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MGA MGA fender welt
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tony barnhill
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There was never any such thing offered from factory or as an aftermarket (that I remember)....however,you could go down to Advance & buy a roll of that flexible chrome stuff..
tony barnhill
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You might want to use the samew thing that's on your Healey
motorbill66
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Ray,
The healey fender bead is actual metal, and as such it stays nice and straight and even when the fenders are correctly bolted on. With the MGA it is extremely difficult (been there...) to get the fender beading really perfectly straight. Tastes vary, but I believe you will be disappointed if you try the chromey route. When something that bright is just a tiny bit off, it looks awful. I've seen it done. Trust me.
Motorbill
The healey fender bead is actual metal, and as such it stays nice and straight and even when the fenders are correctly bolted on. With the MGA it is extremely difficult (been there...) to get the fender beading really perfectly straight. Tastes vary, but I believe you will be disappointed if you try the chromey route. When something that bright is just a tiny bit off, it looks awful. I've seen it done. Trust me.
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Aloha Ray,
TR3's use a metal beading between body panels. It is not chromed, the pieces I've seen are stainless steel and are readily available from the major LBC part suppliers. The beading has movable metal tabs that can be spaced about every 6 inches that go between the panels and hold the bead in place. The potential pit fall is that they are not that flexible so bending them to fit the contours of a MGA may cause some kinking.
here a link to illustrate Moss's offerings:
https://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=29156
Safety Fast,
Dave
TR3's use a metal beading between body panels. It is not chromed, the pieces I've seen are stainless steel and are readily available from the major LBC part suppliers. The beading has movable metal tabs that can be spaced about every 6 inches that go between the panels and hold the bead in place. The potential pit fall is that they are not that flexible so bending them to fit the contours of a MGA may cause some kinking.
here a link to illustrate Moss's offerings:
https://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=29156
Safety Fast,
Dave
Actually the Healey has stainless steel fender "piping". Looks like chrome but its function is to stop the possibilty of corrosion putting steel fenders up against aluminium shrouds (even though there is a paint barrier). It does look like chrome however. Could you not have the original solid grey plastic piping chrome plated? Imagine you would need to keep its installed shape very well supported in the process.