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« on: May 10, 2019, 08:06:06 AM »
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morning all ..Has any one sourced new, the rubber shroud that goes over the bulb holder on FC front blinkers ,Rares don't have it , Old Auto Rubber don't have them ,have the headlight but not blinker ..if some one makes them, I want two, and you can guide me to them ,much appreciated ..if some one has NOS ,would still want high level of elasticity...THX Vern.
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« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2019, 08:38:11 AM »
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Vern
I think most use Nitto tape, available at Jcar. From recollection John 59 Wagon has spun a pair on the lathe for his FB project.
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« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2019, 09:30:52 AM »
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Clay ..What exactly has John spun on his lathe ?,I will definitely tape them if nothing comes up ,yep Nitto ( japan ) is good stuff ..Vern
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« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2019, 09:51:04 AM »
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I don’t want to steal john’s thunder Vern. Have a look at his thread on the fb ek forum.


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« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2019, 09:53:01 AM »
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Vern,

Rare Spares has a bulb socket with wires and shroud.  I bought two of them for the shroud when I was putting my FC together.  It's a bit of a push getting the shroud through the hole in the front guard, so if you are in the "pre-paint" stage, enlarge the hole a little to suit the replacement shroud.

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« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2019, 08:59:00 PM »
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hey Rob ..I see you've got a bit of hound in you ,always got your nose on the real scent ,i'm a bit like a kelpie ,looking around every where but not seeing ,Rares must have those made by some one ,are you saying they don't like to sell the shroud separate ?
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« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2019, 06:00:54 PM »
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Vern,

What Rare Spares sells is a universal tail/stop lamp socket with short lengths of wire and the shroud.  You could probably get the same at Bursons/Repco/Super-Cheap/Auto One.  Buy the entire thing, remove the shroud, slip the shroud over your front indicator wiring (you'll probably have to unsolder the wires from the Holden socket and re-solder after slipping the wires through the shroud) and install.

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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2019, 03:12:18 AM »
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Quote from: Errol62 link=topic=27483.msg172923#msg172923 datenn=1557445864
I don’t want to steal john’s thunder Vern.

No worries there Clay, share what you like.

Here’s what I made up Vern, using a drill press as a lathe. A new one is on the left next to the two originals





Here’s the link if you want to see how I made them

http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=22877&p=234175&hilit=Indicator#p234175

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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2019, 09:11:10 AM »
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Just that I knew you’d be on here fairly soon John. I really enjoyed reading that again.


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« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2019, 11:10:19 AM »
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What a great job John. Thanks for sharing your tips.
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« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2019, 12:34:27 PM »
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WOW! John ..manufacturing your own ,they look factory , firstly thanks for finding and posting what you did,I may well attempt the same ,I was thinking of a mould and making out of silicone or butyl mastic , going to turn a mould out of nylon or poly prop ,and a insert ,then trim the spew off when set ,I will not make it a priority ,keep going with other more straight forward stuff ,and come back to it when I need something to do ..thanks again ..Vern..
I am also following up on Robs suggestion..
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« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2019, 09:17:26 PM »
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Man thats some work to make those. Impressive.
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« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2019, 10:15:53 AM »
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Rob and gents ..Rare spares product with the rubber shroud is stock item X2460 .as Rob suggested it looks like its general purpose ,so just for the rubber bit .However ,currently out of stock .no answer when likely to be back in stock ,if at all , no answer " can you supply shroud only from the holder manufacturer" ...Vern.
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« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2019, 11:11:38 AM »
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Have no idea if these are the right size or if they are in stock.

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« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2019, 12:59:53 PM »
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Vern, I have picked up a pair of the EJ EH Boots from Old Auto Rubber Co today, if you are coming to the meeting tonight I will take them along, if you can please take along your samples. Cheers John
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« Reply #15 on: May 14, 2019, 10:36:20 PM »
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Dave and John ..Those EH ,  look to short  , I am pretty sure they are listed that way cause they don't suit ,thanks for the offer to test fit ,I am due to attend a meeting ,but I didn't go tonight because its my birthday,and there was an extra slice of lamb on my plate to nite ..thanks for thinking of me ..Vern
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« Reply #16 on: May 14, 2019, 10:45:32 PM »
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Enjoy the night Vern.
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