Bugeye license plate light plinth

[jgrewe]

So what do most people do since these little buggers are so hard to find? I have a later unit with the ridge down the middle but I'm going over the car and doing some repainting and wondered if people care enough about this detail on a car that is just a driver?

If anybody has a rough one I'd love to make a fiberglass mold or even some way to hammer one on a buck.

 

[Whitephrog]

I have a spare, send me a PM if interested.

 

[mightymidget]

Didn't realize there was a difference, thanks for pointing that out

 

[Coastalman]

I'll have to admit that I created one that if very close to the original. My BE did not have the correct license plate light. I bought one with the later plinth on ebay. Just before painting the car I ground the ridge down with my dremel. It came out pretty good, but a person in the know can tell it is not the early plinth if he looks closely. This is a suggestion that will get you by until you find the correct plinth.
Happy New Year,
Charlie

 

[jgrewe]

I had thought about that same thing Coastalman. My goal is to fill some holes before painting. None of the holes in the car match up with the plinth I have and I'm hoping Whitephrog has just what I need.

My car is a '59 with a Weber carbed 1275, front discs, wire wheels and its getting a 5sp right now as well so "Original" is getting even further away. It's just that certain details will bother me, ya know?

 

[jlaird]

IMHO the look details are much more important than the run details. I like your conversion, Donald Healey would also.

 

[DWeeB]

I used an after market LED mini blister fixture from the hot rod shop. Only sticks out about a half inch and you can barely notice that it's there. I didn't like how big the original fixture was, stuck out like a sore thumb.

 

[Pythias]

We all have our standards, and they're all as different as we are.
Don't let your "noncompliance" with someone else's standards keep you from enjoying YOUR car.

 

[jgrewe]

Totally agree Pythias, the car had 'compliance' thrown out the window before it was even built. From the beginning it was all about making a BE drivable in just about any situation, it even has a Painless harness to keep Prince Lucas from interupting the fun. I've even flirted with throwing a Megasquirt on the car, I have an extra one in my tool box that keeps catching my eye. If I didn't have the DCOE it would be EFI in no time at all.

I think jlaird hit the nail on the head. Even though its painted a non stock color, the little details really finish the project for me. I get torn between my two influences of racing and concours cars. I go from "Chrome won't get you home" to "That's not correct being chrome"

...it still might get the EFI in this refresh...lol

 

[mgfish]

There is a used one on ebay and nice repro. from the UK auction #290524606700

 

[jgrewe]

Thanks for the tip but Whitephrog had the goods for me.