Josef Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 At one point when my Spitfire was away from home I spent a lot of time looking for / trying to decide what to do about b-post trims. Now I’m getting close to actually need to fit them I’m confused. I have two pairs of what I think are the correct ones for the Mk3 (right hand side in pictures) and a single one that I think is for later cars (left in photos). First question is, am I right as to which nominally suits which car? Then after that, anyone fitted the ‘wrong’ ones? Test fitting, it looks like the one I think is for the squaretails goes on fine. I’m guessing the extra clearance in the Mk3 version is for something to do with the hardtop? In which case I may as well buy and fit some new MkIV/1500 ones as nothing of what I have is really in good condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 Well, that has confused me. I knew I had a pair of these in the garage, from either a MKiv or a 1500... certainly nothing earlier that I'm aware of. I thought I'd be able to confirm the correct one for later cars, only to find: So unless the car had one of each, one large on one side and one small on the other, I've no idea how I got a mixed set. BUT: I've had a quick search online and wider is for the MK3, narrow for the later cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted May 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 That is what I thought, but I was doubting myself as I couldn’t figure out what the extra width was actually for. From squinting at the pictures in the Thomason originality guide last night I think that the extra width in the capping is a carry over from the Mk2 which had a thicker trim for the edge of the hood well that then needed to be accommodated under the b-post trim. Conclusion is I think the later ones will fit so I’ll buy a new shiny pair of those. I have one pair of Mk3 ones that are beyond saving, and one pair that might be saveable with a lot of work. On top of that the later trim looks a neater fit, on my car at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanMi Posted May 5, 2022 Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 Colin's left hand one is MK2, probably used on mk3? The bulge is for the trim that edges the rear deck/wing flange which the cap goes over as Josef says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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