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Were threshold plates factory original pcs or after market installed by owners?
Mine are quite bad & a hatch type of pattern. I want to make new ones but might go with either brushed stainless steel or Clear Anodized Aluminum.
 
They were standard on some of the cars, not there on some of the early ones - I'll have to look to find the point where they started.
 
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They were standard on some of the cars, not there on some of the early ones - I'll have to look to find the point where they started.

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...and a photo if you happen across one. thanks.
 
My '77 has the tight waffle grid pattern to them - looks like aluminum to me, but might just be dirty stainless.
 
Ditto. A tight waffle abour 1/8" sqaures. That is why I am wondering about what might have been out in 1967.
 
As small as the sill is there... I would think being sans plate would be attractive if you just had your car painted. I'll bet any bit of dirt under it wears through the paint pretty quickly.
 
My 75 had the tight crosshatch as well and they were factory. Moss has stainless replacements for 20 bucks that are very nice.

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I've got those MOSS stainless replacements on one of my B's...I love em` they really dress up the sill. Just gotta watch your boots getting in, don't wanna scratch them up. Originally all my B's had those same cross hatch things....They always look dirty.
 
I've wondered the same thing Tim, but you know what? If you fill 'em right, most people won't notice, and it'll look cleaner too. The seams on the back below the bootlid might need filling too. If the gaps are really huge though, it's probably a sign that something isn't quite right there anyway.
 
Do not fill any seams........Have you ever read any of those 'guide to the MGB' books? They all tell potential buyers to check all the seams and make sure they are intact. Any car with the seams filled over is just scary.
 
I stand corrected. Keep er stock.
 
well, along with the filled sill seam, I planned on smoothing out the fender bead on the rear winds, and the the seams under the tail light.

I know the sill seam neesd drainage, so I'll incorporate a couple extra under there and then wax the snot inside there.

As for stock, have you seen my site below /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif? Stock is good, and when I have an extra B, I'll keep it stock. This one is for me...LOL.
 
I have nothing against modifying a B...I've added some aftermarket items to my B's, even went with polished stainless steel rockers on one of them. But I'd never fill over any seams, I undersand you might think it looks better like that, but to most people it looks like poor rust repair. I filled the seams on my 58 MGA when I restored it at 14(cuz I was green and didn't know any better) to this day I still regret it.
 
I went with the sill plates Stewart has. Can't beat $20 for 'em to keep from scarring up the sills.
 
But Doc they say MG on them /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif.
 
sure, they say MG on them, but beating those up is better than beating up the MG itself, no? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
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