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Darcy

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I've read that there's a spare key hiding under the bonnet of MG's?

The A's have them around the heater...
And the B's have them around the inner fender/wheel well? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

I might have to explore a bit... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Did they do this to all years?

Has anyone found one + taken a picture of where it's located?

-Darcy /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif
 
really? never heard that....will be interested in the reply...

JTB
 
Had a new B in 1965 and never heard of a spare key hidden. Maybe the dealer unhid it and gave it to me?

Bruce
 
The 'spare key' on a TR3 is in the fuse box... you pull the horn fuse, turn it endways, jam it between the lower pair of fuse clips & go.
 
yea, mine's in the trunk on the midget - two wires. one to jump ignition into ON position and one to crank the starter. this is not a factory option, i bought it aftermarket at home depot for a few cents.
 
I believe that TR4s had them behind a taillight, held in with one of the machine screws holding the light assembly to the body. I've heard no such thing about MGBs, but I'll check my books anyway.

-Wm.
 
MGB's, early, were by the brake pedal box. I once found the spare key in my TR250 tail lite and was real excited about it. Then I put it on the trunk and then put my tools away. YUP, took it for a spin and forgot about the key.I went up and down the road many times looking fot it, nada.
 
I have owned five MGs from new and one Triumph from new... several from used... never found a key or heard of one. I had a neighbor look for some "prop wash" and sent a recruit looking for "firing line"... asked for a "shelf stretcher" and "sky hooks" too, but might have to look for a "spare key"; to satisfy my own curiosity. I would think they would have placed it inside in case one were to get locked in.

My "spare key" has two wires with large aligator clips on each end.

I am just not sure if you guys are pulling my leg or just something I never knew.
 
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