David......
Front and rear overriders will physically inter-change. However, the rear
ones (from 1963 to 1969) always had the holes for the license plate lamps,
so there was a left and right. I'd send the ill-fitting one back and see if
they can sell you one that does fit...........or buy from another source.
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
-----Original Message-----
From: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, April 17, 1999 5:43 PM
Subject: overrider dilemma
>With weather actually nearing 70 degrees (the warmest its been here so far
>this year), I've been spending the weekend restoring the 67 BGT I acquired
>last month.
>
>The bumpers were missing the overriders, but the previous owner provided
>the front overriders. I ordered the rear ones and received them from the
>Proper MG a few days ago. However, I have several problems with the rear
>ones. The one for the passenger rear does not fit - the Taiwanese made part
>had the bolt bracket welded too high on the overrider, so it won't bolt to
>the bumber (sits about a half inch or so too high).
>
>The other problem is that both rear overriders have holes bored in them for
>the license plate lights which came later in the MG production.
>
>While I was trying to mount the defective overrider, I found that the front
>overrider fit on the rear just fine and looked almost identical to the rear
>overrider, except for the above mentioned holes. It appeared slightly wider
>at the top though, and it also bore a "Made in Taiwan" sticker.
>
>My question for those of you that have 67 or older Bs or BGTs - are the
>front and rear overriders the same part?
>
>Since I have to return at least one rear overrider back to the Proper MG,
>I'm debating whether I should just exchange both of them for front
overriders.
>
>
>David
>67 BGT
>
|