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Re: rubber side marker lamp gaskets thingys

To: "Bowen, Patrick A. RP2" <jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil>,
Subject: Re: rubber side marker lamp gaskets thingys
From: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 07:45:35 -0800 (PST)
what about a source for the rubber gasket for mounting the licence
plate lamp to the rear bumper of the mkIV early 1500 spit's and gt6's?
 mine is really shot and i'm afraid that it won't last much longer.



---"Bowen, Patrick A. RP2" <jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil> wrote:
>
> Here comes update number 2 for the side marker bases.  I checked with
> supplier number 1 who came up with these figures.  one time $6500.00
> tooling charge!! and then $25 dollars a piece.  Personally, I am not
happy
> with those numbers.  I have just got my bases back and I will be
checking
> with several other suppliers that aren't quite so ritsy.  What could
speed
> this up though is if there is anyone that is able to make an
accurate CAD
> drawing so I can e-mail this to folks instead of Fed-Exing my parts
all
> over the country.  Is there anyone that can help?  It took three
weeks to
> hear from one company, if I can hit a bunch with drawings that
should speed
> it up as  well.  I have leads on a couple of places that seem a
little more
> promising.  
> 
> Thanks Again, and Again, and Again.
> 
> At 01:23 PM 1/23/99 -0500, Atwell Haines wrote:
> >Patrick,
> >
> >
> >Any progress with the production of new rubber sidemarker light
bases?
> >
> >
> >Atwell
> >
> >At 02:28 PM 12/9/98, you wrote:
> >>OK,  I have decided to get serious and find out what it would take
to have
> >>the side marker lamp gaskets made.  I am going to check out some
items on
> >>Monday, but I need some questions answered first: 1)my marker
lamps gaskets
> >>are marked front/right, back/right (or something like that) Is
there an
> >>appreciable difference between each gasket? or can they be
interchanged.
> >>2) Are there subtle differences to look for in each gasket 3) Are
there any
> >>special requirements (non-obvious) for them.  4)  Does anyone have
the
> >>ability to provide a CAD drawing for these items?  (don't need to
do it
> >>yet, might not be needed)  5) Are there enough people interested
to make
> >>this worth pursuing (I'm not taking orders, just trying to get an
idea of
> >>how large a production run and costs)
> >>
> >>Let me hear what you have to say, no need to pollute the
bandwidth, just
> >>reply to me please.
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>Patrick Bowen
> >>'79 Spitfire - Daily Driver
> >>'76 Spitfire - Parts Car
> >>Patrick Bowen
> >>'79 Spitfire
> >>Jacksonville FL
> >>
> >
> Patrick Bowen
> '79 Spitfire
> Jacksonville FL
> 

==
nikolai jaremka
72 spitfire mkIV
east aurora, new york



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