > > finish of rockers (smooth vs. undercoat)
> > Rough. It was coated with black underseal
> >
>
> John,
> You definitely have me on this one. I have been running around for years
> with painted sills on my TR250! How embarrassing to find out that it is
> apparently incorrect. Good thing she is Royal Blue which is very dark so
> maybe everyone didn't notice. I have seen 250's both ways and was always in
> the painted body color camp. I rationalized that maybe the black silled cars
> were created during the undercoating process by dealers here in the US. Now
> you tell us that they were that way from the factory with TR5's having coated
> sills TOO! Actually being sprayed in England! I am devastated and tempted
> to run out in the garage and coat them up right now. I even have a brand new
> can of 3M undercoating ready to go. But I must be sure. While pouring over
> my reference materials I find at least one example of a white TR250 with
> painted sills. However the majority of them appear to be black. Are you
> sure? Did Triumph apply any underseal to other parts of the undercarriage?
>
> Learning New Things Everyday,
> Darrell
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