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...what kind of headlight bowl I have?
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:40 pm
by Relfy
Cos if you did perchance, I could order one before my lunch hour finishes.

There are 2 adjuster screw sorts and 3 adjuster screw sorts.
It was dark last night when i happened to be poking about under there and the whole thing disintegrated....
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:16 pm
by Chris Morley
As far as I know there is only one sort for a 1969 car. Originals were metal, but plastic ones are also now available. If the original metal bowl has rusted into pieces it's likely your wing isn't long for this world either...

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:13 pm
by Relfy
Oh thanks Chris. Plastic one sounds a good idea. Strangely the wing seems alright really, although I havnt actually taken the old headlight bowl off yet - I'll probably find it takes a ring of wing with it!

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:20 pm
by Chris Morley
You might be lucky, but don't expect miracles. Usually rusting in this area is due to liquid mud & debris thrown up by the wheel, which clings all round the headlight bowl. You may need a new rubber ring like this one as well.

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:47 am
by LouiseM
Relfy,
I think you'll need the later type gasket for a '69 car - mines a '68 and ESM said that this was the correct one:
http://morrisminorspares.co.uk/shop/pop ... hp?pID=767
I replaced one gasket last weekend and luckily there was no rust on the headlight bowl. Hopefully the other bowl will be in the same condition when I change the other gasket tomorrow
Lou
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:23 pm
by Relfy
OK thanks Lou and Chris.
I'm hoping the plastic headlight bowl i ordered will come with its own gasket, although it never says things like that on esm. I am going on the fact I ordered some hockey sticks from them earlier: It doesn't say whether or not they come with nuts, so I also ordered some of those; and then they arrived and I found they do come with them afterall. Just hoping this follows the same rule.
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 4:04 pm
by alex_holden
If it's the same one I bought recently, the plastic bowls do indeed come with a replacement gasket.
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:02 am
by Relfy
yes it does!

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:50 pm
by rayofleamington
comes with 2 gaskets?? :p
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:50 pm
by Kevin
blue 2-door called Wilberforce, or is that Frankenstein?
Frankenstein?
I suppose you have been parking him next to a sub station so he gets a good charge at night
Sorry couldnt resist