Paul H Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 Should smarten up the rear of my Vitesse Paul 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigolf Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 If it was me, I would slosh loads of waxoil down the insides before fitting and a bit of copperslip on the captive nut. Saves having to grind the bolt head off, if removing it years later. Ask me how I know! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 to aid any removal when i got my Vit6 they were held on with wing nuts whilst they dont ever need removing it makes the ones behind the tank easy to finger twirl them off Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 Are those from Fitchetts? Need two myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted January 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 6 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: Are those from Fitchetts? Need two myself. Hi Colin .Yes best to buy from their website , rather than EBay . Cheaper postage . Website says limited stock Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Flinn Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 4 hours ago, Paul H said: Should smarten up the rear of my Vitesse Paul Those should last longer than the Repro's? You can't beat a bit of Bling😁 Regards Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 25 minutes ago, Gary Flinn said: Those should last longer than the Repro's? Im afraid they'll be repros the same as anyone elses and although they look great can deteriorate very rapidly if not pampered☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted January 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 25 minutes ago, johny said: Im afraid they'll be repros the same as anyone elses and although they look great can deteriorate very rapidly if not pampered☹️ Fitchets sold them as NOS and they will be pampered Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 I love a bit of shiny bling. I don't like this modern trend of black trim, bring back chrome or polished s/steel! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 19 minutes ago, Paul H said: Fitchets sold them as NOS and they will be pampered Paul Ah must be different from what they offer now which dont mention limited numbers or NOS and I reckon will have been very expensive😭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted January 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, johny said: Ah must be different from what they offer now which dont mention limited numbers or NOS and I reckon will have been very expensive😭 Apologies Johny “This overrider is suitable for the Triumph Herald range & Vitesse range. This item is brand new and is pressed off the OE press tool . It will fit on the left hand side of the car.” I’ll pamper them even more now Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 If its the same as mine the shape is great but the chrome is done straight onto the steel and hasnt lasted anything like my front original overriders which presumibly are copper, nickel then chrome onto the steel🙁 I think youve got to virtually keep wiping them over with WD40 or similar to stop them deteriorating... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Flinn Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 I know Fitchetts have been advertising a lot of N.O.S. Stuff on E-Bay, I also know they remanufacture various Herald/Vitesse body panels (Got the guided tour several years ago by Andy who works on the Sales counter) but I didn't realise they remanufactured rear over-riders? I had a good set of Original undented Over-riders front and rear which I had triple plated by a specialist when I Rebuilt my Vitesse between 2002 and 2006, they still looked good when I sold the car on in 2015. It's Definitely a good idea to coat the inside in your favourite Rust preventive fluid (Dinitrol 3125 in my case) a liberal coating of anti-seize to the captive nuts too. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil C Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 I'll see you....... .....and raise you 5 newly powder coated wheels!! (just picked up this morning 😊) Love a bit of "Bling Poker" 😎 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzerman Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Word of advice regarding powder coated wheels. Remove the power coating on the chamfers where the wheel nut goes. The nuts will work loose, been there done that!! I didn't loose a wheel but they kept working loose as the wheel nuts will not grip powder coating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 thats the same problem of any painting of mating faces they will shuffle as the paint makes it slippery might look nice but plays havoc with mating surfaces not having any grip Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil C Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Noted 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 6, 2023 Report Share Posted January 6, 2023 its the main reason you can find even after 50 yrs that some faces /locations often open to the elements are bare metal and surrounded by rust it is not a cost penny pinching but a good mechnical standard still in use today so painted bling can be hazardous on many areas especially on hubs drums discs , couplings etc as a few Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 8, 2023 Report Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 05/01/2023 at 11:43, Phil C said: I'll see you....... I'll fold. Just opened a 'brand new old stock' rear overrider, sealed in plastic, bought in July 2022 (sadly I can't remember the supplier) and it's not great. For NOS there's a rather suspicious dent along the front edge, which looks like where the bolt usually sticks through if it's overtightened and there's what looks like an unchromed dimple here, it's got two scratches, and the chrome has developed a 'snail trail' pattern which does not bode well for the future, after seven months in a sealed bag in a dry garage. Thankfully it's not for a show car. The inside is mint, like new, and the threads have never been used, but it's suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted January 8, 2023 Report Share Posted January 8, 2023 It might well be NOS, but an item that failed quality control back in the day. A couple of years ago I bought a NOS glove box door for the Herald which was a slight second, tiny bit of contamination below the varnish layer, better than the one it was to replace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted January 8, 2023 Report Share Posted January 8, 2023 A not that unlikely scenario?. Fitted on the production line, hence dent and scratches?, rejected by the final Q-C inspection, removed and replaced and then placed in the "For Spares" bin, bagged and sealed, sent out as a replacement/spare part. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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