You did a lot in one day, looks like. (And why you messing with your kitchen? Looked fine to me).

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Very helpful post!

Wizard. I knew about the ground at the socket.  didn’t express my question well. My Bad. What I’m wondering is where you ground the lights to the chassis/frame. My TDr has headlights, park/turn signals, fog lights, horn and fuel sender up front. Do you ground left side and right side individually or ground both sides together at one point on the…[Read more]

I have created a monster! It’s…….ALIVE!!!!

It’s a sad sad day for us old timers who adapted Triumph wire wheel adapters to fit VW’s 130mm bolt pattern.  My MiGi just got a lot less unique.  However, I’m happy for those of you who have wanted “real” British knock-off wire wheels.  (I guess.)   

First trial fit of a frame stiffener, as I try to get everything ready to start the POR 15 cleaning and prepping process. I want to coat the stiffeners before installing them, then topcoat once installed.First, a bottom view of the front of a stiffener.  They are 1″ x 3″ tubing preshaped and predrilled. The two holes on the left are for bolting…[Read more]

Don’t we all wish a gal like this would get in our car?

Oh man… This has the potential to cause bank account problems for a lot of TDr owners.These are the first adapters I have ever seen, drilled for the VW bolt pattern. Here is MWS’ web site:http://www.mws.co.uk/site/cms/contentChapterView.asp?chapter=1VW is not in the fitment guide. The adapter parts numbers are RSK380 (right side) and RSK381…[Read more]

Remember to always ask a girl in a short dress if she wants to sit in your car and help her.

Allen,The ground wire attaches to the mounting plate as in the Lucas socket.Having non-conductive bodies on out cars we have to run a ground wire from ALL lights and accessories.On a metal body car just mounting the lamp would have grounded it.So there are only two wires coming from the socket. The ground wire attaches to the mounting bolt.It’s…[Read more]

Bill, that’s hilarious. 

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U clamps work just fine. My car’s cable was looped through a single cable clamp and it stayed fast for decades. When I replaced it I went sort of overboard.

If mine weren’t chromed, I’d be black. 

Thanks crash. If you are in Pburg that might not be a bad ride. Let me see what I can find locally. I appreciate the offer!

Yeah Royal –  drilled for vw and ready to go. I should be able to replace a bent spoke. It is very slight but I know good wire wheel shops can do it. Yes,’i will have to look for lugs with a shorter head. I am not sure what color to paint them. Yes they are painted. I may go with the standard silver but I have been toying with the idea of black.…[Read more]

Hey Court Wizard. Where did you connect the ground wire for your new front T?S and parking light socket? In the photos I only see two wires.

my 1st job out of mechanics school was a MG/Triumph dealer I soon learned there was no way English engineers where aware of modern electronics. the whole wiring harnesses had only 3 colors. it took forever to find the right wires to fix I taped the wires with masking tape flags in case I was ever working on that car again the trick a good…[Read more]

not a hard job we could have walked you threw it. Carlisle is near Harrisburg , pa Saturday is when the most stuff to do from what Ive noticed

maybe a wizard sandwich ? some thing to tell your grandsons lol

find a good bicycle guy. servicing them is just like a cycle wheel or a good motorcycle shop I’m in pgh,pa if your up this way I can do it have a trueing stand & wrenches for the job