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MG TD TF 1500 - Lower Holes in Rear Splash Apron

Can someone emlighten me as to the purpose of the threaded hole beneath each rear bumper bolt hole through the rear apron to the frame?

Thanks

Larry

L Karpman

Well, Heck! I thought I knew the TF pretty Well, I guess not!

I have no idea!

Gord Clark
Rockburn, Qué.

Gordon A. Clark

Gordon, it's a TD

Larry
L Karpman

Well, its on the TF, too.

gac

Gordon A. Clark

Guess we both are gonna learn something, eh? :-))

Larry
L Karpman

Larry - The smaller threaded hole is for bolts that hold the splash apron in place. The larger hole is to hold the bumper on. I guess that they thought that the larger hole had enough stress on it fromthe bumper that the additional stress of the splash apron might be too much for the bolt. Cheers - Dave
David DuBois

Thanks Dave. Well, I have no bolts there, and I don't see them listed. Any idea of size?? I'm a whole lot more concerned about my plug wire issue though :-))

Larry
L Karpman

They are 3/8" 20 tpi and about 3/4" long.
Roy Challberg

As you know by now, my TF is pukka original and the rear splash apron has never been removed; and there are no brackets using those holes. The apron is held in place with a simple 'L' bracket spot welded to the underside of the apron, which in turn, is held in place by the bolt to the bumper.

The holes are beneath the bumper bolt and are empty, but I must admit, I'm curious, and it will probably take someone who actually worked on the cars at Abingdon to tell us!

But now that I know they're there, I'll probably use one to mount my reversing lamp.

Gord Clark
Rockburn, Qué.
Gordon A. Clark

Gordon;;
Do not use those holes for anything. They are designed to create an ultrasonic whistle at speed to warn deer and other wildlife away. I bet that you have never hit a deer with your fine PUKKA TF.That's because your holes are empty.
In 1988 we were coming down the Blue Ridge parkway and Skyline drive when mine was attacked by a wild turkey.
My holes were filled and that's the truth.
That bird came out of the bush at windshield height and rotated clockwise with his feet scraping the screen. He then crashed into the bank on the left side of the road. I assume he was unhappy as he missed me.
Sandy
Sandy Sanders

Gordon: I'll be interested if you DO use that holes to mount your reversing lamp. Might be a good way. I mounted mine using a home made bracket behind the bumper spacer, and attached to a Lucas chrome lamp bracket.

http://home.comcast.net/~lkarpman/reverse1.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~lkarpman/reverse2.JPG

Mine is not wired up yet, as I'm waiting for a matching red lens Lucas 494 Rear fog lamp to arrive. Then, I'll swap sides and wire up. Just wanted to see how it looked.

Larry
L Karpman

Larry,

The rear apron on the TD and the TF are quite different.

The TD uses an enclosed type leaving the bumper bolts outside the apron, while the TF is basically flat, but sculptured and cut, where needed.

Your installation is very neat - well done. But the TF rear bumper, bolts to the frame of the TF under the apron, so there's no exposed bumpeer bolt to which to attach the reversing light as you did.

I will use the mystical hole to attach a bracket for the reversing lamp, and the entire assembly will live under the TF apron

Gord Clark
Rockburn, Qué.

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Gordon A. Clark

Thanks for the nice compliment Gordon, and sorry I forgot the TF aspect. However, and again I'm not TF savvvy, won't the lamp be quite close to the ground and prone to damage if it resides under the apron? Looking at a photo of the TF rear, it looks like it might be.

Larry
L Karpman

This thread was discussed between 26/10/2006 and 27/10/2006

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