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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Where can i source..

I'm currently putting new vinyl on all my interior trim and i must say, one of the most enjoyable parts of the resto so far, and since i was doing so good i thought i'd do the same to the dashboard. Striped it of all the gauges and stuff but when i was about to remove the green indicator warning light it had seized, i got the front off in one piece but the plastic bit holding it in place in the dash broke.

No worries i thought those should be reproduced i thought, but i'm really having trouble finding a new light. Of course i want it to look like the original. I found one in the link below that looks the same on the front but that really sounds expensive to me. So anyone know where i can source a new light for a more reasonable price?

http://www.frogeyespares.co.uk/item.asp?cID=6&scID=14&iID=255

Thanks Alex
Alexander Sorby Wigstrom

THe AH Spares one is about £4 cheaper (DAS184)
Or really cheap and cheerful AAU4824from Sussex (about £3).
Also have a look at autoelectricalspares.co.uk
Graeme W

I just used some green acetate and stuck it behind the holes in the dash.
I Pickering

Mine's had green acetate behind the holes in the dash since I bought the car 20 years ago and thought that was original. Perhaps I'm wrong (again!)
Peter Blockley

Early cars were different
Dave O'Neill 2

When I went looking for one of these years ago for my frogeye I was told the original item was no longer made, I don't know if that is still the case. I wasn't too bothered about originality so just searched through a favoured electronics supplier till I found a bulb holder assembly that was similar and fit the hole.

Any chance of being able to glue the damaged plastic bit back together.
David Billington

This thread was discussed between 25/09/2014 and 26/09/2014

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