Like this? Mine are body colour.
I fitted them by putting stainless steel bolts through the wing with a locknut on the outside then I used stainless steel dome nuts to secure the guard to the bolts. Easy to undo as the locknuts hold the bolts in place. You can make them out in the photo.

Quote from: Alan Drover on Dec 31, 2023, 10:06 AMLike this? Mine are body colour.
I fitted them by putting stainless steel bolts through the wing with a locknut on the outside then I used stainless steel dome nuts to secure the guard to the bolts. Easy to undo as the locknuts hold the bolts in place. You can make them out in the photo.

That's the ones 👍 I'll look out for a set. Do you find they knock much out of the light output?

There you go... Unipart numbers, but you get the general idea.

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Light output is unaffected. LED bulbs are fitted.

That's grand thanks for the part no's and feedback.

What LED bulbs did you go Alan? Have they given any trouble? Been in there a while for a bit of reliability feedback?

Also anyone got recommendations on chassis paint?

My new chassis has been outside 6 months which has knocked most of the shine of the galv. Was going to run over it with some mordant solution before applying thinned down raptor externally for a tough stone chip proof satin black layer, with Dinitrol MX internally.

I got the bulbs from Paul Goff. Now, every bulb is LED apart from the indicator warning lights as I can't find an LED bulb to fit and the ignition warning light as an LED bulb won't draw enough current to excite the alternator into charging unless there's a resistor in the circuit and it's not worth the faff.
The headlight bulbs are the modern bright white ones. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em and see and be seen.
The current drawn by all the LED bulbs is considerably less than conventional bulbs and is far less strain on wiring and switches.

Quote from: haveyoubooked on Dec 30, 2023, 11:01 PMStill trying to decide whether to keep to keep the patina whilst I can still see it as a whole.

Looks lovely, leave it 'real'. Harder to stop, take the trouble. The mindset that adds  that bling is the same as rips off what we see now.  He's the bloke that tries too hard. Leave be, make it mint underneath. Less.

That way it's 'the wreck that isn't', the 'precious one'. If ever you wish to sell, that'd be what the nothing-to-prove real money fights at Coy's to pay for.
Just be very careful what you  touch, it won't take much to ruin.

I hate front light guards, which is why the first thing I did after buying Legless - see pic - was take them off.

The good news for you is that they are probably still lying around in one of my sheds.

I understand you may be coming down to Essex soon, so if you still need them, let me know at the time and I'll have a root around for them.

They won't cost you anything, as I'll be glad to get rid of them!

Quote from: Alan Drover on Dec 31, 2023, 10:06 AMLike this? Mine are body colour.
I fitted them by putting stainless steel bolts through the wing with a locknut on the outside then I used stainless steel dome nuts to secure the guard to the bolts. Easy to undo as the locknuts hold the bolts in place. You can make them out in the photo.

What did you do to prevent the stainless steel bolts reacting with the alloy of the wing?

Never thought about it. Just staircase steel penny washers and there's been no reaction as far as I can see and they've been there for decades.

Quote from: Exile on Jan 01, 2024, 06:09 PMI hate front light guards, which is why the first thing I did after buying Legless - see pic - was take them off.

The good news for you is that they are probably still lying around in one of my sheds.

I understand you may be coming down to Essex soon, so if you still need them, let me know at the time and I'll have a root around for them.

They won't cost you anything, as I'll be glad to get rid of them!

That's really kind, thankyou. I'm hung on the look of them, but from the age and fixings/fixing holes I'd say they were fitted new or not long after so think I'll stick with 'em.

I'll drop you a message a bit closer to the time

Quote from: Alan Drover on Dec 31, 2023, 11:10 PMI got the bulbs from Paul Goff. Now, every bulb is LED apart from the indicator warning lights as I can't find an LED bulb to fit and the ignition warning light as an LED bulb won't draw enough current to excite the alternator into charging unless there's a resistor in the circuit and it's not worth the faff.
The headlight bulbs are the modern bright white ones. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em and see and be seen.
The current drawn by all the LED bulbs is considerably less than conventional bulbs and is far less strain on wiring and switches.

That's grand. I'll look into those. I've used Philips and osram LEDs for some of my moderns, for sidelights/number plate lights/interior etc with good effect but not tried any main headlamps yet

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Quote from: haveyoubooked on Dec 30, 2023, 11:01 PMStill trying to decide whether to keep to keep the patina whilst I can still see it as a whole.

Looks lovely, leave it 'real'. Harder to stop, take the trouble. The mindset that adds  that bling is the same as rips off what we see now.  He's the bloke that tries too hard. Leave be, make it mint underneath. Less.

That way it's 'the wreck that isn't', the 'precious one'. If ever you wish to sell, that'd be what the nothing-to-prove real money fights at Coy's to pay for.
Just be very careful what you  touch, it won't take much to ruin.

I think you're right. Patina for me means as straight as possible, but with no rot or holed corrosion. To that end I'll need to get good at replicating patina on the bulkhead and front panel once I've done fabricating and welding. I'm torn between just painting the bulkhead and front panel in body colour and leaving as is, or then sanding back through to primer in a few places and giving them a coat of satin clear coat so that they're protect but blend in better.

It's extremely difficult to replicate patina, easy to do it badly. Half-hour's misdirected effort and the whole thing will be gone for good.. The bulkhead will be difficult, careful.

A parrallel would be those fake pubs people like, those that pay for what you're trying to keep won't be seen dead in them.