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MG TD TF 1500 - TF headlight bucket grommets

So close to the end of a restoration and now it is the little things. The wiring harness from Rhode Island wiring does not come with the grommets for where the wire harness passes through the headlight bucket. They claim you should use the original one, which would be great if I had all the original wiring. No such luck. So, has anybody run across the same problem and found a source for this grommet???
R Brown

It's very difficult to strip the headlamp sub harness wires out of the grommets and certainly impossible with the bullet connectors soldered on. I think they are glued or bonded. Complete sub harnesses are readily available, with the grommet for about 8. I have seen them with plugs for prerocussed and sealed beam lamps. If your sub harnesses are missing the grommets they can be purchased in the UK from Vehicle Wiring Products for 20 pence each.

Jan T
J Targosz

20 pence would be nice here but the shipping we be a pain. Hope to find something on this side of the pond...
R Brown

To get the wire through the grommet easily you push a metal tube slightly bigger than the wire through the hole first, then push the wire through that. A small diameter cork borer is ideal, but any suitable small diameter tube will do.
Dave H
Dave Hill

20 pence would be nice here but the shipping we be a pain. Hope to find something on this side of the pond...
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This thread was discussed between 26/05/2015 and 27/05/2015

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