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Re: [Healeys] boot hinges

To: richard mayor <boyracer466@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] boot hinges
From: Stephen Hutchings <s.hutchings@rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 12:51:22 -0500
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I had trouble with my original ones being re-chromed=E2=80=A6the =
chroming was too thick in places and the hinges wouldn=E2=80=99t move =
smoothly through their rotation.
I can recommend the hinges that AH Spares sells. They look right, =
operate properly and are marked left and right. This may be why they =
cost more.

Stephen, BJ8

> On Jan 1, 2020, at 12:42 PM, richard mayor <boyracer466@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> The hinges are handed. This is what Michael is referring to when he =
says the "angle of the base".  It is very hard to tell which is which if =
you only look at one by itself. They are not marked as LH or RH.  If you =
put two of them side by side, a left hand and a right hand, it will then =
become very apparent. =20
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> On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 6:48 AM Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com =
> Just a comment on that type on hinge, all of which were made by Wilmot =
Breedon, be very careful of the profile and angle of the base.=20
> The idea is that when installed the hinge pins are perfectly in line.
> If incorrect angle hinges are used a paint job can be ruined  ... =
don't ask me how I know =F0=9F=99=84
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I =
had trouble with my original ones being re-chromed=E2=80=A6the chroming =
was too thick in places and the hinges wouldn=E2=80=99t move smoothly =
through their rotation.<div class=3D"">I can recommend the hinges that =
AH Spares sells. They look right, operate properly and are marked left =
and right. This may be why they cost more.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Stephen, BJ8<br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jan =
1, 2020, at 12:42 PM, richard mayor &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:boyracer466@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">boyracer466@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">The hinges are handed. This is what Michael is referring to =
when he says the "angle of the base".&nbsp; It is very hard to tell =
which is which if you only look at one by itself. They are not marked as =
LH or RH.&nbsp; If you put two of them side by side, a left hand and a =
right hand, it will then become very apparent.&nbsp; <br =
class=3D""></div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 6:48 AM Michael =
Salter &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Just a =
comment on that type on hinge, all of which were made by Wilmot Breedon, =
be very careful of the profile and angle of the base.&nbsp;<div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">The idea is that when installed the hinge pins =
are perfectly in line.</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">If incorrect =
angle hinges are used a paint job can be ruined&nbsp; ... don't ask me =
how I know =F0=9F=99=84</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">M</div></div><br =
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