Cheap front wings(?)

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Cheap front wings(?)

Post by BLLand80 » Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:30 pm

Have anyone ordered front wings from here? Are they good?

http://www.car-body-kit.co.uk/austin_bmc_marina.html
1976 Marina 1,3 Coupé Deluxe (flamenco)
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1976 Marina 1,3 Coupé Deluxe (tahiti blue)
1974 Marina 1,8 SDL Automatic (teal blue)
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Re: Cheap front wings(?)

Post by Marinanut » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:35 pm

Pass, I used Smith & Deakin
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Re: Cheap front wings(?)

Post by Ausmarina » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:24 am

Marinanut wrote:Pass, I used Smith & Deakin
Did you find these to be good quality and reasonably good fit??
Graham.
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Re: Cheap front wings(?)

Post by Marinanut » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:05 pm

Ausmarina wrote:
Marinanut wrote:Pass, I used Smith & Deakin
Did you find these to be good quality and reasonably good fit??
Be prepared to get the grinder out and use filler on the rear edge for panel gap. They aren't bad, not brilliant but done right they are about as good as other steel pattern parts.
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Re: Cheap front wings(?)

Post by Ausmarina » Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:05 am

OK, Thanks for that. :D
Graham.
Brisbane, Australia

74 Leyland P76 4.4 V8 (working on it now!!)
73 Leyland P76 2.6 6 (work in progress)
77 MK2 Morris Marina HL (work in progress)
07 Ssangyong Actyon Sports (it actually works)

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