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851/852 Speedster Rear Bumper Arm Grommets - Placement
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My grommets were made in the mid to late 70's and came with my Speedster that was built by Elegant Motors. Like most things Elegant Motors, they tended to be pretty high quality reproductions and certainly better than most other replica manufacturers. However, I have a good friend that has a standard Glenn Pray speedster, and I believe he replaced his incorrect Glenn Pray cylinder shaped rubber grommets and support with the more correct square ones from Metro Moulded Parts. I will ask him to comment on quality and fitment......I know he had problems and it wasn't straight forward when he fitted them. He and I have discussed a design floor that we discovered together with the shape of the grommets which he can share if he doesn't mind
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I have one other question for you if you don't mind.
I believe the size of the rubber grommets between the front and back vary in size (at least mine do). Do the larger grommets fit on the back of the car?
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Are you of the opinion that the placement of the rubber grommets in the rear could have the pointy bit placed either way, and that original Auburn 851/852 Speedsters were delivered with placement both ways?
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White steering wheels were an option, P/N F10445
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Excellent comments. I agree that the car showing Robert Donat has a number of modifications (white steering wheel and additional rear spare tire). I do believe that changing the rubber grommets on the Robert Donat car is unlikely to be one of them unless the car was in a rear accident.....so its an interesting photo to see and another part of the puzzle. I am yet to see an early photo showing the rubber bumper arm grommets with the pointy bit at the top closest to the center of the car. That is not to say they don't exist, but hopefully other club members will contribute here.
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I would go with the 1942 photos.
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Re the positioning of the grommet, I am inclined to go with the positioning as shown in 1942 picture (with pointy bit closest to outside of the car), but I hesitate because the sage green car I referenced above (alongside the red car) is owned by fellow ACD club member Curt Shultze, and he is someone that is a recognized expert and someone I have a lot of respect for as an authority on these vehicles, and he has it with the pointy part towards the center of the car......that's why I hesitate, and am asking the question.
Placing these grommets involves gluing them against the paintwork.....I do not want to make a mistake as I will ruin the paint if I need to correct it. I have seen some cars put screws into them to hold them against the paint......looks awful and of course is not original
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