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MG MGA - Sebring front Valance

Anyone know where you can get a Sebring metal front valance?

Used to see them advertised on ebay but not lately.

Also, I need new wood seat bottoms for a coupe. Used to see those advertised on Ebay. Don't seem to see those either.

LOL! Getting older and thought I bought what I needed years ago when you could still find parts locally.

I look around now and there's nowhere close to scrounge parts cheap from!

Any help appreciated! :-)

S

Steve--found this

http://www.2040-parts.com/mga-racing-034-le-mans-style-034-steel-f-valance-or-034-original-style-f-valance-w-holes-i1919074/

or
The guys at English Parts have got them for less than half that price but you'd need to check if they were metal or glass

https://www.englishparts.com/products/MG/1960/MGA/VALENCE--APRON--FRONT--AFTER-REMOVING-FRONT-BUMPER--RACE-STYLE-Apron--front-race-Racing-Style-Front-Apron/10976/455-112.html

Cheers
willy
William Revit

I'm not aware of any U.S. based panel banger who still makes the steel Sebring style valence. The last California based vendor stopped making them a few years ago. But, a few UK based makers are still at it: Sports Car Metal Works and Brown & Gammons are two I'm familiar with. These parts are pricey & the challenge these days is shipping, but give them a shout out if you're interested. As for the coupe seat bases, contact Scarborough Faire in RI; they should be able to source them for you locally. And maybe Cecelia will have a lead on a steel valence as well.
Nick Kopernik

Steve,
I love the Sebring front end (no-bumpers) look on the MGA, I have had mine fitted for about 15 years and I wouldn't change it.

But they are very vulnerable to being damaged, I must have had the paint on mine repaired at least 5 times over that time. (Mostly after being damaged by me! :^(

Fortunately, my valence is the GRP version (glass fibre) and is pretty easy and economic to repair.

The reason I say "fortunately" is because on at least two of those occasions, the damage would have been enough to have written off a metal valence which would have been a nightmare to fix/replace.

So I would seriously consider fitting a GRP valence, the Moss version takes a bit of "fettling" to make it fit, but it is so much easier to fix later.

Cheers
Colyn
Colyn Firth

the seat base is easy to make
there is a pattern on mgaguru
Art Pearse

Thanks for the help guys!

Art,
Im trying to be lazy this time....and spend a little money instead of doing all the details myself.
Was hoping to find some one out there still reproducing the wooden bases! :-)

S

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