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Re: swab Front wings

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Oh and an additional hole in the headlight bowl for wiring. Might be a lab headlight bowl thinking out loud
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Re: swab Front wings

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this is probably a dumb question, way aren't you getting parts from

http://www.jpgroup.dk/
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zier wrote:this is probably a dumb question, way aren't you getting parts from

http://www.jpgroup.dk/
Do a search for dansk on the forum and have a read
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Re: swab Front wings

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They don't make repro SWB wings
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TomB wrote:They don't make repro SWB wings
Yes they do!

Design911 stock them
Roger Bray can get them
Even Euro car parts can get them
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Correct SWB wings ?
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I tried fitting a repro MGB front wing years ago, not good but wasn't apparent until it came to getting a decent ish fit. Steer clear of repro if you want a chance of a half reasonable fit. HTH


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Re: swab Front wings

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Do Dansk actually press a SWB wing or only a 69 onwards slightly more flared wing with different light pods ?
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the reason I asked about Dansk. just pick my 1966 912 (on a trailer) in need of restoration. went back via http://www.gmundcars.com/ for them to look it over and give me some pointers . Andy at Gmund said to get any parts from Dansk as they us them for parts

I'll have it on a ramp in the next week or so. I'll post photos on a new thread
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A skilled metalworker that companies charge a high rate per hour to have work on your car would get them to fit but most of us are hobbyists, me included.


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Re: swab Front wings

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Even if the wings are flared more and the front indicators and grills are different on LWB cars ?
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TomB wrote:Even if the wings are flared more and the front indicators and grills are different on LWB cars ?
Tom

Yes they are its a whole different structure.

How bad are your wings? you can certainly buy new indicator boxes and headlight bowls. Repairing the double skinned areas of the wings is certainly doable with a little time and a welder.

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Re: swab Front wings

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Thanks they are pretty bad tbh
They have had repairs in the past headlight bowls and indicator boxes are solid it's more the wing tops and the inner skins
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Re: swab Front wings

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Hi All

I agree with Sean, I bought 2 wings, 2 quarters & 2 door skins from Cambridge OPC and they gave me a very good discount 2 years ago. More importantly they are very close the originals, fitted well without much work and compared to other suppliers are far superior in quality/gauge of metal in my opinion.

If you are going to all the trouble in the first place I would consider them well worth the extra money, certainly my body shop thanked me.

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Re: swab Front wings

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wow the prices have jumped the last few years :shock:
i paid 600+vat for one at my local OPC just 3 years ago
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