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I wouldn’t paint, especially if yours are new and chromed; mine are plain aluminium which was re-anodized
Ah yes, I recognise that car (spoke with the owner on Saturday) and its front bumper spacing is similar to mine. BTW Christian how can you tell there’s no rear window demister as the aperture for the fan inlet is clearly visible in the rear parcel shelf?
It also has just occurred to me – are the studs on your new bumper Christain the same length as the old template, or have these bumpers had to be too-closely mounted because the studs are shorter?
Seeing Tim’s photos of the 3 litre reminds me that 129’s boot lid was misaligned and some 3-4 mm proud of the rear tonneau, straight on the car as Tim’s image above shows but too high at the leading edge
I don’t think the body is particularly at fault, just that the shims are about 1 cm too short
On my car, the front bumper is about 2 cm proud of the body in the centre behind the number plate, the rear is about 1 cm proud under the boot release button. Sorry no pics as I don’t have a digital camera (!). Interesting too that a recent pic of 125 also shows the front bumper almost or actually touching the body
It was indeed a very good result for 129 but sadly I don’t expect it to stay in UK. Re the bumpers, they are I believe the new stainless steel ones made from your template Christian, anf they look good but as Tim says they were not very well fitted being too close to the body in the middle at the front and rear. So when you come to fit yours Christian you will need to experiment with the length of shimming (i.e. the tube through which the mounting stud passes) of the bumpers to ensure about a quarter inch clearance and/or to modify the profile of the upper “trailing edge” of each bumper
Not sure I get your point Tim about Webastos being an anachronism if fitted when new (50 years ago!) by the factory. When rebuilding my car I had the option of repairing the Webasto or filling in the roof, and I chose to keep it, and I’m glad I did
Jay, try a call to Lincoln Scott car trimmers etc in Lewes
I think the Webasto is a great addition especially with the air deflector up, unruffled even in the back. Makes the interior very light
It will become a benchmark I suspect, in view of condition and work recently done by the vendor and over time by the previous owner
I think I paid around ?100 each to have mine refurbished, but no guarantee (one doesn’t work again)
Sounds as if your battery compartment is shallower than on my car, where the metal section looks (from memory) 6-7 inches deep above the base board
The battery may well sit proud of the compartment, hence the raised lid, about another 25 mm. Fit the biggest Ampere-Hour you can find with the terminals in the right place for the leads (positive on forward outboard side if I recall)
Does Frostick illustrate any similar styles?