TR4/4A TR4A Trim Emblems Chrome Stainless Installation

[Stinger]

Getting ready to install all the trim and emblems on our TR4A and would like to hear any suggestions or pitfalls we may encounter. Also what is the difference and or preference of friction bushings and spire fixes for attaching emblems? Thanks

 

[Darrell_Walker]

I believe the spires are original for most of the emblems, but I really don't like them. They are hard to put on, even harder to remove, and often leave the part free to vibrate.

 

[Andrew Mace]

There was a change from the spire nuts to the friction bushes sometime in the mid-1960s. I admit that I prefer the friction bushes. As Darrell notes, the spire nuts can leave the part free to vibrate, although that can be slowed or stopped with a dab of black silicone or similar goo on the backside. The bushes tend to hold letters and badges very snugly, with less damage to paintwork around the hole.

The only question I have is one that I've had in the back of my mind to try to answer for many years now is: Are the holes in the panels ever so slightly larger where friction bushes were used? Anyone know? (Someday I'll try to measure each type and see....)

 

[sail]

I put clear silicone on my hood badge and drove with just that for quite a while because those pins are so hard to reach.