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mk1 s badges
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:04 pm
by stigfried
i need to buy the small s and large s badges for my cooper s but any replacement ones seem to be of a cheap nature with a push fit rather than the original ones with a thread and nut on the inside!! any ideas where to get these from?
Re: mk1 s badges
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 3:10 pm
by jay weinstein
the origanals were not threaded. jw
Re: mk1 s badges
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:01 pm
by 1071bob
Jays' right, the original badges had plain mounting pins with a recess to clear the head of the push in insert. These are still available [13H 217 or GFK 7514] but the reproduction badges haven't got the recesses.
Re: mk1 s badges
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:16 pm
by Old English White
Having broken my original, I bought a new reproduction small "S" on ebay which was rubbish (should've known better
) and the pins didn't even line up. I then purchased a new reproduction one from Minispares and it fitted my original holes well and looks fine
, so very pleased with it. As said above, they did just push in to plastic plugs (johnnys was the technical term used at work!
).
Re: mk1 s badges
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:25 pm
by guru_1071
1071bob wrote:the reproduction badges haven't got the recesses.
they have, or certainly, the better quality ones do!
Old English White wrote: (johnnys was the technical term used at work!
).
'mouse condoms' is the correct technical term for them
Re: mk1 s badges
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:43 pm
by JC T ONE
Also here in DK
Re: mk1 s badges
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:40 pm
by steve1071
I've never seen the large S badge with single fixing. Is that an early one?
Re: mk1 s badges
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:21 am
by stigfried
i came on here to ask a simple question and we are now on mouse condoms?? i might have known guru would lower the tone lol I think the pic above is actually a condom for the guru ?? but this is a hole new thread lol
Re: mk1 s badges
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:05 am
by guru_1071
stigfried wrote:I think the pic above is actually a condom for the guru ??
you wouldnt like it resting on the back of your neck ben..........
Re: mk1 s badges
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 10:38 am
by stigfried
errr ! nasty thought lol
Re: mk1 s badges
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:32 pm
by 1071bob
steve1071 wrote:I've never seen the large S badge with single fixing. Is that an early one?
I've just had a closer look at this, I reckon its the S from the Seven badge! somebody has cut off the rest of the badge, you can see where the chrome is missing on the base of the S, hence only the single pin. No problem for me though..........Mines a Morris.
Re: mk1 s badges
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:39 pm
by steve1071
Cheers Bob, was just about to contact John Parnell!