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MG TD TF 1500 - Windshield/Windscreen spacers

Does anyone have a source for the spacers that go inside the MG TD windshield/windscreen frame?

Tim
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Tim Burchfield

Do you mean the two threaded brass sections on either side to secure the windscreen to its supports? Can't think of any other internals, apart from the top & bottom corner pieces. Cheers
Peter TD 5801
P Hehir

Peter, they are the pot metal spacers that prevent the windscreen frame from collapsing where the bolts go through.

Regards

Tim

Tim Burchfield

From memory mine are molded into the frame Tim. Sorry But I don't have a pic. Cheers
Peter TD 5801
P Hehir

Tim

I would be sure the correct profile brass tube would be available, only a matter of "parting off" the required length/s in a lathe.

Graeme
G Evans

I have some pieces of originals, will try to post a couple picts and maybe a dimensional trace later. Not molded into the frame and not round on at TD btw. As Tim says, they keep the screws/nuts, and also the wiper bearings from squashing the frame. George
George Butz

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George Butz

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George Butz

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George Butz

Rough tracing with dimensions. This would be easy for someone with a machine shop to make. One of the suppliers used to have these but appear to be gone now. George

George Butz

Thanks George. I did find someone with some spacers. The dimensions should help others to recreate them if needed.

Regards

Tim
Tim Burchfield

I made my spacer from a solid piece of bakelite type material 15mm thick.
J Walton

As it turns out I did have a couple of pics in my archive. The top rail had been rechromed with them in situ which created the impression that they were part of the rail. Cheers
Peter TD 5801

P Hehir

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