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MG Midget and Sprite General - Show me your rears

I have a MKIII Midget, have removed the bumpers but need to do something with the number plate lights, what have you done?
I Henderson

Here's my old car...

Dave O'Neill 2

You already have one of the ones I drive!
rachmacb

Mine->

BH Harvey

Bit snowy..

welded up all not used holes

Onno Könemann

Dave, i like your solution, and your old car come to that, so maybe the next question should be, where to get stick on plates.
Rach, thanks , yes i have
I Henderson

Mt solution from inside the boot. One day I will cut those bolts down..

BH Harvey

Chrome led motorbike numberplate lights on mine. Looks great with the black and silver plates and not too bling

Dave

Halfords LED running light/sidelight on a little plate joined to the holes in the rear valance that the wires for the old light used to come out of. for my solid plate, 'top down' needed a funny looking plinth thing to get the lamp far enough out.

Mine's passed an MOT like this

Rob Armstrong

US type rubber bumper license mount with intergral lamps. I believe that the UK versions had a similar mount.

B Young

I found a small LED lamp on Ebay intended for motorbikes. Passed numerous MOTs now.

G Hawkins

Thanks everyone, i'm going to try the LED bolts, i will take and post pics.
I Henderson

Thanks for all your pictures and advice, here is a before picture

I Henderson

I decided first to fit the LED numberplate lights , drilled through the plate in line with two holes i found under the plate.looked like this

I Henderson

Finally removed the old iron work and fitter nice silver domed bolts instead, thus keeping a bit of the rear linked to the chassis.

I Henderson

heres my rear



james gibson

err aren't you a bit young to be driving James?

I did the same with the bolts on mine, also hammered aluminium 'spacers' between the buttress and the boot to try and straighten out the rear valance a bit...
Rob Armstrong

It would be rude not to show you mine!!

Andrew Dunn

Andrew, do you have mgf seats in your car?
Is your Rollbar selfmade and does it block the rearviewmirror?

Lots of questions but a rollbar has been in my mind for a while now and it looks as if you have the same situation.
Arie de Best

OK; here's my back end. Needs more work, but not as much as my top-end that's lost almost all off its original finish, so it's normally hidden under a cover.

A

Anthony Cutler

I can't believe it has taken this long for someone to make that joke. Anthony, I think you need to get your coat... ha ha.

Cheers,
Malcolm
M Le Chevalier

Funny this question has been asked...I have just finished my new look rear.
I must stop messing!!!

Rob Newt

Rob I am loving the colour of you mg what colour is it? It looks like metallic blue? I am thinking of getting mine resprayed would love to do it that colour.
C Carter

"do you have mgf seats in your car?
Is your Rollbar selfmade and does it block the rearviewmirror?"

Arie - yes I do have MGF seats - they're so much more comfortable for an old man like me!
Rollbar is sort of self made - I cut and welded the original bar and then set it back behind the rear scuttle to provide more seat movement and for neatness. It doesn't block the rear view mirror.
Before and after picture:

Andrew Dunn

This thread was discussed between 19/06/2011 and 29/06/2011

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