Hi Bill,
I got my replacement knock-offs from TRF about a year
ago. They came well packed in plastic and foam. I am
very pleased with them. Maybe they received a bad
batch. I'm sure they will make it good.
Alan Hodge
60' TR3A
68' TR250
--- MotoPsyche@aol.com wrote:
> I just received four new two-eared knock-offs
> purchased on sale from TRF.
> Aside from being poorly packed so that they rattled
> loosely against each other
> resulting in scratches, the imprinting of the
> lettering on their faces is
> suprisingly clunky and rough. By that, I mean that,
> rather than the thin, clean
> lines found on my badly beaten but original
> knock-offs, these look deeply
> stamped and roughly finished at the "trough" of the
> letters, almost as if they'd
> been drawn with a handheld engraving tool. They
> weren't, of course, but they
> look it. The letters are each about 1 to 1.5 mm in
> thickness, and almost as
> deep. They really "scream" their message, allowing
> you to read them from about 15
> feet away. The packaging indicates they were
> manufactured in Great Britain.
>
> Are these what are generally available, or is it
> possible to locate a set
> with the more toned-down and clean lettering?
> Because of the scratching, they're
> headed back to TRF, but I would imagine the letters
> on the next set would
> look the same.
>
> Sure, this is a major vanity indulgence, so maybe
> I'm being overly picky.
> But, hey, it's a gift from me to me.
>
> Thanks for any insights on this.
>
> Bill Stagg
> 1961 TR3A
>
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